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Shimla Reserve Forest Sanctuary

Tourist attraction Park National reserve

One of the Best Places To Visits in Charabra


Address

36XW+XGC, NH 22, Charabra, Mashobra, Himachal Pradesh 171012, India

Website

shimlatourism.co.in

Contact

+91 94595 19620

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (15.3K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: (Christmas Day), Closed, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 5 pm

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  • 4/5 Divya P. 1 year ago on Google
    A beautiful, relaxing and calming reserve. Good to visit during the summers to have a great natural air conditioning, breathe in some really fresh, clean air... soothing and calming for the eyes and all the senses... worth visiting to admire the beauty of Himalayan mountains...
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dhawal V. 2 years ago on Google
    This reserve forest sanctuary has always been one of my favourite trails and places to be in whenever I get time to explore it. Also known as the Hasan valley catchment area. Established from the British period it has a history of lifting water from here and much more. Very serene peaceful and pulchritudinous views just leaves you gazing at this green green valley. One can just sit hours and hours and spend time here. Totally relaxing and adventurous place. Entry fee is there per person and parking fee too in case if you bring your vehicle. Vehicles are not allowed Inside but one can walk or rent bicycles by paying the security which later on gets refunded when you return back. You are only allowed to be inside till 16:00 PM evening only. Request : Please do not litter plastic, garbage and pluck flowers inside the sanctuary.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 piyush b. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place for short hikes and picnic with kids. There are many camp sites, mountain stays available near by. Camp Mashobra greens, Small victories mountain stay and cafe to name a few.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hansu R. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place to spend leisure time. Peaceful and woods all around. Nice artificial work as well (still in progress). Sitting on top near Buddha's statue is special experience. A small tree house and children park is also there.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Anmol 2 years ago on Google
    Its a Queen of Himachal Pradesh. People are very kind too . Roads are well maintained double lanes. Huge parking with multi story building. Mall road is a place to visit to get a glance if mountains . Don’t forget to take your winter gears and umbrella along . Raining is very frequent even in sunny weather . You can accommodate hotels with parking . Many food outlets are there from all India. You can get all kind of food.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rishee V. 3 years ago on Google
    Whenever you to Kufri Please make sure don't book or pay for Horse ridding because they are just making us fool only pay for shoes only (pay for dress only when you want to play with snow other wise it doesn't need and they are charging for dress 500₹ and for shoes 200₹ for Horse 500₹ and for skiing 1000 per person.)
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gagan Deep S. 2 years ago on Google
    Well furnished and clean place of mountain. Its a queen of Himachal Pradesh. People are very kind too . Roads are well maintained double lanes. Huge parking with multistory building. Mall road is a place to visit to get a glance if mountains . Don’t forget to take your winter gears and umbrella along . Raining is very frequent even in sunny weather . You can accommodate hotels with parking . Many food outlets are there from all india. U can get all kind of food.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bharatesh H. 3 years ago on Google
    Imagine how would it feel to wake up to a tiny little home with fog and greenery filled all around? An 8-hour amazing drive from Delhi, the national capital territory is this queen of hills called Shimla. It's a lovely place to spend your weekends by. You can always head to this hilly place in Himachal with a bunch of friends or family as it's situated in the centremost region of all the northern states thereby being a convenient location for some hours drive. Shimla never fails to give you some picture perfect snowy moments and unforgettable memories! Head to the place for some fresh air & an aroma of happiness.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 debasis r. 3 years ago on Google
    If you are on bike or driving to Shimla... Do take this road. Its so peaceful and beautiful. Offers lesser traffic as well.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Charu G. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful spot to see Asia's one of the densest forest area.Too crowded on weekends. please take your water bottles with you and also avoid thrashing the place with wrappers etc. Respect the place and its beauty.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Abhilash D. 11 months ago on Google
    It's a Wildlife Sanctuary with a major objective of providing hydrological ecosystem services to Shimla city. Marked by dense deodar and oak forests, the sanctuary is an example of nature's beauty. A walk through the forest road leads to good view points. It's peaceful, with lots of birds around. The Forest Department provides cycle on rent for those interested in cycling along the forest path for about 7 km. It's a must visit place in Shimla for only those people who are genuine nature lovers.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Aneesh A. 3 years ago on Google
    The best historical Heritage of Shimla Queen Of Hills Himachal Pradesh from British Era
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bhupendra S. 3 years ago on Google
    Wonderful place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rahul K. 3 years ago on Google
    Nov mai he is baar to the
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Puneet S. 3 years ago on Google
    Craignano Nature Park is located in Mashobra and it's secret of Shimla, 13km away from Shimla bus stand. They charge 50 Rs for adult and childrens are free. The park is very good for children, the main attraction of this that greenery, peace, Pine tree, flavours and the children special tree house. CraigNano Nature Park is a valley of pine & oak forests and flowers like hyacinths, daffodils, celandine and roses. There are a lot of statue and the Buddha statue is main. You can go there with your family on a picnic and feel relax.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Manpreet B. 3 years ago on Google
    This park looks like you are in another country. British name, kids playground and a lot of open space to walk. Don't miss the top of this where there is a canopy and a grass lawn. Real flat. Image are only on the top lawn. Also there was a tree house to get some amazing pics and some family were enjoying a nice picnic. Not much cars in November 3rd week due to nice cold weather.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bull's E. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome place to be in nature
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sachin s. 3 years ago on Google
    Its a amazing place
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Himanshu T. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome..... 💫💫✨✨
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Anustup D. 1 year ago on Google
    If you want to avoid the bustling hub of Shimla, this area is a great place to hang out with friends and loved ones. Don't stray out into the forest in night though (general rule of thumb in a forest)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sunil C. 1 year ago on Google
    No words to describe. It's mesmerizing. So much of green is so soothing for eyes and soul. One can feel it by there only.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Raj S. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful places to visit. Best place to visit in shimla. Different species of birds and if you are lucky you can see leopard and Himalayan dear here.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 N N. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful & peaceful place... Must visit to rejunevate yourself
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ñìmmì �. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful and cozy homestay.. Owner & his family were also very good.. they treated us like their family....Food was also homely...Must stay for a weekend to rejunevate yourself
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Santanu P. 11 months ago on Google
    A pristine coniferous forest mainly consists of Ceder (Deodar) stands under Shimla Wild Life Sanctuary, the greenness is really relieving for my eyes and lungs as the landscape is far from the congested Shimla. Please don't pollute the place by plastics and other garbage.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Vishnu K. 10 months ago on Google
    Not as much as they advertise. The adventure activities they provide here are pure garbage . The zip line is only 100 meter long . The rope ladder is just for show. The apple garden has like 3-4 apple trees , dont know why they call it a garden. The horse ride to the area is quite exciting. Won't recommend this as a "must visit" location.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Manasee K. 5 months ago on Google
    Sublime time going up the long trail of stairs (at an absolutely no-crowd time)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 S N S. 3 years ago on Google
    This is one of the most beautiful place on mother earth. This forest is too green and range is very wide. You can enjoy it from your car when travel from Shimla to kufri.

