Reserve Forest Sanctuary, Mashobra, Himachal Pradesh India

Reserve Forest Sanctuary is the major tourist attraction of Mashobra, the largest watershed of Asia. The sanctuary provides a chance to watch extraordinary flora and fauna found of the region.

The densely forested slopes of Mashobra are part of the Shimla Reserve Forest sanctuary and nearby catchment area. The natural flora consists of pine, oak, cedar and rhododendron, as well as maple and horse chestnut, combined with shrubs, grasses and wildflowers. One can spot jackals, kakkar (barking deer), the occasional leopard, Himalayan eagle, pheasants, chikor and partridges in the sanctuary.

The natural flora of the place makes the place of great importance both medicinally and from commercial perspective as one finds pine, oak, cedar and rhododendron, as well as maple and horse chestnut, in abundance here. Trekking, camping, and picnicking are few of the activities that people can enjoy here.