The Mae Yom
National Park is in Song district 48 kilometres from town. The
terrain is mountainous with deciduous and rich teak forests,
probably the densest in the country. Along the Yom River in
front of the camping area of the park are the Kaeng Sua Ten
rapids, a two-kilometre-long
stretch of rock formations and best visited during
November-February when the weather is cool and the scenery at
its loveliest. Visitors may camp along the river banks.
This is a
400-year-old Chedi believed to contain the remains of a king
named Phra Lo, ruler of Nakhon Maen Suang once located in the
vicinity. It is said he died together with his two lovers, Phra
Phuean and Phra Phaeng, which gave rise to the legend of a
folklore. The Chedi itself is at Tambon Ban Klang, Song district
on Highway No. 103 some 45 kilometres north of the provincial
town.
