Rara National Park
Nepal's smallest national park, set up in 1976 across 106 square kilometres of Mugu and Jumla around Rara Lake. It rises from 2,800 metres to 4,039 metres at Chuchemara Peak, through forests of pine, spruce and juniper.
- Where
- Gamgadhi, Karnali, Nepal
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 29.4917, 82.0722
Get the Rara National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Rara 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 Karnali volume with your photos and a note.
Near Rara National Park
Rara Lake 4.2 km
The largest lake in Nepal, about 5 km long and up to 167 metres deep, at 2,990 metres in the far northwest. Its blue water is ringed by pine and juniper forest, with the peaks of Ruma Kand and Malika Kand rising on either side.
Sinja Valley 21 km
A valley in Jumla District that was the ancient capital of the Khasa kingdom, with ruins of temples and stone pillars from that era. It is also considered the birthplace of the Nepali language.
Chandannath Temple 26 km
The chief temple of Jumla, standing in Khalanga Bazaar, the district's main town in the valley of the Tila river. It is a centre of worship for the Karnali region.
Badimalika Temple 60 km
A high mountain temple to the goddess Bhagwati in Triveni Municipality, Bajura, one of the major shrines of western Nepal. Pilgrims gather for its main festival, Malika Chaturdashi, and it keeps two priests, one each from Kalikot and Bajura.
Shey Phoksundo National Park 76 km
Nepal's largest national park and its only one beyond the main Himalayan crest, 3,555 square kilometres of Dolpa and Mugu set aside in 1984. It climbs from 2,130 to 6,885 metres, and its best-known sight is the deep turquoise Phoksundo Lake.
Phoksundo Lake 91 km
An alpine lake of startling turquoise at about 3,611 metres in Dolpa, the centrepiece of Shey Phoksundo National Park. It covers 494 hectares and plunges to around 136 metres deep, with the village of Ringmo and its stupas at its southern end.
Khaptad National Park 108 km
A high plateau of meadow and forest in the far west of Nepal, made a national park in 1984 and spread over 225 square kilometres of four districts. It rises from 1,400 to 3,300 metres and was the long-time retreat of the hermit Khaptad Baba.
Om Parvat 127 km
A peak of 5,590 metres on the line between Pithoragarh and Nepal.
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Questions
Where is Rara National Park?
Rara National Park is in Gamgadhi, Karnali, Nepal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Rara Lake (4.2 km), Sinja Valley (21 km), Chandannath Temple (26 km).
How do I get the Rara National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Rara National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnali volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Rara National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnali volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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