Hat Wanakon National Park

Hat Wanakon National Park
Wanakon Beach
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LocationHuai Yang, Thap Sakae and Huai Sai, Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
Nearest townThap Sakae, Prachuap Khiri Khan
Coordinates11°35′55″N 99°40′34″E / 11.59861°N 99.67611°E / 11.59861; 99.67611
Area38 km2 (15 sq mi)
EstablishedDecember 30, 1992; 31 years ago (1992-12-30)
Visitors43,268 (in 2019)
Governing bodyDepartment of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Hat Wanakon National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติหาดวนกร) is a sand beach and marine national park in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, western Thailand.[1] It overlaps two districts of Prachuap Khiri Khan: Mueang Prachuap Khriri Khan and Thap Sakae, with an area of 23,750 rai ~ 38 square kilometres (15 sq mi).[2] The beach is on Petchkasem Road (Highway 4) about 23 km (14 mi) from Prachuap Khiri Khan town towards Thap Sakae, about 300 km (186 mi) from Bangkok.

  1. ^ "Hat Wanakon National Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 11 August 2021.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 76{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)[permanent dead link]