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Camp
Forktail Creek, Corbett
About
Corbett National Park
Camp Forktail Creek is situated on the northeastern
periphery of the Corbett Tiger Reserve. Corbett is India's
first and one of her finest National Park. Because of its
geographic location, Corbett supports a rich variety of
habitat and is extremely rich in bio diversity. Camp
Forktail Creek offers one a great forest experience in the
land Jim Corbett once roamed. Situated in the village of
Bhakrakot, the camp is surrounded by mixed deciduous
forests that are extremely rich in wildlife and bird-life.
Hikes in these forests are very rewarding for bird
watching. The camp is named after the Forktails that visit
these forests in the winters, which along with other
species make the area a favorite birding ground in
northern India. Other excursions include game drives and
Elephant safaris into the national park, Angling for the
mighty Mahasheer on the Ramganga River, Overnight trips to
the Dhikala forest rest house, multi-day Elephant safari
and overnight camping in the reserve forest.
About Corbett
National Park
Corbett is very rich in avifauna.
Zoological Survey of India has recorded over 585 species
of resident and migratory birds here. Corbett falls in the
newly constituted state of Uttaranchal, curved out of
former Utter Pradesh State in 2000.
Corbett has aptly been described as the land of the Roar,
Trumpet and Song. It represents a scene of remarkable
beauty.
Corbett had the proud distinction of being the chosen
venue for the inauguration of Project Tiger in India. The
rich bio-diversity of the Reserve is partly attributed to
the variety of habitat found here. Due to the location of
the Reserve in the foothills of the Central Himalayas,
both Himalayan and peninsular flora and fauna is found in
the Reserve.
The grasslands, locally known as Chaurs, are limited. The
largest grasslamnd is the Dhikala Chaur. Some of the best
grasslands including the famous Buxor Chaur and the Beri
Chaur were submerged in the Ramganga reservoir in 1974.
The areas made available as a result of the relocation of
the villages, Dhara, Jhirna and Kothirau in 1994 are being
developed into grasslands through habitat management.
The Ramganga reservoir, which came into being in 1974,
stretches over an area of around 82 sq.km. with one half
each in Corbett National Park and Sonanadi Wildlife
Sanctuary respectively. The Ramganga riger is the lifeline
of Corbett Tiger Reserve. Its principal tributaries are
the Mandal, Palain and Sonanadi. Numerous mountainous
streams locally called Sots flow into these rivers. The
nallas and ravines are thickly covered with evergreen
glades along them, which provide undisturbed cover and
water for tiger. Part of the catchment of the Kosi river
falls within the Reserve though the river is outside the
Reserve.
General Information
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Best Time to Visit : November- May.
Nearest Town : Ramnagar (51 Km)
How to Get Here
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Air : Pantnagar (110 Km)
Rail : Ramnagar (51 km).
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