List of protected areas of South Africa

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The protected areas of South Africa include national parks and marine protected areas managed by the national government, public nature reserves managed by provincial and local governments, and private nature reserves managed by private landowners. Most protected areas are intended for the conservation of flora and fauna. National parks are maintained by South African National Parks (SANParks).^[1] A number of national parks have been incorporated in transfrontier conservation areas.

Protected areas may also be protected for their value and importance as historical, cultural heritage or scientific sites. More information on these can be found in the list of heritage sites in South Africa.

Special Nature Reserves[]

Special nature reserves are highly protected areas from which all people and human activities are excluded, except for conservation and scientific research. The Prince Edward Islands, which are South African territories in the Southern Ocean, have been declared as a special nature reserve.^[2][3]

National Parks[]

The following are the national parks of South Africa:^[4]

• Addo Elephant National Park – Diverse wildlife conservation park near Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Agulhas National Park – National park on the coastal plain between Gansbaai and Struisbaai in the Western Cape, South Africa
• Augrabies Falls National Park – National park in the Northern Cape, South Africa
• Bontebok National Park – National park near Swellendam in the Western Cape, South Africa
• Camdeboo National Park – National park at Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Garden Route National Park – Coastal national park in South Africa
• Golden Gate Highlands National Park – National park in the Free State, South Africa, near the Lesotho border
• Karoo National Park – Wildlife reserve in the Great Karoo area of the Western Cape, South Africa near Beaufort West
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park – Transfrontier conservation area in Botswana and South Africa (shared with Botswana)
• Kruger National Park – First national park in South Africa
• Mapungubwe National Park – National park in Limpopo, South Africa
• Marakele National Park – National Park that is part of the Waterberg Biosphere in Limpopo Province, South Africa
• Mokala National Park – Reserve in the Plooysburg area south-west of Kimberley in the Northern Cape, South Africa
• Mountain Zebra National Park – National park in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa
• Namaqua National Park – South African national park in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape
• Table Mountain National Park – A national park on the Cape Peninsula in the vicinity of Cape Town, South Africa
• Tankwa Karoo National Park – Conservation area west of Sutherland in the Western and Northern Cape
• West Coast National Park – Conservation area north of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa
• ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Transfrontier park in Namibia and South Africa (shared with Namibia)

Transfrontier conservation areas[]

South Africa is involved in the following transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs), also known as "peace parks".

• Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Transfrontier park in Namibia and South Africa – includes the Richtersveld in South Africa and the Fish River Canyon and Ai-Ais Hot Springs in Namibia
• Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park – Transfrontier park in South Africa, Mozambique qnd Zimbabwe – includes Kruger National Park and parks in Mozambique and Zimbabwe
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park – Transfrontier conservation area in Botswana and South Africa – includes the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa and Gemsbok National Park and Mabuasehube Game Reserve in Botswana
• Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area – International park in Lesotho and South Africa – includes Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve, uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park and Royal Natal National Park in South Africa, and Sehlabathebe National Park in Lesotho
• Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area – Transfrontier conservation area in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe – Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa, Northern Tuli Game Reserve in Botswana, and Tuli Circle Safari Area in Zimbabwe
• Nsubane Pongola Transfrontier Conservation Area – Proposed protected area in South Africa and Swaziland – including Phongolo Nature Reserve in South Africa and various farms in Swaziland
• Songimvelo-Malolotja Transfrontier Conservation Area – Peace park on the South Africa - Swaziland border between Barberton and Pigg's Peak – including Songimvelo Game Reserve in South Africa and Malolotja Nature Reserve in Swaziland
• Usuthu-Tembe-Futi Transfrontier Conservation Area – Group of protected areas in southern Africa, straddling parts of South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland – including Ndumo Game Reserve and Tembe Elephant Park in South Africa, Maputo Special Reserve in Mozambique, and in Swaziland.

The Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area, involving South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland, is planned to be formed from the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the Nsubane Pongola, Songimvelo-Malolotja and Usuthu-Tembe-Futi TFCAs.

