This study is focused on community based ecotourism development in the ChokernMountain and its environs. The research focuses on assessing tourism resources,rncommunity involvement and empowerment in tourism development process. In order tornachieve the objectives of the study primary and secondary data gathering techniquesrnwere used by employing qualitative approach for (interview, focus group discussion andrnfield observation) and quantitative approach for (questionnaire for open-endedrnquestions). Target subjects were culture and tourism office, agriculture office and thernlocal community. Purposive sampling technique used to select Woredas and Kebeles andrnexperts. 127 respondents were selected from the three groups by employing bothrnpUlposive and simple random sampling techniques. The research found that, ChokernMountain is gifted by tourism resources. Also choke mountain and its environs is rich inrnchurches and monasteries with their tangible and intangible cultural and historicalrntourism resources and communities' living culture such as Fukura,Shillela and Eskista.rnThe result revealed that having these resources, there is high community involvement inrnnatural resources conservation such as planting, terracing, and land closer. Potentialrncommunity based ecotourism activities were identified but there is low communityrninterest and involvement. Potential community based ecotourism activities includernhandicraft, renting pack animals, culture show about the communities living and danCingrnstyle such as Fukura, shillela and Eskista, providing accommodation and rest services,rntour guiding services, trekking, providing local agricultural products, caving tour, birdrnwatching, camping, photo tour, pilgrimage tour and festivals. Because of low level ofrncommunities ' involvement, the local communities are not empowered in benefits andrndecision making. There are natural resources conservations and tourism developmentrncooperatives but they are weak in material, finance, and creating job for local youths,rnincome creativity, and weak organizational structure and large in number in each group.rnCooperatives have the possibility to do ecotourism business if they re-organized. At thernend implementing community based ecotourism development in Choke Mountain and itsrnenvirons needs further research.rnKey words: Choke Mountain, Ecotollrism, Community Based EcotourismrnDevelopment, and Community Involvement