Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary

Location Of the Sanctuary
Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the most interesting and beautiful wild life parks in the state of Chhattisgarh in India. Barnawapara wild life sanctuary, established in 1976 under Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, is situated in the Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh.

This wild life sanctuary covering an area of only 245 sq km.is one of the smallest, topography of the region comprising of flat and hilly terrains, altitudes ranging between 265-400 mts.

How to Reach Barnawapara Sanctuary?
This is located at about 85 kilometers from Raipur airport and 60 kms from the Mahasamund Railway Station. You can take a cab or a vehile near the airport or the station and reach Barnawapara Wildlife sanctuary via PWD forest road, which connects Raipur with Patewa and Pithora on the NH6.
Wild life at the Banawapara Sanctuary

Tropical dry deciduous forest with Teak, Sal, Bamboo and Terminalia being the prominent trees are mainly found in the flat terrains and some of the plants found there are Semal, Mahua, Ber and Tendu. To name a few of the wild life found in the area are Tigers, Sloth Bear, Flying Squirrels, Jackals, Four-horned Antelopes, Leopards, Chinkara, Black Buck, Jungle Cat, Barking Deer, Porcupine, Monkey, Bison, Striped Hyena, Wild Dogs, Chital, Sambar, Nilgai, Gaur, Muntjac, Wild Boar, Cobra, Python and many more. Parrots, Bulbul, White-rumped Vultures, Green Avadavat, Lesser Kestrels, Peafowl, Wood Peckers, Racket-tailed Drongos, Egrets, and Herons are some of the birds found in the area.

Barnawapara Wildlife Count: Tiger - 08, Leopard -50, Gaur - 563, Sambar - 207, Wild boar - 286, Sloth bear - 132, Nilgai - 158, Chital - 4,287.

Accommodation Facilities at the Sanctuary
Mohda Eco Resort is a premium property of the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board. It is situated right inside the wild life sanctuary facing a small beautiful lake.
You can stay there the night to see and feel more of the sanctuary. There are about 12 rooms in the Mohda Resort. There is a restaurant,and there is also a spacious elevated sit out (Machan) for viewing of wild life across the lake.