Pykara Boat House

Pykara Boat House is a Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) boating facility on Pykara Lake, a reservoir formed by the Pykara Dam, about 21 km from Ooty in the Nilgiris district. Surrounded by shola forests and rolling hills, it offers motorboat and speedboat rides on the lake. It is a popular stop on the Ooty-Gudalur route for sightseeing, photography and nature viewing.

Visitors can expect a fenced lake reservoir with a jetty and TTDC-operated boathouse offering motorboat and speedboat rides. The lake is surrounded by forested hills, grasslands and the Pykara Dam structure. Facilities include ticket counters, parking, seating and small food stalls. The experience centers on short boating circuits on calm waters with views of the Nilgiri landscape and opportunities for photography and leisurely sightseeing.

Pykara Lake is the reservoir of the Pykara Dam, associated with the Pykara Hydroelectric Power Plant commissioned in 1932, one of the earliest hydroelectric projects in South India that helped electrify the Nilgiris region. The dam and lake were developed as part of early power generation infrastructure in the Madras Presidency.