Betla National Park

 forest, nature conservation park / area, tiger reserve (India)

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Betla National Park is a national park located in the Chota Nagpur Plateau of the Latehar district of Jharkhand, in India.

Betla was one of the first national parks in India to become a tiger reserve under Project Tiger.

Animals one can find at Betla include forest owls, drongos, tigers, civets and the rhesus monkey. Elephant rides are also offered.

Betla national park is nestled in the lap of Deccan Plateau which includes 1,026 km² of Palamau Tiger Reserve in the state of Jharkhand. An additional 226 km² was added to the park in 1989 and 63 km² of the Mahuadar wolf sanctuary was added to national park.

The park boasts of high wild life sighting despite thick foliage. Betla village is the only entry point to the park. The park has plenty of wild animals including tigers, elephant, gaur, cheetal, sloth bear, mouse deer, pangolin, four horned antelope, sambar, civet and wolf. One can also visit 468 –ft high Lodh Falls situated 95 km south of the park in Mahuadar and ruins of the Chero Kings’ Fort situated near the Betla at 400 ft (120 m).