National park National Park in 1914. The UK waited until 1951 for the designation of its first national park, The Peak District National Park which sits at the southern end of the Pennine Hills surrounded by industrial cities. This followed perhaps 70 years of pressure for greater public access to the landscape. By the end of the decade a further 9 national parks had been designated. Europe has some 359 national parks as of 2010. Africa's first national park was established in 1925 when Albert I of Belgium designated an area of what is now Democratic Republic of Congo centred on the
Phu Toei National Park Phu Toei National Park Phu Toei National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติพุเตย) is a national park located in Dan Chang District of Suphan Buri Province, Thailand. It has been a national park since September 30, 1998. On 26 May 1991, Lauda Air Flight 004 crashed over the park after one of the Boeing 767's thrust reversers deployed in mid-air. The park is visited by about 300 people monthly during the peak of the high season. The "Daily Xpress" of Singapore states that the park "goes down as one of Thailand's least known and least visited national parks. So much so, that most Suphan