Phayao Lake
The largest freshwater lake in northern Thailand, a near half-moon of water covering about 1,980 hectares beside the town of Phayao. Only around 1.5 metres deep, it holds some fifty kinds of fish, and its shore is a favourite place to watch the sun go down.
- Where
- Phayao, Phayao, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 19.1667, 99.8667
Get the Phayao Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Phayao Lake. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Phayao volume with your photos and a note.
Near Phayao Lake
Mae Kampong 64 km
A small hill village about 50 kilometres east of Chiang Mai, home to around 370 people. Wooden houses climb a stream valley among tea and coffee gardens, and it is also the site of a Royal Project growing high value crops.
Wat Rong Khun 74 km
A dazzling white work of art in the form of a Buddhist temple, its walls set with mirror glass that glitters in the sun. The artist Chalermchai Kositpipat designed and built it himself and opened it in 1997, and he is still adding to it.
Bua Tong Waterfall 84 km
A limestone waterfall in Mae Taeng district, north of Chiang Mai, where mineral deposits have made the rock rough and grippy rather than slippery. People walk straight up the falling water barefoot, which gives it its nickname.
Wat Rong Suea Ten 84 km
A modern wat on the edge of Chiang Rai painted a deep sapphire blue, picked out in gold. Inside, a white Buddha sits against the blue walls, and the name means the house of the dancing tiger.
Baan Dam Museum 92 km
The artist Thawan Duchanee's private museum: a cluster of dark northern Thai houses and stranger buildings filled with horns, skins, bones and his own work. It is the brooding counterpart to Chiang Rai's White Temple.
Phu Chi Fa 98 km
A mountain and forest park at the eastern end of the Phi Pan Nam range in Chiang Rai's Thoeng district. Its cliff top juts out over the valley towards Laos, and at dawn in the cool season the view below is often a sea of mist.
Ban Haw Mosque 100 km
One of the biggest mosques in Chiang Mai province, a short walk from the Night Bazaar. It was founded by Chinese Muslim migrants, and the lanes around it still serve the Yunnanese food of that community.
Chiang Mai Night Bazaar 100 km
An evening market strung along Chang Khlan Road between the old city moat and the Ping River. It began with Chinese merchants and grew into blocks of stalls selling northern crafts, clothes and portrait paintings done while you wait.
Questions
Where is Phayao Lake?
Phayao Lake is in Phayao, Phayao, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mae Kampong (64 km), Wat Rong Khun (74 km), Bua Tong Waterfall (84 km).
How do I get the Phayao Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Phayao Lake and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Phayao volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Phayao Lake before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Phayao volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.