Jaldapara National Park, National park in Alipurduar, India

Jaldapara National Park is a protected area in Alipurduar, West Bengal, India, covering open grasslands, dense forests, and several waterways at the base of the Himalayan foothills. The terrain follows the Torsa River and provides habitat for large herbivores and many smaller species across the humid lowland zones.

Toto and Mech (Bodo) tribes lived in this area, then called Totopara, before 1800. The colonial administration declared it a wildlife sanctuary in 1941 to protect its flora and fauna, chiefly the Indian rhinoceros. In May 2014 the sanctuary was elevated to national park status.

Before 1800 the area was home to Toto and Mech (Bodo) tribes and was known as Totopara. The Toto settlement beside the park is described as the only place where the Toto people live, with a population of about 1,000, and visitors can observe their tribal customs in the village. Elephant safaris from the park let visitors watch rhinos and elephant herds in the forest and grassland.

Safaris by elephant or four-wheel-drive vehicle depart from Madarihat, with the cooler winter months between November and March offering the best conditions for spotting animals. Warm clothing for early morning outings and binoculars for birds along the waterways improve the experience greatly.

Only Kaziranga holds more one-horned rhinoceroses in India than this reserve, which also shelters more than two hundred bird species. Rangers use domesticated elephants to patrol inaccessible marsh zones where rhinoceroses retreat during the monsoon rains.