Jim Corbett national park was once a rich hunting ground and was first protected by Major Ramsey who in 1858 banned grazing and farming in the lower Patlidun valley,which today forms a large portion of the reserve.This protection was extended and strengthened in 1879 when the forest department declared it a reserve forest.Several attempts were made during the early 20th century to make this into a Game sanctuary,which finally happened in 1936 when governor Malcom Hailey created India’s first and the world’s third national park.

Hailey National Park as it was then known,covered 325 sq km,and Major James E Corbett was one of the key consultants in deciding its boundaries.His key role in both creating the park and contributing to the preservation of its unique wildlife was formalized when the park was renamed in his honour in 1957,two years after his death. The year 1973 was a landmark in the field of wildlife preservation. It was in this year that wildlife preservationist and naturalists from around the world launched PROJECT TIGER the most prestigious and biggest total environmental conservation project ever undertaken. The Jim Corbett National Park has the distinction of having been chosen the venue for the inauguration of this project.

Jim Corbett can be reached from Delhi taking the NH24 to Pakwara via Hapur Bypass,Gajraula and Joya,NH 24 bypass to Moradabad and then NH 21 to Amdanda,Garija and Dhangarhi gates of Corbett National Park via Kashipur and Ramnagar.