  • 5/5 Parvinder S. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent accommodating staff and officer. I hope to keep it that way I wish I can meet him again. Shimla was very beautiful. The staff and officer is very confident. Thank u

  • 4/5 Nida S. 3 years ago on Google
    Its an awesone place to spend tym with ur lived ine's

  • 4/5 Pankaj Y. 4 years ago on Google
    What a scenic beauty this place is..all you can see is tall trees and high canopies.. various birds singing the songs of life and fresh breeze blowing all the time.. away from the complexities of metro life this place is heaven on Earth..though not much of fauna still many birds can be seen..this place is right adjacent to the city..sit here and look at the sky both in the day and night..

  • 3/5 AMIT Rider_mania S. 3 years ago on Google
    Good one.!! Green valley view is awesome from here. !! Can stay for a say not koe than that

  • 5/5 Suneer k. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place to visit for kids or aashiq’s You have to walk a lot here But worth it

  • 5/5 SHAMA S. 3 years ago on Google
    Natural beauty

  • 5/5 Vikash S. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome

  • 5/5 Manvinder S. M. 3 years ago on Google
    Must visited place if going to Shimla

  • 5/5 all seasons on m. 3 years ago on Google
    Full of greenery...area

  • 5/5 Diksha T. 3 years ago on Google
    ❤❤❤lovely place. ❤❤❤

  • 5/5 Amit Y. 3 years ago on Google
    Nature at its best

  • 5/5 sithantha s. 3 years ago on Google
    Must visit

  • 5/5 Kamlesh T. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome place love it

  • 5/5 Leo P. 3 years ago on Google
    Best place to walk through for an experience.

