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Sabah > Crocker Range National Park

Sabah Parks
P.O. Box 10626
88806 Kota Kinabalu
Tel: +6088-211881, 212508
Fax: +6088-221001, 211585

Crocker Range National Park

The Crocker Range National Park is located in the Crocker Range which divides the coastal plains from the rest of Sabah. It was gazetted as a national park in 1984.

This national park covers 139,000 hectares and is the largest national park in Malaysia. It is extremely rugged and forms the backbone of Sabah, running southwest from Mount Kinabalu.

It is some 300 metres above sea level and mostly consists of dense forest containing several rivers. The main waterway is the Padas River which runs through the south-west of the park but was long impassable because of rocks and boulders. The railway which was built through the gorge opened up the area and make the mountains a stunning backdrop for sightseeing especially through the Padas Gorge. A road-building programme has also made parts of the interior accessible and opened up some of the beauty of the surroundings to the many visitors.

The area is ideal for long jungle treks to observe the montane and lowland vegetation. The park is interspersed with rushing streams and rivers.

The forest areas are home to a rich and diverse selection of wildlife including primates like gibbons, orang utan, and the furry tarsier which has massive round eyes and frog-like hands and feet. Long-tailed macaques are also a prominent feature as are pig-tailed macaques, and the forests are also inhabited by bears, marble cats, civet cats and wild pigs.

As one of the more remote areas of Malaysia, the Crocker National Park is, at present, not well equipped with visitor facilities. However, there are ambitious plans to create a complex including a Park Headquarters at the present site of the Forestry Department building in the near future. Accomodation is severely limited with the best facilities being provided in private dwellings at a resort outside the park area.

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