Huay Kaew Waterfall is almost within city limits of Chiang Mai. On a nice winter day, it is an easy pleasant walk past the Chiang Mai University and the Zoo, than a little bit uphill and you are there. Actually, the easy access has 2 sides:
- on the upside, it is a perfect weekend picnic destination for an entire family
- on the downside, because it is so easy to get there and it is free, the waterfall and the park around it is quite crowded.
![Huay Kaew Waterfall is the victim of it's close proximity to Chiang Mai: overcrowded Huay Kaew Waterfall is the victim of it's close proximity to Chiang Mai: overcrowded](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2825/11462606165_a8a9a0b068.jpg)
We went there on Saturday and, in vain, tried to snap a photo of the waterfall sans endless stream of visitors looking for the same. We failed, so we left to explore multiple trails running around the waterfall. Even further along the trail the area was fairly crowded, but we managed to get some good photos.
![The waterfall is still ahead The waterfall is still ahead](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7289/11462804633_7eb2d33f51.jpg)
![Huay Kaew Waterfall Huay Kaew Waterfall](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7375/11462675354_2efc167c09.jpg)
![This trail goes up and around the waterfall This trail goes up and around the waterfall](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7452/11462748836_8bfcc1aac4.jpg)
![View of Chiang Mai from the trail View of Chiang Mai from the trail](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3779/11462604495_600ca8e6fe.jpg)
![Fantastic view from the top Fantastic view from the top](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3735/11462816763_5da6a63069.jpg)
![Next to the trail Next to the trail](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2880/11462815053_6996c99e75.jpg)
![Too bad we do not read Thai. Can somebody translate? Too bad we do not read Thai. Can somebody translate?](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3715/11462810583_1003d58cf2.jpg)
![Can you spot Chiang Mai? Can you spot Chiang Mai?](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7372/11462692284_cc986d2f48.jpg)
![On the trail On the trail](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7448/11462681354_0396dd1c36.jpg)
![Wow! Wow!](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7458/11462796923_c05da98487.jpg)
![It's nice to spend couple hours there It's nice to spend couple hours there](http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2821/11462796113_3cab17b086.jpg)
![Giant bath Giant bath](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3665/11462629065_c0a93e018c.jpg)