Mount Arayat National Park

Mount Arayat National Park is one of 41 national parks in the Philippines — protected area and National Park of the Philippines. It covers 3,836 km² (383,600 ha) — about 2.4 times the size of London, making it the #7 largest national park in the Philippines (6.7% of the country's national park area).

History and protection

The park was established in 1937, 89 years ago — the first national parks in the Philippines date back to 1904. It is listed in IUCN category V: Protected Landscape/Seascape — a protected landscape shaped by people and nature together.

Visiting Mount Arayat National Park

The closest airport is Clark International Airport / Clark Air Base (CRK), about 20 km away — around 25 minutes by car; alternatively Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS, 68 km). Other national parks within reach include Biak-na-Bato National Park (21 km²), Bataan National Park (257 km²), Aurora Memorial National Park (24 km²) and Mounts-Palay-Palay-Mataas-Na-Gulod National Park (3,995 km²) — easy to combine on one trip.