Madhav National Park
| Madhav National Park | |
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Forest in Madhav National Park | |
Location in Madhya Pradesh Madhav National Park (India) | |
Interactive map of Madhav National Park | |
| Location | Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Nearest city | Shivpuri around 9km away |
| Coordinates | 25°30′N 77°49′E / 25.50°N 77.82°E |
| Area | 354 km2 (137 sq mi) |
| Visitors | around 500 people (in every year) |
| Official name | Sakhya Sagar |
| Designated | 7 January 2022 |
| Reference no. | 2483 |
Madhav National Park is a national park in Shivpuri District of Gwalior division in northwest Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established in 1956 with 167 km2 (64 sq mi) as Shivpuri National Park. In 1958, it was renamed Madhav National Park after Madho Rao Scindia and was finalized the following year. Sakhya Sagar, a reservoir within the park, has been designated as a Ramsar site in 2022.
Two national highways pass through the park, the Gwalior to Bombay former National Highway 3 and the Jhansi to Shivpuri National Highway 27.