Efforts to save the forests of the region began in the 19th century under Major Ramsay, the British Officer who was in-charge of the area during those times. The first step in the protection of the area began in 1868 when the British forest department established control over the land and prohibited cultivation and the operation of cattle stations. [9] In 1879 these forests were constituted into a reserve forest where restricted felling was permitted. Jaleel, J. A. (2001). Under the Shadow of Man-eaters: The Life and Legend of Jim Corbett of Kumaon. Orient Longman. ISBN 978-81-250-2020-2. Corbett National Park comprises 520.8km 2 (201.1sqmi) area of hills, riverine belts, marshy depressions, grasslands and a large lake. The elevation ranges from 1,300 to 4,000ft (400 to 1,220m). Winter nights are cold but the days are bright and sunny. It rains from July to September. The park has sub-Himalayan belt geographical and ecological characteristics. [3] Dense moist deciduous forest mainly consists of Shorea robusta (the sal tree), haldu, peepal, rohini and mango trees. Forest covers almost 73 per cent of the park, while 10 per cent of the area consists of grasslands. It houses around 110 tree species, 50 species of mammals, 580 bird species and 25 reptile species.

Corbett, Jim; Nayak, Prashanto Kumar (July 2004). Oxford India Illustrated Corbett. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-566874-2. However, there are some fantastic Corbett mountains : the Cobbler, Quinag, Beinn Damh, Fionaven, Arkle and Goatfell to name but a few. Riley, Laura; William Riley (2005). Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12219-9.

The 2005 Bollywood movie Kaal has a plot set in the Jim Corbett National Park. The movie was filmed at the park as well. [24]

Tourist Places to Visit Near Jim Corbett National Park". Corbett-national-park.com . Retrieved 10 September 2017.Singh, Ashok; Reddy, V. S.; Singh, J. S. (1995). "Analysis of woody vegetation of Corbett National Park, India". Vegetatio. 120 (1 / September 1995): 69–79. doi: 10.1007/BF00033459. S2CID 41815576. From the summit of Beinn Tarsuinn, after a few bits of easy down-scrambling, I reached the starting point of the A’Chir ridge.