Topography at Sariska National Park

The park consist many undulating hills of all sizes. These hills get higher and the cliffs get sheerer as you progress further into the park. There aren't many prominent water bodies present within the park. There is a small lake to the left of the main road only a small distance from the entrance. This lake too dries up to a large extent in the hot summer months. The park authorities have made some waterholes to try and compensate for this lack of water. One of these is located just to the right of the main road, past a place called Kalighati. There is some excellent grassland with water channels criss-crossing all over them. The forest cover is mostly of the dry deciduous type with Dhok, Khair, Tendu, Ber, Surwal and Goria making up a majority of the vegetation. The park bears a completely different look in the summer months and in the months post-monsoon. It appears extremely dry in the summers and becomes so dense and lush green after the monsoons that it is difficult to see beyond a few feet off the track. The forest cover has greatly depleted over the past decade or so and the jungle that extended right up to the main highway outside, now can only sometimes barely be seen from there. Yet, going by the surrounding areas of the park, it still truly appears like an oasis in the dessert.