Place: Lahaul & Spiti District, Himachal Pradesh
Nearest town: Kaza
Best time to visit: March to June & September to October
Attractions : Rare species like Snow leopards, wooly hare, Tibetan gazelle

Spread over an area of 675sq.km, this park is located in the Pin valley of the Spiti region of Lahaul and Spiti district. It was declared a National Park on 9th January 1987. The area has a mountainous track with elevation from 3,700 to 6,600mts from the mean sea level. The park is perpetually covered with snow above 5,000mts. 

The vegetation is sparse and cold desert type prominent shrubs are wild rose, hipochea, ephedra etc. The main species of animals in this park are snow leopard, snow wolf, Himalayan brown fox, ibex, Bharal, Himalayan blue sheep, Red Indian Fox, mouse hare and marmots, porcupine, weasels, lizards and rare species like the wooly hare, Tibetan gazelle etc. Prominent birds are Himalayan snow cock, chakar partridge, hill pigeon, yellow and red bill chough, coots, teals and pen tails. 

The wildness and remoteness of the rough terrain makes the area difficult to access for commoners. Foreign tourists are not allowed. Even Indian tourists are required to obtain a permit for entry from Deputy Commissioner, Shimla or Sub Divisional Magistrate, Rampur.

Places to stay
Nearby Kaza town has a variety of facilities for stay. Some of the hotels in Kaza include Milarepa's Guest House, Hotel Sharma, Hotel City and Ladakhi Hotel. At Keylong, a Tourist Bungalow is run by HTPDC, other hotels in Keylong are Geypa Hotel, Hotel Gang Steng, Hotel Snowland etc.

How to get there
Air: Nearest airport is Shimla at a distance of 375km
Rail: Nearest rail head is Shimla at a distance of 375km
Road : Manali is well connected by road from all parts of the country. From Manali one can take a bus to Lahaul -Spiti through National Highway 21 depending upon the opening and closing of Rohtang pass, the gateway to the valley. One can also approach from Shimla via the Spiti valley and from Zanskar and Ladakh over the Shingo-La and Baralacha-La passes. The Shingo-La gives access to Lahaul from Zanskar while the Baralacha-La  is on the Leh-Manali road and provides access to Lahaul from Ladakh.

Contacts :

• Additional CCF and Chief, 
  Wildlife Warden, Talland,Shimla-1

• Divisional Forest Officer,
   Wildlife Division, Sarahan 

• Assistant Conservator of Forest Wildlife 
  Kaza 

• Range Officer Wildlife Tabo