Kishtawar National Park
The park was started in 1981, covering an area of 310sq. km in Kishtawar district.
The nearest town is Kishtawar at a distance of 60km. The airport and railhead
for the park are at Jammu at a distance of about 245km.
The
fauna of the park include musk deer, Kashmir stag, Languor markhar, ibex, Himalayan
tahr, black bear, leopard cat, leopard and snow leopard. The birds commonly found
are monal pleasant, golden eagle, koklas, golden oriole, flycatcher.
May
to October is the best period for the visitors.
Hemis
High Altitude National Park
Named after the famous
monastery Hemis Gompa, the national park spread out over 600 sq. Km, is
situated at Ladakh in J&K. The park known as the Snow leopard capital of
India has an altitudinal range of 3,300 to 6,000 m, and hosts a
remarkable variety of wildlife. Hemis was established as a national park on
4th February 1981. This national park offers the tourists an abundant treasure
of natural beauty with mountains of various shapes and sizes, mixed with vast
flatlands, deserts and bordered by the fast flowing river Indus. Read
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City
Forest National Park
The park has an area of 9.07sq.km.and
is located in the proximity of the capital city of Srinagar. The Srinagar airport
is 12km from the park.
The fauna found are hangul,
serow etc. The birds are Chakar, monal, snow cock. April to October is the best
period to visit the park.
No. | National
Park | Nearest
Town, Railhead, Airport | Best
period for visiting | Accommodation | Contact
address |
1 | City
Forest | Nearest Town - Srinagar-0km.
Railhead - Jammu- 200km. Airport -Srinagar-12km. | April
to November | - | Chief
Wildlife Warden, Forest Department, Srinagar. |
2 | Dachigam | Nearest
Town - Srinagar-32km. Railhead - Jammu-200km. Airport -Srinagar-32km. | April to November | Accommodation
available | Dy. Conservator
of Forests, Dachigam National Park, P.O.New Theed (Harwan) Srinagar. |
3 | Hemis
High Altitude | Nearest
Town-Leh-30km Railhead - Jammu-695km. Airport -Leh-30km. | May to September | Accommodation
available | Dy. Conservator
of Forests, Hemis National Park, Leh(Ladakh) |
|
4 | Kishtawar | Nearest
Town - Kishtawar-60km. Railhead-Jammu-245km. Airport-Jammu-250km. | May
to October | Accommodation
available | Regional wildlife
Warden, Jammu. |