TAK - The road to the popular Thi Lo Su waterfall in Umphang district will be closed from June 1 to Oct 31 for public safety and to allow regeneration during the wet season.
Provincial governor Charoenrit Sa-nguansat said on Wednesday that the 25-kilometre-long access road to the waterfall would be closed for five months to allow wildlife to reproduce and the forest to rehabilitate undisturbed.
The route stretches from the Huai Nong Luang forest protection unit to the waterfall.
In the rainy season only four-wheel-drive vehicles can travel the route, which is used only by patrolling foresters and supply trips.
The waterfall will reopen to the public on Nov 1, when the tourist high season starts, Mr Charoenrit said.
Thi Lo Su waterfall is a popular destination for tourists and local people. It earns tens of millions of baht a month from tourism, the governor said.