Chae Son National Park — Attraction in Lampang Province

I really enjoyed my visit, ended up spending most of my day here. There are 2 attraction in the main area: the Chae Son Hot Springs & the Chae Son Waterfall. The price is 200 TBH for foreigners, 100 TBH for Thais.

The Hot Springs are extremely popular with domestic tourists. The main activities are boiling eggs, soaking the feet in the hot springs, and pickniking. The site is beautiful. Food and drink are available.

The ticket includes access to a foot soaking area, small outdoor hot pools, and a stream where you can take a dip.

The private bath areas are beautiful and cost only 50 TBH. Towels are available for rent. It's okay if you don't have a swimsuit, the rooms are fully private.

There's also a massage pavilion, the price of a massage is only 200-300 TBH. You need to wait until a masseuse becomes available and they'll come get you, there's no front desk.

For hikers, this is really an onsen first and national park second. There's only a very short path to the waterfall. The waterfall itself is unremarkable and swimming under it is prohibited. To get there, follow the stream up from the hot springs. The trail isn't marked so I ended up walking on the road. The trail is blocked beyond the 6th level of the waterfall.

There was a signpost claiming that there's a 5km trail to the Mae Mon & Mae Khun Waterfalls. I couldn't find any info on this trail. There's also allegedly a "Mae Piak Nature Trail" somewhere in the park, but I couldn't locate this either. It's possible that the blocked off trail leads to these and you need to hire a guide to hike there. The park also allegedly has caves, couldn't get any info on them either. I gave it one star less because of the lack of...

Lovely place for a visit. The hot springs are in 2 parts. The first part is hot enough to cook your eggs. Plenty of places to buy the eggs and the baskets required. The second part is a nice hot bath to submerge yourself or just dangle your feet. There are also private cabins available with baths, but we didn't use those. I believe it was 50baht + 20baht for towel hire. Massage also available on site, but not sure about the price. We walked up to tier 6 of the waterfall. Beyond that a nature trail continues up to a weir. It seemed to finish there, so we returned the same way, veering off a slightly different route, over a (rather rickety) bridge when we returned to tier 6. The roasted beans on offer along the path are very tasty, and worth a try for 20baht! Two negative points - We asked about longer walking routes and the use of a guide, but were told this was not available. The price for foreigners compared with locals (200baht for foreigners) to...

🌿 I visited the beautiful Chae Son National Park for 2 days and stayed one night at the campsite.

If you’re driving from Chiang Mai, I highly recommend taking Route 1252. I mistakenly took the route through Mae Kampong village, which was very steep and challenging — not suitable for small cars like a Mazda 2 😄

🎟️ Entrance fee is 200 THB for foreigners, regardless of having a Thai work permit or pink card. Each national park in Thailand has its own policy, so always check ahead.

The park is great for kids, with hot springs and a waterfall to explore. As other reviews mentioned: the bathrooms are clean and well-maintained.

💦 I definitely recommend taking an onsen bath at the hot springs — mine was 40°C and incredibly relaxing. They allow you to soak for 15 minutes, which was perfect.

☔ The only downside during our stay was the heavy rain, but despite that, we still had a lot of fun here. Highly...