National park is a separate land area where animals, birds, natural vegetation etc are conserved and promoted. In other words, it is a part of land separated for the conservation, management and proper utilization of natural environment, wildlife and vegetation. There are altogether 17 national parks, wildlife reserves and conservation areas in Nepal that occupy almost 16% of total land area.

• Royal Chitwan National Park (932 sq km)
• Sagarmatha National Park (1148 sq km)
• Langtang National park (1710 sq km)
• Royal Bardia National Park (968 sq km)
• Shey-phoksundo National Park (3555 sq km)
• Rara National Park (106 sq km)
• Makalu-Barun National Park andConservation Area (2330 sq km)
• Royal Sukklaphanta Wildlife Reserve (305 sq km)
• Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (175 sq km)