The springs and garden
Spring channels running through a landscaped botanical garden.
Springs, botanical garden and trout
Kokernag
A garden town built around Kashmir’s largest freshwater springs, with a botanical garden, rest houses and a big trout farm. Cool, green and quiet.
Anantnag districtAbout 80 km · 2.5 hours from Srinagar
Kokernag is a small town at the foot of forested hills in the Bringi valley, south-east of Anantnag. Its springs are among the largest in Kashmir. The name is usually explained by the springs emerging in several branches, like the claws of a hen — koker in Kashmiri.
The springs feed a botanical garden with lawns, flower beds and footbridges, and one of the largest trout farms in the region, where you can see the hatchery and buy fresh fish. The water is cold and clear, and is reputed to have medicinal properties.
Who it suits
It is a gentle, family-friendly place, good for a night away from the main circuit. Government tourist bungalows sit inside the garden. From here the road continues to Daksum and Sinthan Top.
Things to do
What to see in Kokernag
The trout farm
Hatchery ponds; fresh trout cooked in local restaurants.
Best time to visit
April to October.
How to reach
- From Srinagar — about 80 km via Anantnag, around 2.5 hours.
Tour packages
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Questions
Visiting Kokernag
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Close to Srinagar: Doodhpathri, Yusmarg, Manasbal Lake and the Naranag temples. In the south: Kokernag, Verinag, Aharbal and Daksum. In the north, in summer only: Gurez, Bangus and the Lolab Valley.
Anantnag district
All destinationsMore places to visit in Anantnag
- PahalgamValley of Shepherds
- Betaab ValleyThe film valley above Pahalgam
- Aru ValleyMeadow village above Pahalgam
- BaisaranThe meadow above Pahalgam
- Lidder RiverPahalgam’s glacier river
- ChandanwariStart of the Amarnath Yatra
- Sheshnag LakeSacred lake on the Amarnath route
- Tulian LakeHigh lake above Pahalgam
- Mamal TemplePahalgam’s ancient Shiva temple
- FrislanRiverside stop on the Pahalgam road
- Martand Sun TempleThe 8th-century sun temple
- VerinagThe spring of the Jhelum
- Achabal GardenNur Jahan’s spring garden
- DaksumForest valley on the Bringi
- Sinthan TopSnow pass to Kishtwar
- ChatpalHidden valley of Shangus
Nearby
Other places in the valley
Forest valley on the Bringi
Daksum
Nur Jahan’s spring garden
Achabal Garden
The spring of the Jhelum
Verinag
Snow pass to Kishtwar