Just 11-km away from Dharamshala, located on the crest of a hill lies this attractive picnic spot, which presents a panoramic view of the Kangra valley, Dauladhar ranges and the Pong Dam. The village of Dharamkot once had a gallery of a well-known English painter A.W. Hallot. Today, its is a favourite picnic spot. Dharamkot is inhabited by the gaddies nestles amidst scenic beauty at 2100 metres above the sea level.
Dharamkot also has the Vipassana meditation centre, Dhamma Shikara, as well as the Tushita Meditation Centre which is a centre for the study and practice of Buddhism in the Tibetan Mahayana tradition.