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Thung Salaeng Luang National Park is a national park located in the Phitsanulok
Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Phetchabun Province, Phichit Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Sukhothai Province, Uttaradit Province....
 and Phetchabun
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
 Provinces of Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. It encompasses substantial portions of Amphoe Wang Thong
Amphoe Wang Thong

Wang Thong is a district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
 and Amphoe Lom Sak
Amphoe Lom Sak

Lom Sak is a district in the northern part of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand....
.

Topography
The park consists of limestone hills, slate and hardpan at altitudes ranging from 300 to 1,028 meters. Thung Salaeng Luang is inlaid with meadows, especially in the southern portions of the park. The park is also the source of numerous streams. There are large salt licks at Pong Sai in the north-west and Pong Thung Phaya in the south-west.






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Thung Salaeng Luang National Park is a national park located in the Phitsanulok
Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Phetchabun Province, Phichit Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Sukhothai Province, Uttaradit Province....
 and Phetchabun
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
 Provinces of Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. It encompasses substantial portions of Amphoe Wang Thong
Amphoe Wang Thong

Wang Thong is a district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand....
 and Amphoe Lom Sak
Amphoe Lom Sak

Lom Sak is a district in the northern part of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand....
.

Topography


The park consists of limestone hills, slate and hardpan at altitudes ranging from 300 to 1,028 meters. Thung Salaeng Luang is inlaid with meadows, especially in the southern portions of the park. The park is also the source of numerous streams. There are large salt licks at Pong Sai in the north-west and Pong Thung Phaya in the south-west. the Wang Thong River
Wang Thong River

The Wang Thong River is a river in Thailand. Its source lies in the Phetchabun Mountains in the Amphoe Khao Kho, Thailand.It flows through Thung Salaeng Luang National Park and forms Namtok Sri Dit and Namtok Kaeng Sopha in the Amphoe Wang Thong of Phitsanulok Province, and finally flows through into the Amphoe Bang Krathum, passing thro...
 flows through the park.

Forest


The park's forest is primarily classified as deciduous, with lowland scrub and tropical broadleaved evergreen covering smaller areas.

Climate

The average annual temperature is 25°C, although temperatures often reach 30°C during late spring and early summer. The average annual rainfall is 1.7 meters.

History

Thung Salaeng Luang was proposed for inclusion in the national parks system In 1959. Thung Salaeng Luang was declared a national park in 1972. From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, the park's forest was used as a major base for guerrillas of the Communist Party of Thailand
Communist Party of Thailand

The Communist Party of Thailand - CPT was a Marxist-Leninist, Communist political party in Thailand, active from 1942 until the 1980s. Initially known as Communist Party of Siam the party was founded officially on December 1, 1942, although communist activism in the country began as early as 1927....
.

Thung Salaeng

Thung Salaeng is a meadow
Meadow

A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by grass and other non-woody plants . It may be cut for hay or grazing by livestock such as cattle, sheep or goats....
 area of the park.

Thung Nang Phaya

Thung Nang Phaya is a meadow area of the park known for its stunning combination of meadow and pine trees.

Thung Non Son

Thung Non Son is a meadow area near the center of the park situated on a plateau. In the fall, Thung Non Son is resplendent with large clusters of flowers.

Kaeng Sopha Waterfall

Thung Salaeng Luang National Park is home to the Kaeng Song Waterfall, (or Namtok Kaeng Sopha) which is a three-tiered waterfall of the Wang Thong River
Wang Thong River

The Wang Thong River is a river in Thailand. Its source lies in the Phetchabun Mountains in the Amphoe Khao Kho, Thailand.It flows through Thung Salaeng Luang National Park and forms Namtok Sri Dit and Namtok Kaeng Sopha in the Amphoe Wang Thong of Phitsanulok Province, and finally flows through into the Amphoe Bang Krathum, passing thro...
. Shaped like a stairway, Kaeng Sopha is the largest waterfall in Phitsanulok, and it has been dubbed the Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls

The Niagara Falls are massive waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the Canada?United States border between the Provinces and territories of Canada of Ontario and the U.S....
 of Thailand. The torrents are very strong in the rainy season. The vapor rising in the area creates a vast rain-like curtain. Kaeng Sopha is the subject of a June, 2007 postage stamp
Postage stamp

A postage stamp is adhesive paper evidence of a fee paid for Mail services. Usually a small rectangle attached to an envelope, the stamp signifies the person sending it has fully or partly paid for delivery....
 in Thailand in the Thailand Waterfall series.

