The crown jewel of the lake city and the first on any traveler’s list of places to visit at Bhimtal, Bhimtal Lake is the largest in Kumaon and about 20 kilometers from Nainital. {{keyword}} It’s incredibly picturesque and one of the best ways to spend the day while in the city is to go boating across the lake. There are numerous opportunities for photography. In fact, you’ll find picture-perfect spots almost everywhere you look and won’t be able to put down your camera!
Bhimtal is a lake in the town of Bhimtal, near Nainital city in Nainital district of Kumaon, India with a masonry dam built in 1883 creating the storage facility. It is the largest lake of Nainital district, as well as Kumaon, which is known as the "Lake district of India".
It's the 2nd largest lake by surface area in Uttarakhand. {{keyword}} The lake provides drinking water supply and supports aquaculture with variety of fish species. There is an island at the center of the lake which has been developed as a tourist attraction and has an aquarium.
It is 22.5 kilometers (14.0 mi) away from the district town of Nainital.Kathgodam is the nearest rail-head which is 20 kilometers away.{{keyword}}
Wildlife seen around the lake are barking deer,kalji-pheasants, koklass-pheasants white-capped laughingthrush and migratory ducks and geese.
