Important National Parks in India

Name

State

Area Covered

Famous for

Corbett National Park

Uttarakhand

520.8 km2 (201.1 sq mi)

Bengal Tigers

Kaziranga National Park

Assam

378 km2 (146 sq mi)

One-horned Rhinoceroses

Ranthambore National Park

Rajasthan

392 sq km

Ranthambore Fort and Padam Talao

Periyar National Park

Kerala

305 km2 (118 sq mi)

Only wildlife sanctuary with an artificial lake and Project Tiger reserve.

Gir National Park

Gujarat

1,412 km2 (545 sq mi)

Asiatic Lions

Kanha National Park

Madhya Pradesh

940 sq km

Swamp Deer, Royal Bengal Tiger

Sundarbans National Park

West Bengal

16,900 km2 (6,526 sq mi)

Mangrove forests and Royal Bengal Tiger

Mudumalai National Park

Karnataka

321 km2 (124 sq mi)

First sanctuary of India, important Tiger Reserve and  harbors 498 plant species

Bandhavgarh National Park

Madhya Pradesh

105 sq km (41 sq mi)

Historical setting and Bandhavgarh fort

Bandipur National Prak

Karnataka

874 sq km (337 sq mi)

Protects several India's endangered wildlife

Tadoba National Park

Maharashtra

1,727 Sq.km

High tiger's population

Sariksha National Park

Rajasthan

800 sq km

Various wildlife species

Pench National Park

Madhya Pradesh

257.26 km2 (99.33 sq mi)

'The Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling was inspired from this park

Eravikulam National Park

Kerala

97 km2

Home to the Nilgiri Tahr which is at the verge of extinction

Manas National Park

Assam

360 km2

UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site

Hemis National Park

Ladakh

4,400 km2 (1,700 sq mi)

Mountaineering expeditions, trekking routes and snow leopards

Dudhwa National Park

Uttar Pradesh

490.3 km2 (189.3 sq mi)

Unexplored wildlife consisting Gangetic Dolphins, Tigers, Hog Deers, alligators and much more

Panna National Park

Madhya Pradesh

542.67 km2 (209.53 sq mi)

 Award of Excellence in 2007 as the best maintained national park of India

Silent Valley National Park

Kerala

89.52 km2 (34.56 sq mi)

Unique flora and fauna 

Nagarhole National Park

Karnataka

6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi)

Tiger reserve and rich forest cover

National Parks in Assam

Name

district

area covered

famous for

Kaziranga National Park

Golaghat and Nagaon

430 km2 (170 sq mi)

One Horned Rhino

Manas National Park

Chirang and Baksa

950 km2 (370 sq mi)

World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve

Nameri National Park

Sonitpur

200 km2 (77.2 sq mi)

Rafting in the Jia Bhoroli river

Dibru Saikhoa National Park

Dibrugarh and Tinsukia

340 km2 (130 sq mi)

Migratory birds

Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park

Darrang and Sonitpur

79.28 km2 (30.61 sq mi)

Royal Bengal Tiger and One-horned Rhinoceros

Dehing Patkai National Park

Dibrugarh and Tinsukia

231.65 km2 (89.44 sq mi)

Largest stretch of lowland rainforests in India

Raimona National Park

Kokrajhar

78.81 km2 (30.43 sq mi)

Golden Langur