Marine Protected Areas[]

• Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape in South Africa (Eastern Cape)
• Agulhas Bank Complex Marine Protected Area – Offshore marine conservation area south of Cape Agulhas in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Agulhas Front Marine Protected Area – Offshore marine conservation area off the Eastern Cape in South Africa's EEZ (Eastern Cape)
• Agulhas Muds Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area offshore of the Western Cape in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area at Aliwal Shoal off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
• Amathole Offshore Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape in South Africa
• Benguela Muds Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area off the Western Cape province of South Africa
• Betty's Bay Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Western Cape in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Bird Island Marine Protected Area – A marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape in South Africa now part of the Addo Elephant National Park (Eastern Cape)
• Browns Bank Corals Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area on the continental slope of South Africa
• Cape Canyon Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area off the Western Cape in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Childs Bank Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area off the west coast of South Africa
• De Hoop Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area on the south coast of the Western Cape of South Africa (Western Cape)
• Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area – Coastal marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape in South Africa (Eastern Cape)
• Goukamma Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area the Western Cape in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Helderberg Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Western Cape in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Hluleka Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape in South Africa (Eastern Cape)
• iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in northern kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
• Jutten Island Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area (in region) in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Langebaan lagoon in the Western Cape province of South Africa (Western Cape)
• Malgas Island Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area on the west coast in the Western Cape province in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Marcus Island Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Western Cape in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the waters of the Prince Edward Islands in the southern Indian Ocean (Southern Ocean)
• Namaqua Fossil Forest Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area off the northwest cost of the Northern Cape province of South Africa (Northern Cape)
• Namaqua National Park Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape, in South Africa (Northern Cape)
• Orange Shelf Edge Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area off the Northern Cape in South Africa (Northern Cape)
• Pondoland Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
• Port Elizabeth Corals Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area off the Eastern Cape in South Africa (Eastern Cape)
• Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the waters of the Prince Edward Islands in the southern Indian Ocean (Prince Edward Islands)
• Protea Banks Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the coastal waters of southern kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
• Robben Island Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area around and offshore of Robben Island in Table Bay in the Western Cape province in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Robberg Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area around the Robberg peninsula in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Sardinia Bay Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape in South Africa (Eastern Cape)
• Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area the Western Cape in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Southeast Atlantic Seamounts Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the South Atlantic in the South African EEZ (Western Cape)
• Southwest Indian Seamounts Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area south of Stilbaai in the Western Cape in South Africa
• Stilbaai Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Western Cape in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area around the Cape Peninsula in South Africa (Western Cape)
• Trafalgar Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area (in region) in South Africa (Eastern Cape)
• Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area on the south coast of South Africa (Eastern Cape)
• uThukela Banks Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area off the coast of kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
• Walker Bay Whale Sanctuary – Marine conservation area in the Western Cape province in South Africa (Western Cape)

World Heritage Sites[]

World heritage sites in South Africa are protected by the World Heritage Convention Act (Act 49 of 1999). These include:

• Fossil Hominid sites and environs of:
  • Sterkfontein
  • Swartkrans – Fossil-bearing cave in South Africa
  • Kromdraai
• Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
• iSimangaliso Wetland Park – South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km of coastline
• Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
• Richtersveld – Desert in South Africa Cultural and Botanical Landscape
• Robben Island – Island in Table Bay, Western Cape, South Africa
• uKhahlamba/Drakensberg – Mountain range in South Africa Park
• Vredefort Dome

Botanical Gardens[]

