Dachigam National Park, a place with abundant natural beauty
is located 22km north east from Srinagar in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It
covers an area of 141 square kilometers with altitude ranging from 5500 ft
to 14000 ft above mean sea level. Due to this variation, the park is differentiated
as upper and lower Dachigam. The park has been a protected area since 1910,
first under the care of the Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir and later under
the observation of the concerned government authorities. It was upgraded and
declared a National Park in the year 1951.
Two steep ridges enclose the Park with its great topographical
varieties like deep ravines, rocky outcrops and steep wooded pastures. The
vegetation include grasslands, coniferous forests and mostly dry alpine pastures.
The Daghwar river regarded as the life line of the park, flows through the
center of the forest and is a vital source of drinking water.
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The
Dachigam National Park remains cold throughout the year. The changing season
brings immense beauty, the contrast of bright hues of coloured leaves in August
to the stark white snow in the winters is amazing. The summer season lasts
from May to August and is cool and very pleasant. The temperatures ranges
from 8°C to 14°C during the summers. Light woolen clothes are suitable for
the summers and heavy woolens are required during winters. Upper Dachigam
become inaccessible to the visitors during winter as the temperature dips
as low as -10 degree Celsius. 
