Sim's Park, Coonoor

It is an important tourist place to visit in Coonoor, at a height of 1780 meters above mean sea level.

[1][2][3] This is an unusual park-cum-botanical garden that was developed around the natural contours of the land more than a hundred years ago by Mr. J.D.

[1] Naturally occurring trees, shrubs and creepers are in the park as are many unusual species of plants that have been brought in from a variety of places around the world.

Some trees, shrubs, creepers and many unusual species of plants naturally occur; others were brought from a variety of places around the world.

Temperature variation is less and the rainfall distribution is uniform in the locale, which results in a long flowering season.