• Durban Botanic Gardens – Africa's oldest surviving botanical gardens, in South Africa
• Free State National Botanical Garden – Botanical garden just outside Bloemfontein
• Garden Route Botanical Garden – Botanical Garden in George, Western Cape
• Hantam National Botanical Garden – Botanical Garden just outside Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape, South Africa
• Harold Porter National Botanical Garden – Conservation area at Betty's Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa
• Johannesburg Botanical Garden – Botanical garden in Emmarentia, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden – Botanical garden for plants of arid regions at the foot of the Hex River Mountains in the town of Worcester, South Africa
• Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden – Botanical garden at the foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town
• Pietermaritzburg National Botanical Garden – Botanical garden in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
• Lowveld National Botanical Garden – Botanical garden near Mbombela in Mpumalanga, South Africa
• Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden – Botanical garden in Pretoria, South Africa
• North-West University Botanical Garden – Botanical Garden on the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University
• Pretoria National Botanical Garden – Garden in eastern Pretoria, Gauteng
• Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden – Oldest university botanical garden in South Africa
• University of KwaZulu-Natal Botanical Garden – Botanical garden in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
• Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden – Botanical reserve in Roodepoort near Johannesburg

Eastern Cape[]

National Parks situated in the Eastern Cape[]

• Camdeboo National Park – National park at Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Addo Elephant National Park – Diverse wildlife conservation park near Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, (Eastern Cape), also see Greater Addo Elephant National Park below
• Mountain Zebra National Park – National park in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa
• Tsitsikamma National Park – Protected area on the Garden Route, Western Cape and Eastern Cape, South Africa, also see Garden Route National Park below

Mega Parks in the making, predominantly in the Eastern Cape[]

• Garden Route National Park – Coastal national park in South Africa
  • Knysna National Lake Area (Western Cape)
  • Tsitsikamma National Park – Protected area on the Garden Route, Western Cape and Eastern Cape, South Africa (Western Cape)
  • Wilderness National Park – National park around the seaside town of Wilderness, Western Cape, South Africa
• Greater Addo Elephant National Park – Megapark in the Eastern Cape of South Africa
  • Addo Elephant National Park – Diverse wildlife conservation park near Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, (Eastern Cape).
  • Woody Cape Nature Reserve, (Eastern Cape).
  • , (Eastern Cape).
    • Bird Island
    • St. Croix Island, Algoa Bay
• Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve – Protected area in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
  • , (Western Cape)
  • Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area

Parks Managed by Eastern Cape Parks[]

• Commando Drift Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
• Dwesa Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, also known as the Dwesa-Cwebe Provincial Nature Reserve
  • Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area – Coastal marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape in South Africa
• East London Coast Nature Reserve – Protected area in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
• Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
• Great Fish River Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
• Hluleka Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, also known as Hluleka Provincial Nature Reserve
  • Hluleka Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape in South Africa
• Mkhambathi Nature Reserve – Protected area at Lusikisiki in Eastern Cape, South Africa., also known as Mkambati
  • Pondoland Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa
• Mpofu Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in the Amatole district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, also known as Mpofu Provincial Game Reserve
• Oviston Nature Reserve – Protected area in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
• Shamwari Game Reserve – Game reserve outside Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Silaka Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, near Port St Johns, also known as Silaka Provincial Wilderness Reserve
• Thomas Baines Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Eastern Cape, South Africa, near Grahamstown
• Tsolwana Nature Reserve – Nature reserve on the edge of the Winterberg Mountain range in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Natural Heritage Sites[]

Private and Other Parks[]

• Aberdeen Nature Reserve
• Alexandria Coast Reserve
• Baviaankloof Wilderness Areas see Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve
• (Mierhoopplaat)
• see Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve
• Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve
• Kuzuko Private Game Reserve^[5]
• Kwandwe Private Game Reserve – Private game reserve, northeast of Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Kwantu Private Game Reserve
• Mbumbazi Nature Reserve
• ^[6]
• Samara Private Game Reserve – Private game reserve near Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
• Shamwari Game Reserve – Game reserve outside Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Forest Reserves[]

• , part of the Tsitsikamma National Park

Free State[]

National Parks[]

• Golden Gate Highlands National Park – National park in the Free State, South Africa, near the Lesotho border
  • Golden Gate Highlands National Park – National park in the Free State, South Africa, near the Lesotho border
  • QwaQwa National Park

World Heritage Sites[]

Private and Other Parks[]

