Pench National Park
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For Pench National Park in Madhya Pradesh, see Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
The Pench National Park is located in northwestern Maharastra in India, about 70 km from the city of Nagpur. Spread over an area of 275 km², it extends into the neighbouring state of Madhya Pradesh. The vegetation here is typical of the southern tropical deciduous forest. The best time to visit the park is between February and April. The common animals which can be seen are the gaur, sambhars, blue bulls, macaque, langur, wild boar, bears and wild dogs and the Park is well-known for its deers and leopards. A few tigers and civets can also be spotted sometimes. The Park is open to public between 5 in the morning to 7 in the evening. It can be accessed by road as well as railway. The nearest rail-head is at Ramtek and a bus can be taken for the next 35 km to the Park. Other important natural forests in Maharashtra like the Nagzira Sanctuary and the Navegaon National Park are also comparatively close to Pench.
Pench forest reserve, is the setting for Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
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