The Bandhavgarh national park is a jungle consisting mainly of sal trees. It is only in the slightly higher reaches that it changes to a more mixed vegetation of sali, saj, saja, dhobin etc. In the northern region of the park, there are vast stretches of grasslands and bamboo forests. A lot of this is what appears to be young bamboo, which can be seen from it's green and slim appearance. This northern region also consists of a series of rocky ridges with deep crevices cut by perennial streams. In the south, the extensions, which were included into the park in 1986, consist of low hills covered with forest but interspersed with grasslands that were formerly agricultural land. The central portion of the park, which consists of the original 106 square kilometers and the fort, is still the main sighting area. This area consists of 32 hills and also some marshy stretches divided by large grasslands and a few water bodies. The forest cover surrounding these is very dense all the way up the hilly slopes, like those leading up to the "Shesh Saya".

Bandhavgarh has a large variety of tree cover

As most of the jungle tracks run through more open areas, one tends to get the impression of the jungle not being extremely thick. However, on surveying the forest from a higher point, such as the fort, one can truely gauge the thickness and density of the forest cover below. Bandhavgarh has an excellent tree and foliage concentration.