National parks in India are IUCN category II protected areas. India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand.
By 1970,India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species.
As of July 2015, there were 103 national parks encompassing an area of 40,500 km2 (15,600 sq mi) , comprising 1.23% of India's total surface area.
| State | Park Name |
| Meghalaya | Nokrek National Park |
| Balphakram National Park | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bandhavgarh National Park |
| Dinosaur Fossils National Park | |
| Kanha National Park | |
| Madhav National Park | |
| Mandla Plant Fossils National Park | |
| Omkareshwar National Park | |
| Panna National Park | |
| Pench National Park | |
| Sanjay National Park2 | |
| Satpura National Park | |
| Van Vihar National Park | |
| Karnataka | Anshi National Park |
| Bandipur National Park | |
| Bannerghatta National Park (Bannerghatta Biological Park) | |
| Kudremukh National Park | |
| Nagarhole National Park | |
| Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) National Park | |
| Jharkhand | Hazaribagh National Park |
| Odisha | Simlipal National Park |
| Bhitarkanika National Park | |
| Gujarat | Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar |
| Gir Forest National Park | |
| Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch | |
| Vansda National Park | |
| West Bengal | Buxa Tiger Reserve |
| Gorumara National Park | |
| Jaldapara National Park | |
| Neora Valley National Park | |
| Singalila National Park | |
| Sundarbans National Park | |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Campbell Bay National Park |
| Galathea National Park | |
| Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park | |
| Middle Button Island National Park | |
| Mount Harriet National Park | |
| North Button Island National Park | |
| Rani Jhansi Marine National Park | |
| Saddle Peak National Park | |
| South Button Island National Park | |
| Maharashtra | Tadoba National Park |
| Chandoli National Park | |
| Gugamal National Park | |
| Navegaon National Park | |
| Sanjay Gandhi National Park | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Dachigam National Park |
| Hemis National Park | |
| Kishtwar National Park | |
| Salim Ali National Park | |
| Rajasthan | Desert National Park |
| Keoladeo National Park | |
| Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Mukundra Hills National Park | |
| Ranthambore National Park | |
| Sariska Tiger Reserve | |
| Andhra Pradesh | Papikonda National Park |
| Sri Venkateswara National Park | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Mouling National Park |
| Namdapha National Park | |
| Assam | Dibru-Saikhowa National Park |
| Kaziranga National Park | |
| Manas National Park | |
| Nameri National Park | |
| Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park | |
| Bihar | Valmiki National Park |
| Chhattisgarh | Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay) National Park |
| Indravati (Kutru) National Park | |
| Kanger Valley National Park | |
| Goa | Mollem National Park |
| Haryana | Kalesar National Park |
| Sultanpur National Park | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Great Himalayan National Park |
| Inderkilla National Park | |
| Khirganga National Park | |
| Pin Valley National Park | |
| Simbalbara National Park | |
| Kerala | Anamudi Shola National Park |
| Eravikulam National Park | |
| Mathikettan Shola National Park | |
| Pambadum Shola National Park | |
| Periyar National Park | |
| Silent Valley National Park | |
| Manipur | Keibul-Lamjao National Park |
| Mizoram | Murlen National Park |
| Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park | |
| Nagaland | Intanki National Park |
| Sikkim | Khangchendzonga National Park |
| Tamil Nadu | Guindy National Park |
| Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park | |
| Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park | |
| Mudumalai National Park | |
| Mukurthi National Park | |
| Telangana | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park |
| Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali National Park | |
| Mrugavani National Park | |
| Tripura | Clouded Leopard National Park |
| Bison (Rajbari) National Park | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Dudhwa National Park |
| Uttarakhand | Corbett National Park |
| Gangotri National Park | |
| Govind National Park | |
| Nanda Devi National Park | |
| Rajaji National Park | |
| Valley of Flowers National Park |
UNESCO World Heritage Site :
Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area 2014
Kaziranga National Park 1985
Keoladeo National Park 1985
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 1985
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks 1988
Sundarbans National Park 1987
Western Ghats 2012
Sites Of Conservation Importance:
Tiger Reserves 49
Elephant Reserves 16
Biosphere Reserve 18
Bird Areas 467
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