Exploring Penang’s Frontier in Bukit Panchor State Park
By Rexy Prakash Chacko
March 2025 PEAKS AND PARKS
ALONG THE SOUTHEAST border of mainland Penang is the 446ha Bukit Panchor State Park, a natural paradise characterised by towering dipterocarps, clear bubbling streams, and the sights and sounds of wildlife rarely spotted elsewhere in the state. Approximately 10km from Nibong Tebal, the location was first gazetted as the Bukit Panchor Permanent Forest Reserve in 1963, and later elevated to the status of a State Park in 2008 because of its rich biodiversity and recreational potential.Being such a vast lowland...
Rexy Prakash Chacko
is an electronic engineer by profession and a nature lover by passion. While he spends his weekdays earning a living at the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, his weekends are spent reflecting and recharging on the green hills of Penang.