Animal Species

Among the species of animal in the park are:
  • Elephant
    Elephant

    Elephants are large land mammals of the order Proboscidea and the family Elephantidae. There are three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant ....
  • Yellow-throated marten
  • Masked palm civet
    Masked Palm Civet

    The Masked Palm Civet or Himalayan Palm Civet is a species of civet spread across South Asia and Southeast Asia, which in recent times was considered to be a likely vector of SARS....
  • Siamese fire back pheasant
  • Heron
    Heron

    The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons.Within the family, all members of the genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus are referred to as bitterns, and - including the Zigzag Heron or Zigzag Bittern - are a monophyletic group within the Ardeidae....
  • Eagle
  • Partridge
    Partridge

    Partridges are birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are a bird migration Old World group.These are medium-sized birds, intermediate between the larger pheasants and the smaller quails....
  • Pheasant
    Pheasant

    Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes.Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, with males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattle and long tails....
  • Pigeon
  • Owl
    Owl

    The Strigiformes are an order of bird of prey, comprising 200 species. Most are solitary, and Nocturnal animal, with some exceptions . Owls mostly hunt small mammals, insects, and other birds, though a few species specialize in hunting fish....
  • Swift
  • Hornbill
    Hornbill

    Hornbills are a family of bird found in tropical and sub-tropical Africa and Asia. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly-coloured and sometimes has a casque on the upper mandible....
  • Barbet
    Barbet

    American barbets, family Capitonidae, are near passerine birds of the order Piciformes which inhabit South America. They are closely related to the toucans....
  • Woodpecker
    Woodpecker

    Woodpeckers are near passerine birds of the order Piciformes. They are one subfamily in the family Picidae, which also includes the piculets and wrynecks....
  • Bulbul
    Bulbul

    Bulbuls are a family of medium-sized perching bird songbirds..Many forest species are known as greenbuls. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical Asia to Indonesia, and north as far as Japan....
  • Babbler
    Babbler

    Babbler may refer to:* Old World babbler, a large family of mostly Old World passerine birds* Australo-Papuan babbler, passerine birds endemic to Australia-New Guinea...
  • Warbler
    Warbler

    There are a number of Passeriformes called "warblers". They are not particularly closely related, but share some characteristics, such as being fairly small, active and insectivorous....
  • Flycatcher
    Flycatcher

    There are various families of bird termed flycatchers:* The Old World flycatchers, Muscicapidae* The Tyrant-flycatchers, Tyrannidae* The Monarch flycatchers, Dicruridae...
  • Flowerpecker
    Flowerpecker

    The flowerpeckers are a family , Dicaeidae , of passerine birds. The family comprises two genera, Prionochilus and Dicaeum, with 44 species in total....


Plant Species

Many of the wild meadow flowers bloom in November.

Malaria

Historically, malaria
Malaria

Malaria is a Vector -borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. It is widespread in Tropics and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa....
 was a health issue in the park.

Caves

The park has several caves including Wang Daeng and Dao Duan.

Rapids

Kaeng Wang Nam Yen Rapids are located within the park.

Effect of Human Presence

Communist insurgents as well as hilltribe people and other intruders have destroyed some of the park's flora and fauna over the years.

Facilities

There are 7 bungalows at the park's headquarters and 5 bungalows at Nong Mae Na office. There are also 4 campsites at the park. There are no concessions sold in the park.