Van Vihar National Park, National park in Bhopal district, India.

Van Vihar National Park covers about 4.45 km2 on the degraded hillock of Shyamla Hill beside Bhopal's large lake. It is run as a zoological park under Central Zoo Authority guidelines: carnivores such as Bengal tigers, Asiatic lions, Indian wolves and mugger crocodiles stay in enclosures, while chital, sambar, blackbuck, nilgai and wild boar range freely. Visitors drive or cycle along a road through the park, past trenches, stone walls and chain-link fencing.

Illegal stone quarries operated on Shyamla Hill in the mid-twentieth century, and commercial bodies sought the land beside the large lake. The area was brought under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and an expert committee studied its protection. In 1983 the state government notified 4.4521 km2 as a national park, paying Rs. 23.52 lakhs to villagers of Prempura, Dharampuri and Amkheda for 0.5692 km2 of private land.

Van Vihar means "forest recreation" or "garden in the forest". The park is managed as a modern zoo under Central Zoo Authority guidelines, so visitors pass through by road while animals stay in near-natural habitats behind trenches, stone walls and chain-link fencing. Bicycles can be rented at the gates at either end.

Paths lead through the grounds and allow walking tours or vehicle rides at certain points. Visiting is most comfortable in early morning and late afternoon when animals are more active.

Van Vihar holds animals classed as captive and herbivores: carnivores such as Bengal tigers, Asiatic lions, Indian wolves and mugger crocodiles stay in enclosed areas, while chital, sambar, blackbuck and wild boar range freely. A crocodile may lie on damp earth with jaws open, grey-green plates along its back and tail. The park also runs a vulture breeding centre begun in the 2010s, first for white-rumped and long-billed vultures.