A nice spot to relax in Phetchabun !

[CharlieH]

Stunmbled on this place and its a lovely spot to sit enjoy a cool breeze off the lake whilst sipping Coffee ! in the shade of the tree canopy A few little stalls have the usual Thai food. 

Its actually a camping area and proves very popular on the weekend.There are Tents already pitched if thats your thing.????

 

For me its just a great place to chill out for an hour or so.

 

Just 5 minutes off H21 at Wangchompu

If you have facebook search "Jumjim "

 

 

[realfunster]

Very nice, thanks for sharing !

 

One of the joys of Thailand is that there's lots of these little gems (lakes, reservoirs, hot springs, waterfalls etc) a few KM off the main highways.

Often signposted in blue, which I assume means a tourist point of interest, or similar. 

 

It's like a road trip lottery. Time permitting, it's fun to take a slight detour to explore.

Most places are decent enough and sometimes you can stumble across an absolute cracker ! 

 

[Denim]

37 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

If you have facebook search "Jungjim "

Jumjim.

 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088869932463

 

Nice looking place. You often find little places like this in Petchabun , set up behind a dam or reservoir. I look for them on google maps then go exploring.

 

The prices for the tents are a bit high considering you can get a hotel in town for 350 up , but on the other hand you won't be getting the beautiful view.

 

Edited March 2, 2023 by Denim

[CM Dad]

This is an example of why I prefer driving when I travel around Thailand.  There are so many interesting little side trips that can be discovered when driving.

[Burma Bill]

Petchabun Province has stunning scenery, much of it hills and mountains. Driving through from Khon Kaen to Phitsanulok on Route 12 was always a regular pleasure for me. First, Nam Nao National Park eventually crossing the Hugo Tong Bridge (photo 1) to enter Lomsak, then up into the mountains with spectacular views to Phitsanulok (photo 2)

 

 

[PJ71]

1 hour ago, Burma Bill said:

Petchabun Province has stunning scenery, much of it hills and mountains. Driving through from Khon Kaen to Phitsanulok on Route 12 was always a regular pleasure for me. First, Nam Nao National Park eventually crossing the Hugo Tong Bridge (photo 1) to enter Lomsak, then up into the mountains with spectacular views to Phitsanulok (photo 2)

 

 

Only problem with Phetchabun is the traffic and amount of visitors at weekends. But yes, if you have free time, great province.

 

Also if you're a biker there's great roads over to Loei, 2016 i think it is, then on to Chiang Khan / Nong Khai along the Meekhong - brilliant!

[Burma Bill]

6 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

2016 i think it is,

Yes you are correct. There is also route 2216.

[Harveyboy]

On 3/2/2023 at 11:22 AM, realfunster said:

Very nice, thanks for sharing !

 

One of the joys of Thailand is that there's lots of these little gems (lakes, reservoirs, hot springs, waterfalls etc) a few KM off the main highways.

Often signposted in blue, which I assume means a tourist point of interest, or similar. 

 

It's like a road trip lottery. Time permitting, it's fun to take a slight detour to explore.

Most places are decent enough and sometimes you can stumble across an absolute cracker ! 

 

Yes I live in phetchabun. Go up to the mountains most weekends always finding different places to camp .with your own tent 100 BAHT ..toilet shower some have electricity for that price there is even a very nice one beautiful views ..has clean toilets and showers and is Free yep Free doesn't get much better eh 

[PJ71]

Went to the place mentioned yesterday, very nice spot.