Jatayu Nature Park

Jatayu Nature Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Jatayu Nature Park

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Jatayu Nature Park — distance from nearby cities

• From Kollam (KL): about 35 km by road (28 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kollam
• From Thiruvananthapuram (KL): about 48 km by road (39 km straight line) · directions · more places near Thiruvananthapuram
• From Alappuzha (KL): about 114 km by road (91 km straight line) · directions · more places near Alappuzha
• From Tirunelveli (TN): about 124 km by road (99 km straight line) · directions · more places near Tirunelveli
• From Kanyakumari (TN): about 142 km by road (114 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kanyakumari

Coordinates: 8.86523, 76.86721. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jatayu Nature Park

• Jatayu Rock · attraction · Kollam · ~0 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle View Point Chettukuzhy · viewpoint · Kollam · ~16 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Kudukkathu Para · attraction · Kollam · ~16 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Muttara Hills. · temple · Kollam · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Punalur Suspension Bridge · attraction · Kollam · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple · temple · Kollam · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sivagiri Mutt · temple · Thiruvananthapuram · ~26 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sri Kulathupuzha Bala Sastha Temple · temple · Kollam · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Immaculate Conception Church · church · Kollam · ~28 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ottakkal Lookout · viewpoint · Kollam · ~28 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Puttingal Devi Temple · temple · Kollam · ~29 km · Must-see
• Varkala Beach Trivandrum · beach · Thiruvananthapuram · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kappil Beach · beach · Thiruvananthapuram · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Poonthran · fort · Thiruvananthapuram · ~29 km · Must-see
• Vellanikkal Paramukal Sunset Viewpoint · viewpoint · Thiruvananthapuram · ~30 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• st Antony's church kanjiracode · church · Kollam · ~31 km · Must-see
• Anchuthengu Fort · fort · Thiruvananthapuram · ~31 km · Must-see
• Anjuthengu Fort Trivandrum · fort · Thiruvananthapuram · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jatayu Nature Park

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jatayu Nature Park

• Pinnacle View Point Chettukuzhy · viewpoint · Kollam · ~16 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Ottakkal Lookout · viewpoint · Kollam · ~28 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Vellanikkal Paramukal Sunset Viewpoint · viewpoint · Thiruvananthapuram · ~30 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ponmudi Hill Station · viewpoint · Thiruvananthapuram · ~36 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ponmudi Hill Top, Vithura · viewpoint · Thiruvananthapuram · ~36 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Rosemala View Point · viewpoint · Kollam · ~42 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Agasthyamala · viewpoint · Tirunelveli · ~62 km · Must-see
• Devarmalai · viewpoint · Pathanamthitta · ~69 km · Must-see
• Ponnambalamedu · viewpoint · Pathanamthitta · ~84 km · Must-see
• Malarikkal sunrise View Point · viewpoint · Kottayam · ~110 km · Highly rated · Must-see

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