General Information
Kaew Komol Forest Park is located in Mae La Noi District, Mae La Noi Ampur, Mae Hong Son Province. It is a forest park of 51.26 rais in Pa Mae Yuam Phang Sai Forest Park and was gazetted by Royal Forest Department on 16 July 1996.
Topography
Cystal Calcite cave is on mountain ridge at about 500 metres above sea level. At the cave entrance is the tunnel that used to produce fluoride mineral. Hot spring in Mae Hu stream is found only around 800 metres from the cave entrance. Now the hot spring is flooded because of Mae Hu Dam
construction.
Flora and Fauna
Two main vegetation types here are Mixed Deciduous forest and Pine forest. Mixed Deciduous forest is home to medium and small sized tree such as teaks, Syzygium glaucum, Pterocarpus macrocarpus, Shorea obtusa and Shorea siamensis. Wildlife is no longer found
here.
Tourist Attractions
Key feature in Kaew Komol Forest Park is cave. Inside the cave is full of crystal calcite mineral on the wall both on the floor and ceil. The crystal forms various shapes such as Prismatic, Form, Rhombohedron and Scalenohedron, looking like coral, cauliflower, candle and ceiling lamp in different colour, white, clear, yellow, red and brown. The main cave has been explored and found that there are 5 internal rooms in which the fifth room, the farthest one inside, is the most beautiful because of the richness of crystal calicite and that still increase day by
day.
Contact Address
Kaeo Komon Forest Park
Amphur Mae La Noi Mae Hong Son Thailand 58120
Tel. 0 5361 2078 Fax 0 5361 2594
How to go?
By Car
If traveling by car, take the main hi-way no.108, Chiang Mai-Mae Sariang-Mae Hong Son. Take turn off at km 132 in Mae La Noi Ampur then use the way, Ban Tung Sarapee to Ban Huai Ma Phai. It takes about 5 kms to reach Kaew Komol Forest Park.
