Chae Son National Park

Mae Kampong


Above Mae Kampong, this peaceful park has a lodge offering rooms (from 900B), while natural attractions include hot springs, waterfalls and jungle trails.


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Nearby Mae Kampong attractions

1. Kwan Phayao

15.54 MILES

This vast body of water is the largest swamp in Northern Thailand and a symbol of Phayao. Although it's naturally occurring, its water level is…

2. Wat Li

15.96 MILES

Just off the main highway opposite the turn-off to Phayao, this Buddhist temple features a small museum with a decent variety of items from the Chiang…

3. Phayao Cultural Exhibition Hall

15.97 MILES

This two-storey museum is packed with artefacts. Standout items include a unique ‘black’ Buddha statue and a fossil of two ­embracing crabs labelled …

4. Wat Sri Khom Kham

16.06 MILES

Phayao’s most important temple is thought to date back to 1491, but its present structure was finished in 1923. The immense prayer hall holds the Phra Jao…

5. Wat Phra That Jom Thong

16.57 MILES

This Buddhist temple has an attractive chedi (stupa) and is set on a wooded hilltop 3km from the centre of town.