Notable national parks of India

Well-known national parks and what each is known for. India has more than 100 national parks in total.

14 entriesSource: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Wildlife Institute of IndiaReviewed November 2026
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1Jim CorbettUttarakhandIndia's first national park (1936); Bengal tiger
2KazirangaAssamLargest population of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros
3GirGujaratOnly wild home of the Asiatic lion
4SundarbansWest BengalMangrove forest; Bengal tiger
5RanthamboreRajasthanTigers among historic fort ruins
6KanhaMadhya PradeshBarasingha (hard-ground swamp deer); tigers
7BandhavgarhMadhya PradeshHigh density of tigers
8PeriyarKeralaElephants; lake around the Mullaperiyar reservoir
9HemisLadakhLargest national park in India; snow leopard
10Keibul LamjaoManipurOnly floating national park; sangai deer
11Silent ValleyKeralaTropical evergreen rainforest; lion-tailed macaque
12NamdaphaArunachal PradeshFour big cat species: tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, snow leopard
13BandipurKarnatakaPart of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve; elephants
14Great HimalayanHimachal PradeshUNESCO World Heritage Site; western Himalayan wildlife