Phu Wiang National Park - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Phu Wiang National Park

Phu Wiang National Park is in Phu Wiang District, Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand. It is best known for its numerous dinosaur bone paleontological sites, The park is one of the world's largest dinosaur graveyards. In 1996, the remains of Siamotyrannus isanensis, a new family of carnivorous thunder lizards, were unearthed in the park.

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Phuwiang Dinosaur Museum

Phuwiang Dinosaur Museum

3.21km from Phu Wiang National Park

Phu Wiang Dinosaur Museum is a geological museum mainly exhibiting fossils. It is under the administration of the Department of Mineral Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Royal Thai Government, and situated in Khon Kaen province in the northeastern region of Thailand.

Nam Phong National Park

Nam Phong National Park

36.03km from Phu Wiang National Park

Nam Phong national park covers parts of Ubonrat, Ban Fang, Nong Rua, Manjakiri, and Kok Po districts in Khon Kaen province; and some parts of Taen and Kaeng Kro districts in Chaiyaphum province. This 197 square kilometers park is the headwaters of several river streams including Nam Phong river which flows into Ubonrat dam lake. The are is mostly covered by the dipterocarp forest.

Ubol Ratana Dam

Ubol Ratana Dam

41.93km from Phu Wiang National Park

Ubol Ratana Dam is the first multi-purpose dam of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) in the northeastern part of Thailand. The dam is also the control center of the electricity generation of the Northeast. The dam construction was completed in 1965. Ubol Ratana Dam, originally known as “Phong Neep Dam,

Phu Kradueng National Park

Phu Kradueng National Park

46.72km from Phu Wiang National Park

Phu Kradueng National Park is one of the most popular national parks in Thailand by local tourists. Due to it's remote location it is less known by foreign tourists. Situated in Phu Kradueng District of Loei Province in central north Thailand, It is popular for it's many longer trails, the cold winter season, number of waterfalls and viewpoints. Unlike most other major national parks in the country, Phu Kradueng National Park is accessible by public transportation from all nearby provinces and

Nam Nao National Park

Nam Nao National Park

70.95km from Phu Wiang National Park

Designated as a national park in 1972, Nam Nao covers 966 km² in the mountainous forests of Phetchabun and Chaiyapum provinces in Northeast Thailand. It is the best national park in the area and one of the best in the country with good wildlife viewing, birdwatching, and hiking possibilities, supporting a range of IUCN red-listed animals and birds. The flora consists mainly of dry dipterocarp, mixed deciduous, hill evergreen, vast bamboo groves, pine forests, and some grassland areas.

Phra That Kham Kaen

Phra That Kham Kaen

77.27km from Phu Wiang National Park

Phra That Kham Kaen, located at Ban Kham village, in Khon Kaen Province, is a Thai Buddhist Chedi. Phra That Kham Kaen is located at Wat Chetiyaphum along Rural Road 4007, north of the village center. Kham Kaen means heartwood of the tamarind tree. The Phra That Kham Kaen is an important, revered chedi for the people of Khon Kaen and surrounding provinces because they believe that the chedi will protect their lives and bring peace and success.

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Khon Kaen

Khon Kaen

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Khon Kaen is the commercial and political center of Northeastern Thailand and is well known for the high-quality silk that is produced in the province.

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