The park's namesake, the Nilgiri tahr, is an ungulate endemic to the southern Western Ghats.
Anamudi Peak, located within the park, stands at 2,695 meters above sea level.
The shola-grassland complex within the park is a unique, stunted tropical montane forest system.
Eravikulam was declared a national park in 1978 after initially being managed as a game preserve by the Kanan Devan Hill Produce Company.
The Neelakurinji flower, which blooms gregariously once every 12 years, is native to these slopes.
Eravikulam National Park is a high-altitude sanctuary in the Western Ghats of Kerala, established primarily to protect the endangered Nilgiri tahr. The park spans 97 square kilometers of rolling grasslands and shola forest ecosystems at elevations ranging from 2,000 to 2,695 meters. It houses Anamudi, the highest peak in South India, which dominates the park's central skyline. The park is managed by the Kerala Department of Forests and Wildlife and serves as a critical biodiversity hotspot. Visitors utilize government-operated shuttle buses to traverse the core zone, as private vehicle access is prohibited to minimize environmental disruption. The region experiences significant rainfall during the monsoon, which heavily influences local flora and fauna migration patterns.
The upper observation point at the terminus of the shuttle bus route.
Book entry permits online in advance to bypass long ticket queues at the park entrance.
Bring light layers or a windbreaker, as temperatures drop rapidly with elevation and weather conditions change quickly.
Use binoculars for better spotting of Nilgiri tahr grazing on the distant, steep cliff faces.
Attempting to hike off the designated shuttle routes, as this is strictly forbidden for habitat protection.
The park closes annually for a period during the Nilgiri tahr calving season, typically in early spring; check official site for exact annual closure dates.
Plastic use is strictly prohibited within park boundaries; quiet behavior is expected to avoid disturbing the wildlife.
