The Uttarakhand Football Association is the governing body for Association Football. The Uttarakhand football team represents Uttarakhand in the Santosh Trophy and other leagues.
The high mountains and rivers of Uttarakhand attract many tourists and adventure seekers interested in sports such as mountaineering, rock climbing, skiing, ice skating, sailing, parasailing, kayaking, canoeing, yachting, trekking and hiking. It is also a favorite destination for adventure sports, such as paragliding, sky diving, rafting and bungee jumping.[84]

More recently, golf has also become popular, with Ranikhet being a favorite destination