These days national parks are popular tourist sites. Urban people go back to nature and love to travel to the parks. In the past, it was a bit difficult to travel to the national parks. Nowadays many parks offer facilities such as food shops and accommodations though in limited numbers. So tourists who plan to stay overnight in any national park, should make a reservation for the accommodation.

An accommodation reservation must not be made earlier than 60 days prior to check-in date. Each reservation cannot be booked for more than three consecutive nights. After getting the reservation, you have to pay an accommodation fee within two working days.

How to book an accommodation reservation

1. Online booking at www.dnp.go.th

1. You can directly contact by telephone, mail or personally at a park’s reservation counter and online service. Below are the reservation counter services

• The National Park Office of the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department at Pairotesuwannakorn  building (+66 2562 0760)
• Bureau of Protected Area Management 11-16 and its branches
• National Parks (only Internet service provided)

3. Making a reservation online first and then submitting a   permission request and other details to the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department at +66 2579 5269.  Tourists who do not want to stay at the national parks’ accommodations can go directly to the parks without making any contact in advance.  But you have to pay an entrance fee and bring your own tents and bedding accessories.

Entrance fee for tourists

The National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department has set new entrance fees based on the environment, and facilities of the National Park, as well as public utility.

• Entrance fee for Mu Ko Surin and Mu Ko Similan National Park, Phang Nga, is Bt80 for Thai adult, Bt40 for Thai children, Bt400 for foreigner adult, and Bt200 for foreigner children.

• Entrance fee for the national parks below is Bt40 for Thai adult and Bt20 for Thai children. Fee for foreigner adult is Bt400 and for their children it is Bt200.
Doi Phahompok National Park, Chiang Mai
Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai
Thung Salaeng Luang National Park, Phitsanulok- Phetchabun (Thung Nang Phaya, Thung Noan Son)
Khao Yai National Park, Prachin Buri, Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, and Nakhon Ratchasima
Mu Ko Lanta National Park, Krabi (every island)
Hat Noppharat Thara
Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park (every island)

Fee for all other national parks is Bt40 for Thai adult and Bt20 for Thai children. Fee for adult foreigner is Bt200 and for their children it is Bt100.

However some small national parks may charge an entrance fee of Bt20 for a Thai adult and 10Bt for Thai children, according to the announcement of the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department.

Tourists who travel with their own cars have to pay the entrance fee for driving their cars into the parks too. Entrance fee for cars, pick-ups and vans (not exceeding 12 seats) is Bt30 per unit, except at Khao Yai National Park where it is Bt50.  Fee for cars not exceeding 24 seats is Bt100 and more than 24 seats is Bt200.