Madumalai National Park 

Situated in the Nilgiri district the park extends over an area of 230sq.km. The Bandipur National Park of Karnataka is contiguous with this park separated by river Moyar. Kerala forests adjoin this park. The nearest town is Gudalur 16km from it. Octacmund, the nearest rail head is 64 km from he park. Nearest airport is Coimbatore,160 km from the park It is well connected by road with Mysore which is 97 km away from the park.

The park consist of tropical moist deciduous hill forests. It has thick forests of teak and eucalyptus and dense groves of bamboo.

The fauna found in the  park are tiger, panther, sloth bear, wild dog, elephant, gaur, mouse deer, pigs. The avifauna include great black wood pecker, barber, Malabar gray horn bill, owl, parakeet, hawk eagle and green pigeon.

The suitable period for visiting the park is from February to May and again from September to October. Guest houses are available at  Theppakkadu, Masinagudi and Kargudi.