Parks & green space in Chiang Mai

11 parks & green space the wiki names, grouped by area. For advice on choosing, prices and what to expect, read Things to Do.

Chang Phueak · Hang Dong · Mae Hia · Old City · Suthep & Suan Dok · Wat Ket & Riverside · Elsewhere and out of town

Chang Phueak

• Chiang Mai PAO Public Park
  Venue for the free 5km costume 'GEN ACT Run' that has become the Pride-season warm-up event.
  888 Chotana Rd, Chang Phueak, Mueang, Chiang Mai 50300 (the park sits inside the Provincial Administrative Organisation compound; no separate street address is published for the park itself) · Map

Hang Dong

• Koolpunt Small Dog Park~฿60 entry
  Purpose-built fenced off-lead park with separate small- and large-dog areas; roughly 06:30–20:00. Mapping apps are unreliable for the final turn.
  Ban Waen, Hang Dong District, Chiang Mai 50230 · Map

Mae Hia

• Royal Park Rajapruek
  Large botanical gardens on the city's southwest side; site of the 2006 Royal Flora expo.
  Mae Hia, Mueang, Chiang Mai · Map

Old City

• Nong Buak Haad Park (Suan Buak Haad)free
  12-rai municipal park in the southwest corner of the moat, open roughly 05:00–21:00; lawns, a pond with pedal boats and the annual Chiang Mai Flower Festival site. The city's most usable central green space for small kids.
  Arak Rd, Phra Sing, Mueang, Chiang Mai 50200 (southwest corner of the Old City) · Map

Suthep & Suan Dok

• Ang Kaew ReservoirFree
  A paved loop round a campus lake with Doi Suthep filling the skyline - the default sunset walk for the west side. No dogs; no bicycles on the loop itself.
  Chiang Mai University main campus, off Huay Kaew Road, Tambon Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200 · Map

Wat Ket & Riverside

• Chiang Mai Railway Station Park
  Renovated public park beside the railway station; open-air venue for CIFAN and other outdoor events.
  Charoen Mueang Rd, Wat Ket, Mueang, Chiang Mai (beside Chiang Mai railway station) · Map

Elsewhere and out of town

• Doi Inthanon National Park฿300 adult / ฿150 child foreigner entry
  Thailand's highest peak (2,565 m); twin Royal Pagodas, roadside waterfalls, Kew Mae Pan trail. Summit mornings can be single-digit °C.
  Ban Luang, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai (~1.5–2 hr southwest) · Map
• Doi Suthep–Pui National Park
  National park above the city; continues up to Doi Pui. Foreigner park fees apply at some points.
  Suthep, Mueang, Chiang Mai (mountain on the city's doorstep) · Map
• Huai Nam Dang National Park฿300 adult / ฿150 child foreigner entry
  Famous Doi Kiu Lom mist viewpoint and a DNP campsite; peak Nov–Feb with pre-dawn single-digit temperatures.
  Chiang Mai–Mae Hong Son border (~1.5–2 hr north via Mae Rim) · Map
• Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden
  Large botanic garden with a canopy walkway on the Mae Rim–Samoeng road; easy stop on a Samoeng Loop day.
  Mae Raem, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai (on the Samoeng Loop) · Map
• Suan Buak Hat Park
  The Old City's main public park; centre of the early-February Flower Festival displays.
  Bamrung Buri Rd, Phra Sing, Mueang, Chiang Mai (SW corner of the Old City) · Map