National Park:A national park is an area dedicated to the conservation of wildlife along with its environment.It is usually a small reserve covering an area of about 100 to 500 km2.Within biosphere reserves, one or more national parks may also exist. Jim Corbett National Park :It is the oldest national park in India, located in Uttarakhand. HIt was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. Jim Corbett National Park is the largest tiger reserve located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand.It was established in the year 1936.It is famous for being home to a large number of tigers, the highest among any Indian national park.The Park itself occupies 520 square kilometres, and its whole area comprises hills, marshy depressions, riverine belts, grasslands and a large lake.It is India's oldest and most prestigious National Park. Thus, Jim Corbett National Park was previously called Hailey National Park.Additional InformationThe following National parks are most famous in India:Famous National ParksLocationProminent animalJim Corbett National ParkUttarakhandRoyal Bengal TigerKaziranga National ParkAssamOne-horned rhinocerosGir National ParkGujaratAsiatic lionSunderbans National ParkWest BengalRoyal Bengal TigerSariska National ParkRajasthanRoyal Bengal TigerKanha National ParkMadhya PradeshSwamp deerRanthambore National ParkRajasthanTigerBandipur National ParkKarnatakaTigerTadoba Andhari National ParkMaharashtraTigerNamdapha National ParkArunachal PradeshLeopard, Clouded leopard, TigerManas National ParkAssamPygmy Hog, Water buffaloDachigam National ParkJammu & KashmirKashmir stagHemis National ParkLadakh Snow leopardPeriyar National ParkKeralaElephant