Major National Parks & Reserves

PARK	AREA	FEATURES	BEST TIME TO VISIT
Bundala National Park	62.2 sq km	Coastal lagoon migratory birds, elephants	Year Round
Gal Oya National Park	629.4 sq km	Grasslands, evergreen forest, deer. Senanayake Samudra (tank), elephants, sloth bears. leopards, water buffaloes	Dec – Sep
Horton Plains National Park	31.6 sq km	Unesco World Heritage Site, montane forests, marshy grassland, World’s End precipice, sambars	Dec - Mar
Kaudulla National Park	66.6 sq km	Kaudulla Tank, evergreen forest, scrub jungle, grassy plains, elephants, leopards, sambar, fishing cats, sloth bears	Aug – Dec
Knuckles Range	175 sq km	Unesco World Heritage Site, traditional village, hiking trails, caves, waterfalls, montane pygmy forest, evergreen forest, riverine forest, grasslands, scrub, paddy fields, 31 mammal species	Dec – May
Kumana National Park	181.5 sq km	Grassland, jungle, lagoons, mangrove swamp, waterfowl	May – Sep
Lunugamvehera National Park	235 sq km	Grasslands, reservoir, elephants	May – Sep
Minneriya National Park	88.9 sq km	Minneriya Tank, toque macaques, sambars, elephants, waterfowl	May – Sep
Sinharaja Forrest Reserve	189 sq km	Unesco World Heritage Site, sambars, rainforest, leopards, purplefaced langurs, barking deer, 147 recorded bird species	Aug –Sep Jan – Mar
Sri Pada Peak Wilderness	192 sq km	Unesco World Heritage Site, Adam’s Peak, hiking trails	Dec – May
Udawallwe National Park	308.2 sq km	Grassland, thorn scrub, elephants, spotted deer, water buffaloes, wild boar	Year Round
Wasgomuwa National Park	393.2 sq km	Evergreen forest, hilly ridges, grassy plains, elephants, leopards, sloth bears	Jun – Sep
Wilpattu National Park	1317 sq km	Dense jungle, scrub, saltgrass, elephants, leopards, sloth bears, deer, crocodiles	Jan –Mar
Yala National Park	141 sq km	Tropical thornforest, lagoons, elephants, sloth bears, leopards, water buffaloes, lesser flamingos	Nov -Jul