This beautiful and famous hill resort is 112 km away from Jammu. At an altitude of 2,024 m, enveloped by thickly wooded forests, it offers beautiful picnic spots, peaceful walks and breathtaking views of the Chenab River and the Pir Panjal range beyond. In winter the resort becomes snow-covered and is used as a ski-slope. Sanasar, at an altitude of 2,079 m, is 19 km ahead of Patnitop. A cup-shaped meadow surrounded by gigantic conifers, it is nature lovers' favourite. It has the added advantage of a golf course.

Some 125 km away from Jammu and at an altitude of 1,560 m is Batote. It dominates the forested slopes of the Patnitop mountain range and overlooks the spectacular Chenab gorge.

Located 103 km from Jammu, on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway, this popular resort is situated at an altitude of 1,738 m. Log huts are available for overnight stay.

This holy spot near Patnitop is about 120 km from Jammu. Pilgrims visit the shrine on the full moon night of Sawan (July-August) to worship the trishul (trident) and gada (mace), said to belong to Bheem, one of the five Pandava brothers from the epic Mahabharata. Accommodation is offered by J&K Tourism. A few kilometers further away is Mantalai. Surrounded by lush deodar forests, this is where Shiva is supposed to have married Parvati.

Some distance short of Sudh Mahadev is the legendary spring where the Goddess Parvati used to bathe before commencing her daily prayers at Sudh Mahadev.