Mu Ko Chang National Park
The protected marine national park spanning Ko Chang and its archipelago, covering the island's jungle interior, waterfalls, reefs and outer islands.
- Category
- National Parks
- Entrance fee
- Where checkpoints apply (waterfalls, marine park islands): as of 2026 around 200 THB foreign adults / 100 THB children - confirm locally. Beaches and the main road are free.
- Hours
- Park sites approx 08:00-16:30; beaches open anytime
- Best time
- Nov-Apr for calm seas and clear water; waterfalls best Jun-Nov
- Time needed
- Multiple days to cover highlights
About Mu Ko Chang National Park
This isn't a single place you visit so much as the protected umbrella that covers the whole scene: Ko Chang's jungle interior, its waterfalls, the reefs, and dozens of surrounding islands. When you pay a fee at a waterfall or a snorkeling island, this is the park you're paying.
Worth understanding how the fees work: you're not charged just for setting foot on Ko Chang. Checkpoints collect at specific sites like the waterfalls and the marine-park snorkeling islands, while the beaches and the main road are free.
Seeing the highlights properly takes several days, since they're scattered across the island and the archipelago.
Highlights
- Umbrella protected area covering Ko Chang and 40+ islands
- Jungle interior, waterfalls, reefs and outer islands
- Beaches and the main road are free to access
- Fees collected at waterfalls and marine-park snorkeling islands
Tips
- You pay at specific checkpoints, not just to be on the island
- Beaches and the main road cost nothing
- Calm, clear seas come in the dry season, roughly Nov-Apr, while waterfalls peak Jun-Nov
- Plan several days to cover the scattered highlights
How to get there
The park covers most of Ko Chang island plus 40+ surrounding islands. Access is via the west-coast beaches and the east-coast HQ at Than Mayom; islands are reached by boat from Bang Bao or the northern piers.