Hemant Karkare Park

Hemant Karkare Park is a park in Mumbai Suburban District, Mumbai City District, Maharashtra which is located on Poonam Nagar. Hemant Karkare Park is situated nearby to Kalpataru Estate Swimming Pool, as well as near Vijay Salaskar park.

Opening hours: 6:00 AM—11:00 PM
Type: Park
Address: Poonam Nagar, Mumbai, Mumbai, 400060

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mahakali Caves and Jogeshwari Caves.

Mahakali Caves

Archaeological site

Photo: Milind13, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kondivite Caves are a group of 19 rock-cut monuments built between 4th century BCE and 6th century CE. This Buddhist monastery is located in the eastern suburb of Andheri in the city of Mumbai in western India. Mahakali Caves is situated 1 km southeast of Hemant Karkare Park.

Jogeshwari Caves

Archaeological site

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The Jogeshwari Caves are some of the earliest Hinduism cave temple sculptures located in the Mumbai suburb of Jogeshwari, India. The caves date back to the sixth century, Chalukya dynasty. Jogeshwari Caves is situated 1 km west of Hemant Karkare Park.

Holy Spirit Hospital

Hospital

Holy Spirit Hospital is a Charitable Trust Hospital located in Andheri, Mumbai, owned and managed by the Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit, which began in 1964 as an out-patient clinic. Holy Spirit Hospital is situated 1 km south of Hemant Karkare Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aarey Milk Colony and Chakala.

Aarey Milk Colony

Suburb

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Aarey Milk Colony is within Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Of which 25.6% are classified as mixed moist deciduous type forest. It acts as a buffer between SGNP and the city, being one of the few green spaces left in Mumbai.