  • 4/5 Abhilash G. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place

  • 5/5 DC V. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome excellent 👌😎

  • 5/5 HEMRAJ T. 3 years ago on Google
    Ultimate

  • 5/5 Harish S. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome place

  • 1/5 ajay s. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful Greenville

  • 5/5 Sulabh T. 3 years ago on Google
    👌

  • 5/5 Varun K. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent place

  • 5/5 suman m. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place

  • 5/5 abhijot pal S. 3 years ago on Google
    Its a nice place next door to our friends pace.

  • 4/5 pradeep s. 3 years ago on Google
    very thankful and full masti

  • 5/5 ranvir s. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful forest view.

  • 4/5 Kusum K. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice...

  • 2/5 आज़ाद �. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice

  • 4/5 shanmuga s. 3 years ago on Google
    Good place

  • 3/5 Positive thoughts & E. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice for evening walking

  • 5/5 Lata S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Equal (Original) Lik

  • 5/5 inderjeet s. 3 years ago on Google
    No words

  • 5/5 Pace dog t. 3 years ago on Google
    100 kg done

  • 5/5 rahul r. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful weather and friendly people

  • 5/5 Satish Y. 3 years ago on Google
    My Hurt

  • 5/5 Anoop V. 3 years ago on Google
    Very nice

  • 4/5 Ashok N. 3 years ago on Google
    That was really nice

  • 5/5 Ikram K. 3 years ago on Google
    Good looking

  • 4/5 Pramendra S. 3 years ago on Google
    Feelings of complete harmony with nature

  • 5/5 Sumit A. 3 years ago on Google
    This place has a real wallpaper view..love it like in the lap of nature..

  • 2/5 Namita K. 3 years ago on Google
    Nothing...is there.

  • 4/5 Karan P. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing for nature lovers. It's a big well maintained park with rides for kids. Parking is free, entry to the park is 50 rupees for an adult. Washrooms are there in the rides area.

  • 5/5 Jag C. 3 years ago on Google
    Organised and clean place. Work still in progress.

  • 3/5 Prachi 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place for trek..we generally walked around.. I liked the place where they shared details about the different pine trees. The feng shui garden is really quiet..you could actually meditate there..

  • 5/5 kulain s. 3 years ago on Google
    Even iam himachali , very familiar with mountain and greenery, but this place is fabulous. Nice to connect more to nature.

  • 5/5 Varun M. 3 years ago on Google
    Such a mind blowing place!! Great source of knowledge ....you definitely got familiar with mother nature♥️♥️

  • 5/5 arshan a. 3 years ago on Google
    If you are in Shimla and just want to take a breath away from the crowd with breathtaking views then Do visit this Nature Park...just don't believe my words see the phots for yourself. The Park is beautiful and so peaceful with birds chirping there.. my experience was just ❤️

  • 4/5 Gunjan S. 3 years ago on Google
    Go there if you like to trek. Though, not many options to eat. You would need to go down 5 minutes drive to get some eatbles.

  • 5/5 Tarish C. 3 years ago on Google
    If you love peace & nature the place is for you! Also if you want to spend some quality time with Kids.

  • 4/5 Abhinav S. 3 years ago on Google
    Good and quiet place

  • 1/5 Vishal G. 3 years ago on Google
    The park has pine tree trails which can be seen anywhere in Shimla, other than that there's hardly anything to see.

  • 5/5 Akhil S. 3 years ago on Google
    Loved the vibe of the place.

  • 5/5 Ankit S. 3 years ago on Google
    Good place. Suggested to track from tarapur

  • 5/5 Aishwarya P. 3 years ago on Google
    Really a Beautiful place....

  • 4/5 Jaspreet S. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice view

  • 5/5 hydra g. 3 years ago on Google
    Splendid natural beauty....

  • 5/5 Amit K. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place nice view & very kind staff

  • 5/5 Dr. idrish P. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice

  • 5/5 Amit J. 3 years ago on Google
    Must visit for nature lovers....

  • 3/5 tushar s. 3 years ago on Google
    Its good to feel peace or take yourself to solitude here .

  • 5/5 Piyush C. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful nature walk..

  • 4/5 Nitika S. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome place to visit.Natural beauty capture here. Nature never goes out of style.

  • 5/5 omjee s. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place and views a must visit in mashobra.

  • 3/5 Vijay K. 3 years ago on Google
    Just ok nothing special in inside the park just few things available over there

  • 3/5 Rama R. 3 years ago on Google
    1. Very nice and calm place to relax, 2. ₹ 50.00Entry fees is too high 3. Very steepy,its little hard to go inside

  • 3/5 tarun r. 3 years ago on Google
    Good for children...