• Caledon Nature Reserve around the Welbedacht Dam.
• Gariep Nature Reserve formerly known as Hendrik Verwoerd Dam Nature Reserve, only on the Free State side of the Gariep Dam, the park on the Eastern Cape side of the dam is called the Oviston Nature Reserve.
• Kalkfontein Nature Reserve around the Kalkfontein Dam.
• Koppies Dam Nature Reserve
• Laohu Valley Reserve
• Maria Moroka Nature Reserve
• around the Vanderkloof Dam.
• Sandveld Nature Reserve around the Bloemhof Dam (Free State) side only, the park on the North West is called the .
• Seekoei-vlei Nature Reserve
• Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve around the Sterkfontein Dam.
• Soetdoring Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Free State, South Africa around the Krugersdrift Dam.
• Tussen-die- Riviere Nature Reserve, also at the Gariep Dam, on the otherside of the Orange River is the Oviston Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape.
• around the Allemanskraal Dam.

Gauteng[]

GDACE Parks[]

• Abe Bailey Nature Reserve
• Marievale Bird Sanctuary
• Roodeplaat Nature Reserve
• Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve
• Alice Glockner Nature Reserve

Protected Areas[]

Other parks and private reserves[]

• Aloe Ridge Game Reserve
• Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary
• Dinokeng Game Reserve – South Africa wildlife sanctuary
• Faerie Glen Nature Reserve
• Groenkloof Nature Reserve
• Kloofendal Nature Reserve – Nature reserve near Roodepoort, South Africa
• Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve
• Kromdraai Conservancy
• Krugersdorp Nature Reserve
• (The Cradle)
• Rietvlei Nature Reserve
• Wonderboom Nature Reserve

Bishop Bird, Rooihuiskraal, Centuion

KwaZulu-Natal[]

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife[]

• iSimangaliso Wetland Park – South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km of coastline previously known as Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, including
  • ,
  • False Bay Park,
  • ,
    • Kosi Bay (the town is not part of the park)
  • ,
  • Lake Sibhayi,
  • ,
  • Maputaland Marine Protected Area, also known as Maputaland Marine Reserve – Marine protected area (MPA) along the Indian Ocean coastline of northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • ,
  • ,
  • St Lucia Game Reserve,
  • ,
  • ,
  • Sodwana Bay National Park,
  • and
  • UMkhuze Game Reserve, also known as Mkuze Game Reserve.
• Chelmsford Nature Reserve, also known as Chelmsford Dam Nature Reserve
• Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park , also known as Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve
• Ithala Game Reserve , also known as Itala Game Reserve
• Krantzkloof Nature Reserve
• Midmar Nature Reserve
• Ndumo Game Reserve
• Tembe Elephant Park
• Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve
• Spioenkop Dam Nature Reserve
• Tembe Elephant Park
• Umtamvuna Nature Reserve
• uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park – Part of a world heritage site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Royal Natal National Park
  • see also Cathedral Peak (South Africa)
  • see also Cathedral Peak (South Africa)
  • see also Giant's Castle
  • see also Giant's Castle

Private and Other Parks[]

• Albert Falls Game Reserve, also known as Albert Falls Dam Nature Reserve
• Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area at Aliwal Shoal off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• AmaZulu Game Reserve
• Craigie Burn Nature Reserve, also known as Craigie Burn Dam Nature Reserve
• Dlinza Forest Nature Reserve, also see Dhlinza Forest
• eMakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park – Wildlife park and historic place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Iphithi Nature Reserve
• Phinda Resource Reserve
• Pongolapoort Nature Reserve
• , also known as Richards Bay Nature Reserve
• Springside Nature Reserve
• Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in South Africa
• Umlalazi Nature Reserve
• Weenen Game Reserve, also known as Weenen Provincial Nature Reserve

Natural Heritage Sites[]

• Oshoek
• Tafelkop

Limpopo[]

National Parks[]

