Mon Praya Chae Forest Park is located Pi Chai District, Muang Ampur, Lum Pang Province. Mon Praya is a forest park of 1,200 rais in Pa Mae Yang-Mae Aang Forest Reserve. It was gazetted as a Forest Park by Royal Forest Department on 21 October 1969.
Topography
In the South and the East, forests occur on the two connected small mountains. Thus the area is sloped from the South and the East to the North and the West. Jo stream lied in the middle of the forest. A pond is found in the mid of the stream. In dry season, it is a pond of about 20 rais and submerged all year.
Climate
Mon Praya Chae Forest Park has three disctinct seasons. Rainy season starts from May-August. Winter is from September to January. Summer begins from February to April. In summer, the temperature is fairly hot but at night is comfortable cool.
Flora and Fauna
The main vegetation type here is Dry Mixed Deciduous forest. In dry season, trees shed their leaves. Most tree species found are small and medium sized. Large sized one is seldom found. Flora recorded here include Shorea obtuse, Shorea siamensis, Pterocarpus macrocarpus, Schleichera oleosa, Afzelia xylocarpa, Syzygium glaucum, Dalbergia oliveri, Vitex pinnata and Tiliaceae spp. Undergrowth found are Chromolaena odoratum, Bamboo spp. and Grass species. Wildlife spotted here most are small ones such as Squirrel, Treeshrew, Hare and various bird species.