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Explore 40 protected areas in Cambodia, rated across 10 categories

A former reservoir and surrounding grasslands in Phnom Srok district, Cambodia’s key wintering and feeding site for the eastern sarus crane; reclassified as a protected landscape and a premier birdwat

Ang Trapeang Thmor

A protected landscape of forest, scrub and seasonal wetlands surrounding the Angkorian-era Banteay Chhmar temple complex, shared between Banteay Meanchey and Oddar Meanchey provinces.

Banteay Chhmar

A large lowland wildlife sanctuary straddling mostly Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear provinces, holding wild cattle, deer, elephants and large waterbirds amid deciduous dipterocarp forest in the souther

Beng Per

A core area of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve on the northeast fringe of the lake, comprising permanent open water and flooded forest. Designated a Ramsar site in 1999, it holds globally threatened s

Boeng Tonle Chhmar

One of the largest remnants of seasonally inundated grassland in the Lower Mekong, on the western Bassac River floodplain. Designated a Protected Landscape in 2016, it is one of three Sarus Crane cons

Boeung Prek Lapouv

A seasonally flooded wetland in Ba Phnom district designated the Toul Poan Taley Boeung Sne Multiple Use Area in 2021. It hosts Cambodia's second-largest freshwater bird colony, including lesser adjut

Boeung Sne

Botum Sakor National Park is Cambodia's largest national park, featuring extensive mangrove forests and lowland evergreen forests. The park provides critical habitat for numerous endangered species in

Botum Sakor

Cardamoms National Park is Cambodia's largest protected area, formed in 2023 by merging the former Central Cardamom Mountains National Park (1999/2016) and Southern Cardamom National Park (2016) into 

Cardamoms

Formerly the Preah Vihear Protected Forest, Chhaeb Wildlife Sanctuary protects one of the largest contiguous tracts of deciduous dipterocarp forest in the Northern Plains, a stronghold for large mamma

Chhaeb

Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, formerly Seima Protection Forest, is a mixed seasonal tropical forest spanning Mondulkiri and Kratie provinces. It holds globally important populations of black-shanked d

Keo Seima

Kep National Park is a small but scenic protected area featuring forested hills overlooking the Gulf of Thailand. The park offers well-maintained hiking trails with stunning coastal views and opportun

Government-designated marine fisheries management area protecting seagrass meadows, coral reefs, and seahorse and Irrawaddy dolphin habitat around the islands of the Kep Archipelago.

Kep Archipelago

Kirirom National Park is known for its unique high-altitude pine forest ecosystem, sitting atop the Elephant Mountains. The park features cool temperatures year-round and numerous waterfalls, making i

Kirirom

Ramsar Wetland of International Importance (Site no. 998) covering intertidal mangroves, sand flats, and islets at the mouth of the Koh Kong estuary. Overlaps Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary.

Koh Kapik

Koh Rong National Park is Cambodia's first marine national park, established in 2018 across the Koh Rong archipelago off the south coast. It protects coral reefs, seagrass meadows, mangroves, and trop

Koh Rong

Cambodia's largest protected area, spanning Preah Vihear, Siem Reap and Oddar Meanchey provinces in the Northern Plains. Its dry dipterocarp forests, evergreen patches, grasslands and wetlands shelter

Kulen Promtep

Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary straddles Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri, and Kratie provinces along the Srepok and Tonle San rivers. Its mosaic of dry dipterocarp forest, wetlands, and seasonal pools supports ele

Lomphat

O'Yadav National Park lies in eastern Ratanakiri Province along Cambodia's border with Vietnam. It protects semi-evergreen and dwarf bamboo forest in the Annamite foothills, supporting elephants, gibb

O'Yadav

Coastal mangrove wildlife sanctuary of bays, channels, and islands near Koh Kong town, hosting one of Southeast Asia’s densest mangrove forests and abundant birdlife. Overlaps the Koh Kapik Ramsar Sit

Peam Krasop

Mountainous wildlife sanctuary in the eastern Cardamom range encompassing Mount Aural (1,813 m), Cambodia’s highest peak, with extensive evergreen forest and rich biodiversity. Spans Kampong Speu, Pur

Phnom Aural

Phnom Kulen National Park is a sacred mountain site featuring ancient temple ruins, waterfalls, and the famous River of a Thousand Lingas. The park holds great historical significance as the birthplac

