Tawau Hills National Park
| Tawau Hills Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
  Tawau Hills | |
| Location | Sabah, Malaysia |
| Nearest city | Tawau |
| Coordinates | 4°24′N 117°54′E / 4.400°N 117.900°ECoordinates: 4°24′N 117°54′E / 4.400°N 117.900°E |
| Area | 280 km² |
| Established | 1979 |
| Governing body | Sabah Parks |
Tawau Hills Park, was established in 1979, primarily as a protection for the water catchment area of Tawau town, Sabah, Malaysia. It is located 24 kilometres from Tawau, and comprises 279.72 km² of lowland dipterocarp rainforest, surrounded by oil palm and cacao plantations. The park offers picnic areas, camping sites, and chalets. The Park contains rugged volcanic landscapes including a hot spring and spectacular waterfalls. The highest point in the park is Gunung Magdalena (1310 m). It is administered by the Sabah Parks.
Reportedly Haunted
In some cases, many of the Tawau residents said that the park is haunted especially during the nighttime, people said that they would followed to the one that tries to enter the park at night, many people dissaperead in the park especially near the waterfall, inside the river and also inside the jungle. By the year 2000, they were 25 people dissaperead in the forest, as in 2007, the amount of people dissaperead increases by 50 and so on