Arrival · Park office and trailhead
Khao Sok headquarters
The park office in the village of Khlong Sok, 34 Mu 6, Phanom district. The trails along the Sok to the waterfalls start here.
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Khao Sok National Park: map
17 places with verified coordinates · 7 with photo
Bookable in the park · 6
Private boat trip · 4–6 hours · GetYourGuide
Khao Sok: private longtail boat on Cheow Lan Lake, early or in the afternoon ↗Start on the map
Day trip to the lake · 7 hours · GetYourGuide
Khao Sok: day trip from the headquarters to the reservoir, park entry included ↗Pick-up in the Khao Sok area.
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From Khao Lak: half-day rainforest hike from the Khao Sok headquarters ↗Hotel pick-up in Khao Lak, morning or afternoon.
Hike · 4 hours · GetYourGuide
Khao Sok: half-day hike to the Wing Hin and Bang Hua Rad waterfalls, with pick-up in Khao Sok village ↗Hotel pick-up in the Khao Sok area; the page gives no separate meeting point.
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Cheow Lan Lake: two days with a night in a floating bungalow ↗The provider's office, according to the page the last one on the right before the river; getting there is not included.
Evening · Night safari · GetYourGuide
Khao Sok: night safari on foot in the national park, with pick-up in Khao Sok village ↗Hotel pick-up in the Khao Sok area; the page gives no separate meeting point.
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Viewpoints
Mountains & rock
Water
Arrival
Arrival · Entrance, fee paid in cash
Checkpoint at the park entrance
This is where the fee for the headquarters side is collected. Keep your ticket.
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Water · Waterfall on the main trail
Wing Hin
The first waterfall on the trail along the Sok, reached after a short distance from the headquarters.
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8.91073, 98.50790
Arrival · Ranger post on the main trail
Bang Hua Rad
A ranger post with a small drinks stall on the main trail. Further on the path gets narrower and slippery after rain.
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8.91101, 98.50591
Water · Waterfall with eleven tiers
Sip Et Chan Waterfall
The name means "eleven tiers". North of the headquarters, on a separate trail.
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8.94452, 98.52689
Water · Waterfall at the end of the main trail
Ton Kloi Waterfall
The farthest waterfall on the main trail, reached via the Ton Kloi Track.
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8.92219, 98.48750
Mountains & rock · Gorge on the Sok
Tang Nam
A narrow point where the river runs between rock walls, at the western end of the trail system.
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8.91369, 98.48863
Water · Waterfall south of the entrance
Mae Yai Waterfall
South of the checkpoint; one of the waterfalls the tourism authority names as main destinations.
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8.88356, 98.49838
SurroundingsNature · Dam, 94 m (308 ft) high
Rajjaprabha Dam
Formerly called Cheow Lan Dam. A rockfill dam with a clay core, crest length 761 metres, completed in 1987.
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8.96695, 98.80280
Viewpoint · View over the lake
Viewpoint at the dam
Above the dam wall, with a view over the start of the lake.
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Arrival · Information point near the pier
Visitor centre by the lake
The information point on the lake side of the park, near the boat pier. Many boatmen meet their guests at the steps in front of it.
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Water · Reservoir, 185 km²
Cheow Lan Lake
The reservoir behind the Rajjaprabha Dam: 185 square kilometres of water surface and a capacity of 5.6 billion cubic metres according to the operator.
185 square kilometres of water between limestone cliffs rising from a flooded valley.
- Area according to the operator
- 185 km²
- Often quoted
- 165 km²
- Filled
- by 1987
- Access
- pier at the Rajjaprabha Dam
- Pier fee
- 40 baht per person
- Best-known sight
- Three Rocks
- Caves
- Diamond Cave, Coral Cave
Guided from here · Ad
- Private boat trip · 4–6 hours Khao Sok: private longtail boat on Cheow Lan Lake, early or in the afternoon ↗
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Mountains & rock · Rock group in the lake
Three Rocks
The three limestone towers that appear in almost every photo of the lake. Boats approach them from both sides.
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Mountains & rock · Cave on the lake shore
Diamond Cave
A limestone cave reached by a short jungle path from the shore; part of many boat tours.
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Mountains & rock · Cave in the north of the lake
Coral Cave
Tham Pakarang, a cave with coral-like limestone formations in the northern part of the lake.
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9.11401, 98.72413
Arrival · Park protection station on the lake
Kri Sorn ranger station
One of the stations from which the park authority guards the lake; recorded in OpenStreetMap with a campsite.
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Nature · Neighbouring park to the south-east
Khlong Phanom National Park
According to the tourism authority, the only other place where Rafflesia kerrii grows.
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8.87502, 98.67440
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