FJ63+X78 Pykara Dam & Power House, Pykara, Sholur, Tamil Nadu 643237
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One of the dams, Power Houses and tourist spots in Nilgiris District. Located at Ooty-Gudalur route. Pykara Dam and Pykara Lake are same. This dam is very near to Pykara Bus stop. You can see the this dam while reaching Pykara (On the way itself). Excellent atmosphere. This dam is surrounded by dense forest and mountains.
At a distance of 22 km from Ooty, Pykara Lake is a placid lake situated on Ooty - Mysore road in Tamilnadu. Pykara Lake & Dam is one of the best places to visit in Ooty and an ideal place to experience beautiful boat ride.
Pykara Dam built on Pykara River amidst dense forest is a beautiful destination offering breathtaking scenery. Pykara is the largest river in Nilgiris district. Pykara Lake is a blessed lake for the Todas, the local tribe of Nilgiris. This is the best place to relax and admire the beauty of nature. The dam is near the main Ooty - Gudalur road and includes a power station. Often referred as one of the oldest power plants in South India, the Pykara Power Station still functions and generating about 60 megawatts electricity. It was declared as a heritage plant in 1997, triggered the establishment of more hydro-electric power stations in the state.
A boat house on the Pykara reservoir is an added attraction for tourists and is maintained by Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation. Boating in Pykara Lake is a memorable experience. Visitors can hire a speed boat or motor boat from the boat house and enjoy a fun ride in the lake. The boat house also includes a restaurant and a rest house, where tourists can relax. The place is a popular picnic spot among locals as well as tourists. The lake is surrounded by thick forest of Mukurthi National Park. If you are lucky, you can catch a glimpse of wildlife like elephants roaming on banks of the lake.
Boat house is usually crowded on weekends and holidays and may have to wait for more than 30 minutes some times.
Boat House Timings: 9. 30 AM - 5. 30 PM
Pedal Boat (30 mins): Rs. 60 for 2 seater, Rs. 100 for 4 seater
Motor Boat (20 mins): Rs. 325 for 6 seater, Rs. 425 for 8 seater and Rs. 525 for 10 seater
Pykara dam is a small 2-4 gated dam located near to Ooty around 25 kms from there. The gushing water from the dam is not so mesmerising but the view of mountains and pine trees adds a mountain of beauty to this dam.
1.2 MW of electricity is generated from this dam. Full security measures are taken for the people to not fall into any disaster while viewing the dam but please make sure if the kids are with you then please take special care of them.
The dam is out of bounds for general public. The lake is used for boating and other paid TTDC activities. Access road to dam backwaters is via a 1 km. Downhill walk from main road. Caution, parking on road is very limited and virtually non existent. It's essentially a tow way zone. Boating location is a 10 min. deviation from main road with an access road currently in bad state. Reasonable number of car parks are available there. Parking is charged irrespectively.
Very beautiful place to visit. The dam is located on the way to Pykara lake. We are lucky to see more water in the lake and Dam.
A very beautiful place to visit for boating in serene atmosphere. A short walk takes you to breath taking Pykara water falls. A lovely place to visit
No access to public. Only you can view from the road. While we went in August 2022 the water flow was very less.
No Entry to dam but can visit waterfalls opposite to it, as there was no parking available on 23rd Monday October which were Puja holidays when we visited we moved to Pykara Boat house
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Pykara Dam & Power House Located in Sholur of The Nilgiris. The complete address is FJ63+X78 Pykara Dam & Power House, Pykara, Sholur, Tamil Nadu 643237.
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Such a good place to visit.The view point is very beautiful and also have high risk .Don't go with your children's there is no safety measures.we can see the whole masinagudi village from this area.
The place is called the Shooting Range where many renowned movies were shot and till now it's a perfect place for the director to film many songs .
We went on Sunday as usual. The place was a bit crowded. No pre-booking of tickets as it just cost 30
Private Place . Defence facility. Tourist Not allowed . Rooms available . No kitchen . Will have to carry food . Boating only on special occasions . Parking is big . Be careful of wild animals in the night . Washrooms and freshening up facilities av
Really loved being in this place, a surreal experience of going in the lake boating surrounding by pine trees and greens.
A must visit and highly recommended place.
It is also one of the beautiful lake near by ooty city on the way to pykara lake.I visited recently with my family to this place. Less crowd, science location and beautiful weather. Spent one hour and taken photos had some refreshment. Need to have p
