Eravikulam National Park

Eravikulam National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Strobilanthes kunthiana
Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Eravikulam National Park (India) Show map of India
Location	Idukki, Kerala, India and Pooyamkutty forest, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India
Nearest town	Munnar, Palani, Theni, Kothamangalam, Adimali
Coordinates	10°12′00″N 77°04′59″E / 10.2°N 77.083°E / 10.2; 77.083
Area	97 km2 (37 sq mi)
Visitors	148,440 (in 2001)
Governing body	Department of Forests and Wildlife, Government of Kerala
www.eravikulam.org

Eravikulam National Park is a 97 km² national park located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki and Ernakulam districts of Kerala in India. The park is situated between 10º05'N and 10º20' north, and 77º0' and 77º10' east and is the first national park in Kerala. It was established in 1978.

Eravikulam National Park is administered by the Kerala Department of Forests and Wildlife, Munnar Wildlife Division, which also runs the nearby Mathikettan Shola National Park, Anamudi Shola National Park, Pambadum Shola National Park, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kurinjimala Sanctuary.^[1]