Huai Nam Dang National Park (Doi Kiew Lom sea of fog)
Mountain national park straddling the Pai-Chiang Mai road, renowned for its sunrise sea-of-fog viewpoints.
- Category
- National Parks
- Entrance fee
- Foreigner park fee roughly 200 THB / 100 THB Thai as of 2026; confirm locally
- Hours
- Approx 06:00-18:00; visitors arrive pre-dawn for the sunrise fog
- Best time
- Sunrise in the cool season Nov-Feb for the famous sea of fog
- Time needed
- Half day (3-4 hours including the pre-dawn drive)
- Difficulty
- Easy: drive to the viewpoints, short walks
About Huai Nam Dang National Park (Doi Kiew Lom sea of fog)
The Doi Kiew Lom and Doi Chang sea-of-fog sunrise here is one of northern Thailand's classic views, and it genuinely earns the brutal early start in the cool season. You watch the sun come up over a valley drowned in fog, the kind of scene that ends up as everyone's trip highlight.
Here's the honest caveat: timing is everything. Off-season it can just be plain cloud with no fog and nothing to see, so this is really a November-to-February outing. Get it wrong and you've done a pre-dawn drive for a grey sky.
Go by car, motorbike, or book a sunrise tour with a roughly 5am start. The coordinates mark the park's Pai-side entrance area.
Highlights
- Doi Kiew Lom and Doi Chang sea-of-fog at sunrise
- One of northern Thailand's classic views
- Easy access, drive to the viewpoints with short walks
- Straddles the scenic Pai-Chiang Mai road
Tips
- Time it for the cool season, Nov to Feb, or you may get plain cloud
- Expect a pre-dawn start, around 5am, to reach the viewpoints for sunrise
- Go by car, motorbike, or a booked sunrise tour
- Dress warm, mountain mornings are cold before sunrise
How to get there
The park and its Doi Kiew Lom/Doi Chang sea-of-fog viewpoints lie along Route 1095 toward Chiang Mai; roughly a 1-hour drive from Pai. Best done by car, motorbike or a booked sunrise tour with an early (~05:00) start.