You have come to Dachigam National Park with one motive, and that is to explore and experience the sheer beauty that this splendid National Park beholds within itself. Meanwhile the lush green environs, beautiful flora and some of the rarest fauna species are to found here in this park.
Moreover the park is best known for having the rarest of species the hangul, or Kashmir stag. It is India's most elevated forest reserve at an altitude of 1,700 m. to 4,300 m. above sea level and is spread over a sprawling 141 sq kms. Right from the Himalayan grey langur that feed on the barks of trees to the rare Himalayan brown bear to Pygmy Owlets to the predators, the leopards.
Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir is situated at a mere 22 kms
from the main town of Srinagar. Dachigam literally stands for 'ten villages',
which is kept in memory of the ten villages that had to be relocated in order
to create the catchment area and the park.
