Simbalbara National Park is a national park in India, located in the Paonta Valley of Sirmour District, Himachal Pradesh, along its border with Haryana. It is also known as Col. Sher Jung National Park. The vegetation consists of dense Sal forests with grassy glades. The protected area was created in 1958 as the Simbalbara Wildlife Sanctuary with 19.03 km². In 2010, 8.88 km² were added to it and it was made into a National Park,[1][2] covering an area of about 27.88 square kilometres (10.76 sq mi).[3] There is a perennial stream in the valley. The Travel and Tourism department of Himachal Pradesh has preserved the park in its natural form.[4]
Simbalbara Forest Rest House is connected from Puruwala and provides views of the valley.[citation needed]TigerGoral, Sambhar and Chittal are the common animals found here. There are walking trails also in the adjoining forests.[5] October and November are the best times to visit the park.[citation needed]
^Department of Forest, Government of Himachal Pradesh (28 July 2010). "Department Notification Number FFE-B-F(6)11/2005, Simbalbara National Park" (PDF). ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas. (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2017.
^Sharma, Ashwani (9 December 2011). "Sanctuaries: Himachal gets a month to finalise draft". Indian Express. from the original on 9 April 2014.
^"List of National Parks in Himachal Pradesh - updated". 19 March 2020.
simbalbara, national, park, national, park, india, located, paonta, valley, sirmour, district, himachal, pradesh, along, border, with, haryana, also, known, sher, jung, national, park, vegetation, consists, dense, forests, with, grassy, glades, protected, area. Simbalbara National Park is a national park in India located in the Paonta Valley of Sirmour District Himachal Pradesh along its border with Haryana It is also known as Col Sher Jung National Park The vegetation consists of dense Sal forests with grassy glades The protected area was created in 1958 as the Simbalbara Wildlife Sanctuary with 19 03 km In 2010 8 88 km were added to it and it was made into a National Park 1 2 covering an area of about 27 88 square kilometres 10 76 sq mi 3 There is a perennial stream in the valley The Travel and Tourism department of Himachal Pradesh has preserved the park in its natural form 4 Simbalbara Forest Rest House is connected from Puruwala and provides views of the valley citation needed Tiger Goral Sambhar and Chittal are the common animals found here There are walking trails also in the adjoining forests 5 October and November are the best times to visit the park citation needed Contents 1 Access 2 See also 3 Notes and references 4 External linksAccess editNearest airport Chandigarh 87 km from Nahan Railway The nearest railhead is at Ambala cantt 63 km from Nahan By road Nahan is accessible connected by road linked to many cities and tourist spots Nearest village Palhori opposite SimbalbaraSee also editKalesar National Park Haryana Rajaji National Park UttarakhandNotes and references edit Department of Forest Government of Himachal Pradesh 28 July 2010 Department Notification Number FFE B F 6 11 2005 Simbalbara National Park PDF ENVIS Centre on Wildlife amp Protected Areas Archived PDF from the original on 11 November 2017 Sharma Ashwani 9 December 2011 Sanctuaries Himachal gets a month to finalise draft Indian Express Archived from the original on 9 April 2014 List of National Parks in Himachal Pradesh updated 19 March 2020 Simbalbara sanctuary surfindia com Himachal Tourism Dep External links edithimachaltourism nic in hptdc gov in 30 26 20 N 77 28 23 E 30 439 N 77 473 E 30 439 77 473 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simbalbara National Park amp oldid 1193705246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
