Phu Kradueng National Park

Phu Kradueng National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติภูกระดึง
View from Lom Sak Cliff on Phu Kradueng Mountain
Map showing the location of Phu Kradueng National Park
Map showing the location of Phu Kradueng National Park
Location in Thailand
LocationLoei Province, Thailand
Nearest cityLoei
Coordinates16°52′05″N 101°46′33″E / 16.86806°N 101.77583°E / 16.86806; 101.77583
Area348 km2 (134 sq mi)
Established1962
Visitors86,259 (in 2019)
Governing bodyDepartment of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Acer calcaratum leaves in Phu Kradueng
Sunrise view from the mountain

Phu Kradueng National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติภูกระดึง), in the Si Than sub-district of Amphoe Phu Kradueng, Loei Province, is one of the best known national parks of Thailand. It has a high point of 1,316 m (4318 ft) elevation at Khok Moei. It was proclaimed a national park on 23 November 1962, making it the second national park of Thailand after Khao Yai National Park.[1]

The park is closed to visitors during the rainy season (1 June - 30 September).[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference DNP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Phu Kradueng National Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 2 November 2015.