Dachigam National Park, National park in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Dachigam spreads across the forested slopes and high valleys of the Zabarwan range, with clear streams running through conifer and broadleaf woods. The upper elevations open into grassy meadows where grass and low shrubs grow between rocks.

Dachigam was made a protected area in 1910 under the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, created to secure clean drinking water for Srinagar. Ten villages were relocated from the land, which gave the park its name. In 1981 it was upgraded and declared a national park.

The name Dachigam means "ten villages" in Kashmiri, recalling the ten settlements whose residents were moved before World War I to create the protected area. The main gate stands near the New Theed general bus stand, beside Darul Uloom Kousaria.

Those wishing to enter the reserve need authorization obtained in Srinagar, roughly 22 kilometers away. Early morning hours and late afternoon work best for spotting animals and avoiding heat.

The hangul deer lives only here and occurs nowhere else in the world. Visitors occasionally spot it in the lower forests, where it forages between trees.