Area: 3555 sq. km; Established: 1984
Shey-Phoksundo National Park is located in the mountain region of Western Nepal, covering parts of Dolpa and Mugu District. It is the largest national park with an area of 3555 sq. km in the country. The main purposes of the park are to preserve the unique trans-Himalayan ecosystem with its typical Tibetan type of flora and fauna and to protect endangered species such as the snow leopard and musk deer.

The park contains the luxuriant forests mainly comprised of blue pine, spruce, cypress, poplar, deodar, fir and birch. The Jugdula River valley consists mostly of Qurercus species. The trans-Himalayan area has near- desert type vegetation of mainly dwarf juniper and caragana shrubs. The park provides prime habitat for snow leopard and blue sheep. Other common animals found in the park are: goral, Himalayan tahr, serow, leopard, wolf, jackal, Himalayan black bear, Himalayan weasel, Himalayan mouse hare, yellow-throated marten, langur and rhesus monkeys. The shey phoksundo  park is equally rich in many varieties of birds, such as Impeyan pheasant (danphe), blood pheasant, cheer pheasant, red and yellow billed cough, raven, jungle crow, snow partridge and many others.

Mains seasons to Visit The Shey Phoksundo National Park: Spring season (March-May) usually has fine weather although high passes still remain covered with the winter snow. The park is located behind the Himalayan Range, that is why the park is little affected by monsoon rain from June until September and weather usually remains clear. The alpine flowers are at their best color during this months. The winter temperatures drop below 0 C. Occasional heavy snowfall in mid-winter closes the trails for several days.

How to Reach the Park: The easiest and shortest route to reach the  shey phoksundo National park is to fly to Juphal airstrip in Dolpa from Nepalgunj or Pokhara. From there, it is an easy one day walk to reach the park guardpost at Suligad and three days walk to reach park HQ. at Sumduwa. Another alternate routes are to fly to Jumla and trek about 10 days to the Phoksundo and Shey areas.. An adventurous route begins in Dhorpatan crossing several high passes before reaching Dunai, the District HQ. of Dolpa.

 
Entry fees into Shey Phoksundo National Park:

All visitors, except Nepali, must pay a park entry fee at Ankhe guard post of park HQ.

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