Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary, located in the district of Chamba, is one of the most popular as well as most frequented sanctuaries in state of Himachal Pradesh. Popularly known as the Kalatop Khajjiar Sanctuary, the entire forest is covered with the thick foliage of deodar trees. In addition the sanctuary is also home to several animals and birds.Sprawling over an area of 1962 hectares, the sanctuary is located at a distance of 6 km from Dalhousie. The vegetation is in this sanctuary mainly comprises blue pine, fir and deodar trees. Home to several species of animals and birds that reside within the forests make it one of the most popular tourist attractions of the entire State. Leopard, Bear, Deer, Squirrel, Barking Goral, Serow, Langur, Jackal and Himalayan Black Marten are some of the animals that are inhabited in the Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary. The streams of water passing through this sanctuary flow into the River Ravi, which is located to the north of this sanctuary