Tat Mok National Park (, ) is a national park in Phetchabun Province, Thailand. Established on 30 October 1998, it is the 87th national park in Thailand. Both park and the waterfall are named after Tat Mok Mountains.
Geography Tat Mok National Park is about east of Phetchabun in Mueang District. The park's area covers 181,250 rai ~ . The national park is abutting Phu Pha Daeng Wildlife Sanctuary and connected by Nam Nao National Park to the north, abutting Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary to the east and abutting Tabo-Huai Yai Wildlife Sanctuary to the south. The park's streams and waterfalls provide the main source for the Pa Sak and Chi Rivers.
History In mid-1991 a survey was set up, a beautiful waterfall was found suitable for renovation into a tourist attraction. Later in 1995, the Royal Forest Department requested additional information so that the Tabo forest and Huai Yai forest area could become a national park. Tat Mok was declared the 87th National Park on 30 October 1998. Since 2002 this national park has been managed by region 11 (Phitsanulok)
Flora The park features forest types, including mixed deciduous, deciduous dipterocarp, dry evergreen and hill evergreen forest. Plants include:
Fauna In the park are the following mammals:
The park has approximately 170 species of birds, of which some 110 species of passerine from 33 families, represented by one species:
and some 60 species of non-passerine from 19 families, represented by one species:
And reptiles:
Places Namtok Tat Mok - a one level high waterfall. Namtok Song Nang - a 12-tiered waterfall.
Location Tat Mok National Park in overview PARO 11 (Phitsanulok) National park 1Khao Kho2 Khwae Noi3Lam Nam Nan4Nam Nao5Namtok Chat Trakan6Phu Hin Rong Kla7Phu Soi Dao8Tat Mok9Thung Salaeng Luang10Ton Sak Yai Wildlife sanctuary 11Mae Charim12Nam Pat13Phu Khat14Phu Miang-Phu Thong15Phu Pha Daeng16Tabo-Huai Yai
See also List of national parks in Thailand DNP - Tat Mok National Park List of Protected Areas Regional Offices of Thailand
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