Pampadum Shola National Park
The smallest national park in Kerala, high shola forest above Munnar.
- Where
- Idukki, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 10.1439, 77.2669
Get the Pampadum Shola National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pampadum Shola National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Pampadum Shola National Park
Vattavada 4.5 km
A cold high valley past Munnar where garlic, cabbage and passion fruit grow in terraces, and the road ends at the Tamil Nadu line.
Meesapulimala 8.7 km
The second highest peak in the Western Ghats at 2,640 metres, reached on foot through rhododendron and grassland from Munnar.
Kolukkumalai 9.2 km
The highest tea estate in the world at 2,400 metres, reached by jeep from Munnar over a road that is mostly rock.
Kanthalloor 12 km
A village of apple, orange and strawberry orchards on the dry side of the Ghats, where Kerala grows fruit it cannot grow anywhere else.
Berijam Lake 15 km
A reservoir above Kodaikanal, permit only, and the water is said to be drinkable at source.
Mattupetty Dam 16 km
A concrete dam in the Kannan Devan hills above Munnar, holding water for power.
Mathikettan Shola National Park 19 km
A small shola forest in Idukki whose name means the forest that confuses the mind.
Devikulam 20 km
A small hill station eight kilometres from Munnar, at eighteen hundred metres.
More hidden gems in Keralam
Questions
Where is Pampadum Shola National Park?
Pampadum Shola National Park is in Idukki, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Vattavada (4.5 km), Meesapulimala (8.7 km), Kolukkumalai (9.2 km).
How do I get the Pampadum Shola National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pampadum Shola National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Pampadum Shola National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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