Erawan National Park

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Erawan National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Erawan Waterfall
Erawan Waterfall
Location Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand
Coordinates 14°23′″N 99°7′″E / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unexpected / operator Expression error: Unexpected / operator">Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operator
Area 550 km²
Established 1975

Erawan National Park is a 550-square-kilometer park in western Thailand located in Kanchanaburi Province, Amphoe Si Sawat in the tambon Tha Kradan. Founded in 1975, it is Thailand's 12th national park.

The major attraction of the park is Erawan Falls, a waterfall named after the erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. The seven-tiered falls are said to resemble the erawan.

There are also four caves in the park: Mi, Rua, Wang Bahdan, and Phartat.


A panorama of tier 5 of the erawan waterfall
A panorama of tier 5 of the erawan waterfall

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Coordinates: 14°23′N, 99°07′E

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