Phnom Kulen

Phnom Nam Lyr Wildlife Sanctuary protects mountainous evergreen and semi-evergreen forest near the Vietnamese border in eastern Mondulkiri, with elevations from about 320 to 1,070 m. It shelters prima

Phnom Nam Lyr

Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary is a core protected area of Cambodia's Eastern Plains Landscape, one of the largest dry forest conservation complexes in Southeast Asia. It supports banteng, gaur, Asian

Phnom Prich

One of Cambodia’s largest protected areas, covering the northern Cardamom Mountains along the Thai border. Home to elephants, gibbons, and Siamese crocodiles within montane and lowland evergreen fores

Phnom Samkos

A forested plateau and escarpment natural heritage site in Sangkum Thmei district near Tbeng Meanchey, valued for its waterfalls, viewpoints, biodiversity and historical caves.

Phnom Tbeng

A wildlife sanctuary of forested hills spanning Siem Reap and Preah Vihear provinces, recording more than 70 species including IUCN-listed mammals and birds; supported by the BeTreed conservation and 

Phnom Tnout-Phnom Pok

Preah Monivong National Park, also known as Bokor National Park, is famous for its abandoned French hill station and casino atop Bokor Mountain. The park features cool mountain climate, dense forest, 

Preah Monivong

A Northern Plains sanctuary of evergreen and dry deciduous forest contiguous with Chhaeb Wildlife Sanctuary, important habitat for hornbills, vultures and other threatened wildlife.

Preah Roka

Prek Prasab Wildlife Sanctuary is a Mekong floodplain reserve in Kratie Province established in 2018. It protects flooded forest, riverine grassland, and one of Cambodia’s last populations of the enda

Prek Prasab

A core area of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve on the northwest shore of the lake, holding Southeast Asia's largest waterbird breeding colony. Designated Cambodia's fourth Ramsar site in 2015, its flo

Prek Toal

Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary protects the largest remaining lowland evergreen forest on the Indochinese peninsula, spanning Kratie, Stung Treng, Kampong Thom, and Preah Vihear provinces. It is a vital

Prey Lang

Ream National Park encompasses both marine and terrestrial ecosystems, including pristine beaches, mangrove forests, and offshore coral reefs. The park is home to several endangered species and provid

Ream

Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary in northern Stung Treng Province consolidates the former Siem Pang and Western Siem Pang sanctuaries. Its dry dipterocarp forest and seasonal wetlands are a global strongh

Siem Pang

Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary, formerly Mondulkiri Protected Forest, is a vast dry deciduous forest in eastern Mondulkiri and part of the Eastern Plains Landscape. It protects banteng, gaur, leopard, and 

Srepok

A core area of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve along the southeastern edge of the lake, made up of seasonally flooded freshwater swamp forest and gallery forest along the Stung Sen River. Designated C

Stung Sen

The Stung Treng Ramsar Site protects a 40 km braided stretch of the Mekong River north of Stung Treng town, designated in 1999. Its flooded forests, deep pools, and rapids are critical fish spawning h

Stung Treng

Cardamom Mountains sanctuary protecting riverine rainforest along the Tatai River, with waterfalls, mangrove estuaries, and habitat for Asian elephants, sun bears, and pileated gibbons.

Tatai

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve established by Royal Decree in 2001 covering Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake and its seasonally flooded forest. Contains three core conservation zones (Prek Toal, Boe

Tonle Sap

Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park spans Ratanakiri and Stung Treng provinces in northern Cambodia. It protects lowland evergreen and semi-evergreen forest and is a stronghold for the critically endange

Veun Sai-Siem Pang

Virachey National Park is one of Cambodia's largest and most biodiverse protected areas, featuring mountainous terrain and pristine rainforest. The park borders Laos and Vietnam, creating an important

National Parks in Cambodia

Top 10 Parks in Cambodia

Virachey

Phnom Kulen

Preah Monivong

Kirirom

Botum Sakor

Ream

Kep

Top Parks by Category

Top 10 Parks for Uniqueness in Cambodia

Virachey

Phnom Kulen

Botum Sakor

Preah Monivong

Kirirom

Ream

Kep

All Parks (40)

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Phnom Kulen

Preah Monivong

Kirirom

Ream

Botum Sakor

Kep

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Koh Rong

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