Location: 8 km (5 mi) North of Mae Hong Son, Mae Hong Son Province
Info: TAT, Mae Hong Son
Tel. 0-5361-298203
Open: daily
Namtok Mae Surin National Park is located 8 km (5 mi) North of Mae Hong Son, Mae Hong Son Province in Thailand. It was declared in 1981, as the 37th national park of the country. Namtok Mae Surin National Park covers an area of 396.60 square kilometers. The landscape is formed by mountains, waterfalls and caves. Namtok Mae Surin National Park is best known for the Mae Surin waterfall, from which it takes its name.
The topography of Mae Surin Waterfall National Park is a complex of mountains and high mountains. It stretches along the north to south direction. To the east are steep mountains sloping to the west. There are rocky mountains and steep cliffs of different and similar nature. Its height above sea level is in the range of 300-1,752 meters. The highest peak is Doi Pui, followed by Doi Ton Huai Pha Kho, 1,601 meters high, Doi Huai Mee Samad, 1,465 meters high, and Doi Huai Mai Khong, 1,474 meters high. Doi Ban Microwave is 1,474 meters high, Doi Plai Huai Mae Cha Yam is 1,407 meters high, Doi Pha Kho is 1,352 meters high, Doi Ban Huai Ha is 1,359 meters high and Doi Ton Huai Tong Ching is 1,310 meters above sea level. and is the source of many streams, most of which flow from the east to the west. Important streams and waterways include the Pai River, Mae Samad River, Huai Pong Kun, Mae Sakud River, Huai Mon Talaeng. Mae Hong Son water, Huai Pong, Mae Surin water, Huai Na On, Huai Hia, Huai U Kho Noi and Huai U Kho Luang. which these streams flow into Pai River and Yuam River
Mae Surin Waterfall National Park is located in a valley that is
shrouded in mist all year round. The weather is cool and comfortable
throughout the year.
The rainy season from May - October will
have a lot of rain. Make traveling inconvenient Total average rainfall
throughout the year is 1,282 millimeters.
Winter: November -
February. The weather can be very cold, especially on the mountain tops.
The lowest average temperature in January is 14 degrees Celsius.
Summer from March - April will be hot and humid. The highest average
temperature in April is 38 degrees Celsius.
The average temperature
throughout the year is 25 degrees Celsius. Winter and summer are the
most suitable times for traveling.
Mae Surin Waterfall National Park has many different types of
forests, including:
Hill evergreen forest, found growing in long
stripes along the mountain ridges. or covered in patches At an altitude
of 800 meters above sea level, important types of trees include kao
paen, foliate kao, kadua, mako, mangtan or thalo, mamun dong, red kai,
hermit banana, muea khon male, kaimat, etc. Underground plants include
chon yai, kood doi, tong. Kong, sap ma, yak, N A Doi, Nam Khao, Bua
Tong, etc. Wild animals that live in this type of forest include
leopards, white-handed gibbons, northern spectacled langurs, large
porcupines, marmot, red-cheeked ground squirrels, large onions, small
red-billed birds, Khadkum emerald birds, birds. Wide-mouthed,
long-tailed Phaya Nok Phaya Fai Mae Sariang small horned chameleon
Slender, yellow-bellied skink Red-necked striped snake, Mae Ta Ngao
snake, Snake, Kratang, Button-skin bullfrog Northern rock frog,
yellow-footed frog, dwarf frog, Helen's fantail butterfly white dragon
tail butterfly and the common thorny yellow butterfly
Mixed evergreen
forest is found covering areas where the slopes are not very high along
the valleys of various streams, such as the valleys of Huai Mae Sakud,
Huai Pong Kan, Huai Mai Sang Nam, and Huai Mae Cha. Huai Nam Mae Surin,
etc., at an altitude of 350-600 meters above the sea. Important types of
wood and understory plants include Salao, Samo Phi Phek, Yom Hom, Mafan,
thin-bark tabak, ebony, Kradon Soi, rosewood, royal palm, stinking bear,
Peka, Sang Nuan bamboo, black Bong bamboo. Wild bamboo, Mahamek herb,
red turmeric, Krateu, Bon Tao, Khon Tha thorn, Sakae Khruea, coarse dead
worms, etc. Wild animals found include: Giant three-faced bat Found in
large numbers at Huai Saloi Cave. Small-crowned bats, wild deer, striped
civets, On Klang, pig-tailed guinea pigs, wild chickens, bamboo forest
quails, golden tits, fish-tailed dragonflies. red-rumped green
woodpecker Soo-headed bulbuls, house geckos, orange-winged flying
chameleons. Various skinks, cobras, lizard-headed green snakes. Bullfrog
with smeared pattern, frog with folded back eyes, crow frog, Ong frog,
giant-striped butterfly Black-whiskered caterpillar butterfly and the
pointed-headed baton butterfly, etc.
Deciduous dipterocarp forest is
the plant community that has the largest area cover in the national
park. It can be found from an altitude of about 350-1,400 meters above
sea level. The types of trees and ground plants found include antimony,
dung, hiang, rang, two-leaf pine, rak yai, rakfa, saen yai, tuptao ton,
sand cat, wild indigo, peng doi, grass nuea ruesi, grass kai. Khaem Noi
grass, Dok Kham grass, etc. Wild animals that live in this type of
forest include: Crested goshawk, pygmy owl, orange-headed warbler.
Golden-backed four-toed woodpecker, garden bird, cavan, short-eared
fin-tailed bird, kingfisher, common chipmunk, bat with white middle
ears, yaea, glass chameleon, smooth-scaled mountain skink. Butterfly,
Oleander caterpillar Burmese Sergeant Butterfly and ordinary novice
butterflies, etc.
The pine forest is located in the area of high
mountain ridges. The types of plants found include the two-leaf pine and
the three-leaf pine. In addition, many beautiful types of orchids can be
found, such as Lady's Slipper, Ueng Sae, Fa Mui, Garland, Squirrel's
Tail, Elephant's Elephant, and Ueang Kham, etc.
In the area of
various rivers and streams is the habitat of the black-eared eel. Found
quite a lot in the Pai River, Moray fish, bull fish, bamboo leaf minnow,
leadhead fish, bonefish, antimony fish, small grebe, little egret and
green egret.