Namtok Yong National Park is a national park in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Thailand. The park is home to waterfalls and tropical forests.
Geography
Namtok Yong National Park is in the Lan Saka, Thung Song, Ron Phibun, Chang Klang and Na Bon districts of Nakhon Si Thammarat province. It is about from Nakhon Si Thammarat. The park's area is .
The park's average elevation is , the highest mountain is Khao Men at . Other mountains include Khao Thong; Khao Wang Hip; Khao Phra and Khao Luang.
Attractions The park's highest waterfall is Plio Waterfall with seven tiers up to high and wide. Other park waterfalls include Nan Plio Waterfall, with three tiers each up to high. The park namesake Yong Waterfall is high.
Flora and fauna Plant species in the park include Dipterocarpus alatus, Hopea odorata, Cinnamomum porrectum, Artocarpus rigidus, Payena acuminata, Sandoricum koetjape, Parkia timoriana, Intsia palembanica and the endangered Anisoptera costata.
The park hosts animals including serow, muntjac, mouse deer, gibbon, palm civet and the endangered otter civet. Birds in the park include great argus, red-whiskered bulbul, white-rumped shama, red junglefowl, dark-throated oriole and green pigeon. The park's waters are home to species such as fire eel, giant snakehead and waterfall crab.
References
External links Namtok Yong National Park – Global Alliance of National Parks