Sirinat National Park, governed by Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, covers 90 square kilometers in Phuket's northwest, about 30 kilometers north of Phuket town, split between 68 square kilometers of marine area and 22 square kilometers of land. Originally established as Thailand's 32nd national park in 1981 under the name Nai Yang National Park, it was renamed Sirinat in 1992. Its beaches, including Mai Khao, one of Phuket's key leatherback sea turtle nesting sites from November to February, sit directly beside Phuket International Airport.
Mai Khao Beach serves as an active leatherback turtle nesting ground directly adjacent to Phuket International Airport, a genuine, documented proximity that's an ongoing conservation challenge, not a hypothetical concern.
The park was originally established in 1981 as Nai Yang National Park, and the 1992 renaming to Sirinat was a documented change in official designation, not a cosmetic update to the park's name alone.
68 of the park's 90 square kilometers are classified as marine area, a documented split that shows the park's primary focus is genuinely coastal and marine ecosystems, not land-based wildlife alone.
Sirinat National Park sits in Phuket's Thalang District, roughly 30 kilometers north of Phuket town, adjacent to the international airport.
Phuket rewards understanding Sirinat National Park's genuine conservation role alongside its unusual proximity to major infrastructure. Big Buddha Phuket and Promthep Cape are covered in full below.
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