  • 5/5 Khemraj S. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place must visit

  • 4/5 Raj C. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place

  • 5/5 rahul d. 3 years ago on Google
    One should visit this place more often, gives you the breath of fresh air, a sence of calm and peace. And the view is complimentary.

  • 4/5 Muskan 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place to visit. Nature walk and convenient to reach there just 16km from shimla. Garden and different kinds of flowers and trees is the main attraction. Kids will also enjoy in a small kids park. But there are no shops inside so please carry your own water bottle and eating items..

  • 5/5 Neha G. 3 years ago on Google
    Really loved it..kids enjoyed a lot. Kids play area was clean and enjoyable with so many rides

  • 4/5 sanjay p. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place so serene and quiet

  • 5/5 Chhavinder S. 3 years ago on Google
    Natur Park is ❤️❤️❤️

  • 5/5 Anurag P. 3 years ago on Google
    Its a peaceful place in the woods

  • 5/5 Meghali S. 3 years ago on Google
    Pretty place for picnic

  • 4/5 manoj k. 3 years ago on Google
    Picnic place...

  • 3/5 Love N. 3 years ago on Google
    Awsome place

  • 4/5 Manjula S k. 3 years ago on Google
    Beautiful park with exotic flowers and we'll maintained gardens

  • 5/5 azhar a. 2 years ago on Google
    Whenever you went shimla so don't forget to go Green valley in Shimla it's really beautiful place and you can click some awesome pictures over there the view is so amazing

  • 5/5 GOURMET C. 2 years ago on Google
    In the midst of nature😍 Best place for nature lovers and worth time spending ❤️

  • 5/5 Rohan M. 2 years ago on Google
    This perhaps is the least timed drive that can get you in true lush green mountains. Very isolated. Serene. Tranquil. Feel the nature here.

  • 3/5 Nikesh S. 2 years ago on Google
    Its located in kufri & One can see few species of deer 🦌 & on some lucky day a brown bear and leopard. This zoo lacks the different variety of animal species that's one would like to see. This is one of tourist spot in kufri with a entry fee of Rs 50 per adult.

  • 3/5 Kaks K. 2 years ago on Google
    A beautiful n quaint place being run by the most gracious and courteous Mrs n Mr Sharma. Nice place crisp rooms with most scenic view ever. And the food cooked by the lady of the house herself is a blessing,is a treat for your taste buds

  • 2/5 Megha G. 1 year ago on Google
    I have always loved this place but I am cutting 3 stars because of the following reasons : 1) There is no management for litter dropped from hassan valley which comes down to this sanctuary road. Very disgusting. 2) The cycles are very very old and in a very poor condition. Renting one is a nightmare because some part or the other breaks down midway and they ask you to pay for the damage which you aren't even responsible for. It's been 6 years they are telling me that they have sent quotations for a fresh batch of bicycles but well... 3) It's still very expensive if you get yor own bicycle as they have a separate charge for that. So it's best to take a walk and use your student ID if you have it for a 50% rebate.

  • 5/5 Shams Tahir k. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice experience, peace to the soul

  • 3/5 Madhumathi P. 1 year ago on Google
    There is no maintenance of sanctuary here... Only animals we can able to see ... Not that great for recommendation to visit. If you have time to spend, you can visit here. It will take half an hour to watch here that's it.

  • 4/5 prabhuna a. 1 year ago on Google
    We'll i expected the place to be more serene, and green with fresher air. Unfortunately, i was a little disappointed. But the experience was still above average. The rented cycle seemed expensive to me 200 per cycle.

  • 5/5 A V O. 10 months ago on Google
    Very peaceful place in Shimala forest

  • 5/5 Saagar H. 9 months ago on Google
    This is just a photo spot known as Green Valley.

  • 5/5 D' w. 6 months ago on Google
    Its a Queen of Himachal Pradesh. People are very kind too . Roads are well maintained double lanes. Huge parking with multi story building. Mall road is a place to visit to get a glance if mountains . Don’t forget to take your winter gears and umbrella along . Raining is very frequent even in sunny weather . You can accommodate hotels with parking . Many food outlets are there from all India. You can get all kind of food.

  • 5/5 NotoriousB 5 months ago on Google
    Some jaw dropping scenary on this peaceful walk. We didn't see hardly any animals, the odd bird and butterfly. Not sure if this is seasonal or due to the time of day. Well worth the visit and views :-)


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  • Activities
    • ✓️ Hiking
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park

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