Chanthaburi is one of the wettest provinces in the country, and the payoff is waterfalls and streams that run for most of the year: of the 20 grounds listed here, eight are near a waterfall and nine have swimming. Beyond the forest there are seaside grounds around Kung Krabaen on the coastal road.
Grounds in the national parks and wildlife sanctuary charge about ฿30 per person; most private camps are ฿150–200 per person per night. Every ground has toilets, more than eight in ten have showers and eight in ten have electricity, but only a quarter rent gear.
Counted across the 20 campsites shown on this page, ordered by how many list each one.
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Waterfall grounds are the heart of the province: Namtok Phlio National Park, Khao Khitchakut National Park with Khlong Phaibun waterfall, Khao Sip Ha Chan National Park in Kaeng Hang Maeo, and Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, where a stream behind the pitches is there to swim in. On the coast are the Pink Rock ground in the Kung Krabaen non-hunting area and a private camp by the Noen Nang Phaya viewpoint. To the north there are mountain-view camps in Pong Nam Ron and waterside ones around Khiri Than dam, and near the city a camp in a mangosteen orchard on the Chanthaburi River.
November to April is the drier stretch, good for both the coast and the forest — and the falls still run, because so much rain has built up. May and June are fruit season, with durian and mangosteen filling the orchards, but the rains are starting. In mid-monsoon it can pour for days and the falls become strong enough for some to close swimming, so check with the park. Early in the year, during the pilgrimage to the Buddha's footprint on Khao Khitchakut, the roads and grounds around the mountain are packed.
Pack rain gear in every season — a tarp, a groundsheet and dry bags — because rain comes here even outside the monsoon. Bring your own tent, as few camps rent; only a quarter have a restaurant and fewer than half provide drinking water. Some private camps open only Friday to Sunday and some are walk-in with no bookings, so check before you set out.
About ฿30 per person in the parks and wildlife sanctuary; ฿150–200 per person per night at most private camps.
Yes — around Kung Krabaen there are the Pink Rock ground and a camp near the Noen Nang Phaya viewpoint — though most of the province's grounds are by waterfalls and streams.
Yes, with good rain gear. The falls are at their most impressive, though some may close swimming when the water is strong — check first.
