Obudu is a local government area and town in Cross River State, Nigeria. The area features a tourist resort, Obudu Cattle Ranch, which hosts an annual mountain running competition called the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race. The town of Obudu is downstream from the Obudu Dam, which has caused acute scarcity of drinking water in the dry season. The Obudu Local Government Area is bordered to the north by Vandeikya of Benue State