It is situated only 22 kilometers in the northeastern part of Srinagar, the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir. The variation in altitude is vast, ranging from 5500 ft to 14000 ft above mean sea level. Due to this vast variation, the park is very clearly demarcated into an upper and lower region. The beauty of the place is due to the majestic peaks of the Himalayas, along with the serenity of ever- popular Dal Lake. Fascinating slopes, with wonderful and colorful flowers in full bloom, casts a spell in the minds of the people. The best times to explore these two areas are summer and winter respectively. Due to the upper region`s cold winter months, the best months for visiting here is between the months of May and August. For the lower region, the ideal time is between September and December and is also equally rewarding in the summer months.

The origin of Dachigam National Park has a past history. The name of the park literally stands for "ten villages" which might be in the memory of the ten villages, which got dispersed due to the formation of the park. It is quite rich in greenery and booties of nature, giving shelter to rare species within its lap. However it was initially created to ensure clean drinking water supply for the city of Srinagar. From the year 1910 onwards, it has been a protected area, primarily, under the attention and close observation of the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir valley. Later the government authority took charge of the entire park. The year 1981 was significant as on that very year Dachigam National Park got the status and prestige of being a national park in India.

Dachigam National Park is considered home to some of the unique Himalayan range of flora and fauna. More than five hundred types of plants and herbs are being found here, with high medicinal values. Every one identifies the region due its wide varieties of wild life animals` species. Amongst them, the hangul or Kashmir stag is significant; it is the most rare species of red deer in the whole world. In the early 70s, when the number of deer in the park decreased to a dreadful number of hundred and eighty, the park management took special initiatives for their preservation. Thanks to their rightful steps, a subspecies of the European Red Deer were saved to go in to extinction. Truly they are awesome to look at. They have got dark brown colored bodies, displaying their strength and stamina. Their huge body coating also are present so as to protect them from chilly bites of winters, after which they become paler in summer, on their own. Their five points on each horn also add to their glory. Beautiful stags with even up to eight points have been found in the arena of Dachigam National Park also fawns with spotted coats are not rare to be found here.

Numerous other species also reside in the park. Among them Snow Leopard is commonly seen. Other wide range of mammals, such as Leopard, Hill Fox, Himalayan Black Bear, Brown Bear, Himalayan Tahr, Leopard, Hill Fox, Yellow-throated Marten, Leopard-cat, Serow, Goral, Musk Deer, Himalayan Marmot, Wild Boar, Jackal, Common Langur.

Over 150 species of birds are found here including Himalayan Monal and Koklass Pheasant. This is also the breeding area for several species of warblers. There are birds raptors namely Lammergeier, Himalayan Griffon, Golden Eagle, Common Kestrel, Northern Goshawk, Tawny Owl.

Also, Himalayan Monal (below), Koklass Pheasant, Kalij Pheasant, Yellow-billed Blue Magpie, Red-billed Chough, Ye How-billed Chough, Spotted Nutcracker, Ultramarine Flycatcher, Long-tailed Minivet, Wallcreeper, Himalayan Woodpecker, White-cheeked Nuthatch, Streaked Laughingthrush, Variegated Laughingthrush, Black-and-yellow Grosbeak are also important.

The park is also captivated with the tunes of birds like waterside white-capped Water Redstart, Plumbeous Water Redstart, Little Forktail, Spotted Forktail, Brown Dipper Dachigam National Park has a specialty in presenting to its tourists all the glories of various seasons down the years. It makes it a must for the tourists to visit the park again and again, just to see the changes in appearance that the park underwent with the arrival.