Balpakram National Park
The Garo land of the dead.
- Where
- South Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 25.3480, 90.5658
Get the Balpakram National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Balpakram National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Meghalaya volume with your photos and a note.
Near Balpakram National Park
Siju Cave 12 km
Bat cave with an underground river.
Nokrek National Park 30 km
A biosphere reserve, and the wild citrus.
Langshiang Falls 67 km
The Kynshi going over a cliff in three strands, into a gorge in West Khasi Hills.
Panbari Mosque 103 km
The oldest mosque in Assam, built in the time of Hussain Shah and still standing at Dhubri.
Chandubi Lake 104 km
A lake made by the earthquake of 1897, in the Garo foothills, quiet and shallow.
Wei Sawdong Falls 112 km
Three tiers, and a bamboo ladder to reach them.
Nongriat 113 km
Three thousand steps down to the double root bridge.
Nohkalikai Falls 113 km
The tallest plunge waterfall in India at three hundred and forty metres, fed by rain off the plateau above it.
More offbeat places in Meghalaya
Questions
Where is Balpakram National Park?
Balpakram National Park is in South Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Siju Cave (12 km), Nokrek National Park (30 km), Langshiang Falls (67 km).
How do I get the Balpakram National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Balpakram National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Meghalaya volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Balpakram National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Meghalaya volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.