National Parks in Sri Lanka..

WILPATTU NATIONAL PARK

WILPATTU is the largest and oldest national parks in Sri Lanka and located in the Northwest coast lowland dry zone of Sri Lanka. The park is located 30km west Anuradhapura and located 26 km north of Puttalam.



YALA (RUHUNA) NATIONAL PARK

YALA is the 2nd largest national park in Sri Lanka. It is situated in the southeast region of the island in the dry zone. The park is situated about 300 km from Colombo which is capital city of Sri Lanka. The park divided into five blocks and only I and II blocks are opened for the visitors. The reserve covers 979 km², although only the original 141 km² are open to the public. It was established in 1894 as a Game Sanctuary.



GAL OYA NATIONAL PARK

GAL OYA NATIONAL PARK was established in 1954 and built under the Gal Oya development project by damming the Gal Oya at Inginiyagala in 1950.



UDA WALAWE NATIONAL PARK

UDA WALAWE NATIONAL PARK is an important national park in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. The reserve covers 306 km² and was established in 1972 to protect the catchment of the Uda Walawe reservoir.



WASGAMUWA NATIONAL PARK

WASGAMUWA NATIONAL PARK is a natural park in Sri lanka and situated 225 km away from Colombo. Originally it was designated as a nature reserve in 1938, and then in the early 1970's the area was regraded as a strict nature reserve. The park is situated 225 km away from Colombo.



HORTON PLAINS NATIONAL PARK

HORTON PLAINS NATIONAL PARK is a national park in the highlands of Sri Lanka. It lies at a height of more than 2,000 m in the central highlands, and its altitude means that it has a much cooler and more windy climate than the lowlands of Sri Lanka. This was named in 1834.



BUNDALA NATIONAL PARK

BUNDALA NATIONAL PARK was designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1969 and redesignated to a nationla park on 4 January 1993. In 1991 Bundala became the first wetland to be declared as a Ramsar site in Sri Lanka.