KAVUDULLA NATIONAL PARK – in the Polonnaruwa District is 6,900 hectares in extent including the Kavudulla Wewa and the surrounding jungle area.

This was opened in September 2002 as a National Park. The entrance is at Door-9 Galoya on the Minneriya-Galoya Junction Road.

Kavudulla is home to a large herd of Elephants, Sambhur, Spotted Deer, Wild Boar, Wild Buffalo, a range of reptile species and large number of bird species. The Elephant population found here far exceeds those found in other Parks.