Kilbury Forest Rest House UTTARAKHAND

Kilbury Forest Rest House, UTTARAKHAND

Kilbury FRH, built in 1920 at an elevation of 2215m, it gives an overview of the Naini lake down below. The FRH, has a wide variety of moss and ferns and unique orchids in the forests. The walk from Pangot to kilbury FRH is very popular as it traverses through thick oak, pine, bamboo, cedar and rhododendron forests. A day visit to naina peak at 2620m can be adventurous as you may come across barking deer, kakar, sambar, langurs and sometimes a leopard.

Elevation : 2215m AMSL

Year of Construction: 1920

Location : Nainital-Barpather-Tonkey-Kilbuary road (13 kms from Nainital)

Tourist attraction near FRH : Himalayan view from FRh, trekking to Nena peak, Pangot for birdwatching, wildlife sighting (leopard, Barking deer, ghoral, pheasants etc.)

Contact :                          Divisional Forest officer,
                                        Nainital Forest Division
                                        Phone No-05942-236790, 236718
                                        Email : dfo_nainital@rediffmail.com