• Kruger National Park – First national park in South Africa
  • Makuleke, also known as Pafuri Triangle.
• Mapungubwe National Park – National park in Limpopo, South Africa
• Marakele National Park – National Park that is part of the Waterberg Biosphere in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Provincial Parks[]

• Lekgalameetse Provincial Park
• Letaba Ranch Provincial Park
• Mokolo Dam Provincial Park
• Nwanedi Provincial Park

Private and Other Parks[]

• Associated Private Nature Reserves in the Greater Kruger National Park
  • Balule Nature Reserve, also known as Bulule Private Game Reserve.
  • Kapama Game Reserve, also known as Kapama Private Game Reserve.
  • Manyeleti Game Reserve
  • Moditlo Private Game Reserve
  • Klaserie Game Reserve, also known as Klaserie Private Game Reserve.
  • Timbavati Game Reserve, also known as Timbavati Private Game Resereve.
    • Motswari Game Reserve
    • Ngala Game Reserve
  • Thornybush Game Reserve, also known as Thornybush Private Game Reserve.
  • Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve. See Mpumalanga, province.
  • Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve
    • Mala Mala Game Reserve
    • Djuma Game Reserve
    • Lion Sands Reserve
    • Londolozi Private Game Reserve
    • Singita Game Reserve
    • Ulusaba Private Game Reserve
    • .
  • Umbabat Game Reserve, also known as Umbabat Private Game Reserve.
• Atherstone Nature Reserve
• Ben Alberts Nature Reserve
• Ben Lavin Nature Reserve
• Blouberg Nature Reserve – South African nature reserve
• Blyde-Olifants Conservancy
• D'nyala Nature Reserve
• Doorndraai Dam Nature Reserve
• Entabeni Game Reserve
• Hanglip Reserve
• Hans Merensky Wilderness
• Kololo Game Reserve
• Langjan Nature Reserve
• Lapalala Game Reserve
• Mabalingwe Game Reserve
• Mabula Game Reserve
• Makuleke region, Kruger NP
• Makalali Conservancy
• Makapansgat Valley
• Mapesu Private Game Reserve
• Modjadji Nature Reserve
• Mohlabetsi Conservancy
• Mokolo Dam Nature Reserve
• Ndzalama Reserve, also known as Ndzalama Wildlife Reserve
• Nylsvley Conservancy
• Nwanedi Game Reserve
• Polokwane Game Reserve
• Rust De Winter Nature Reserve
• Selati Game Reserve
• Soutpansberg Conservancy
• Touchstone Game Reserve
• Tshukudu Private Game Reserve
• Umhlametsi Game Reserve
• Welgevonden Game Reserve
• Wolkberg Wilderness Area

Mpumalanga[]

National Parks[]

• Kruger National Park – First national park in South Africa

Provincial Parks[]

• Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve – Biosphere reserve in South Africa (mostly in Mpumalanga, small section in Limpopo)
• Loskop Dam Nature Reserve
• Mahushe Shongwe Reserve
• Mdala Game Reserve – Protected area in Mpumalanga, South Africa
• Mkhombo Nature Reserve
• Mthethomusha Game Reserve
• Nooitgedacht Dam Nature Reserve
• Ohrigstad Dam Nature Reserve
• Songimvelo Game Reserve
• SS Skosana Nature Reserve
• Verloren Valei Nature Reserve – Protected area of South Africa

Private and Other Parks[]

• Mthethomusha Game Reserve
• Lionspruit, part of Marloth Park

Northern Cape[]

National Parks[]

• Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park – Transfrontier park in Namibia and South Africa
• Augrabies Falls National Park – National park in the Northern Cape, South Africa
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park – Transfrontier conservation area in Botswana and South Africa
• Mokala National Park – Reserve in the Plooysburg area south-west of Kimberley in the Northern Cape, South Africa
• Namaqua National Park – South African national park in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape
• Tankwa Karoo National Park – Conservation area west of Sutherland in the Western and Northern Cape

Private and Other Parks[]

• Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve – South Africa nature reserve
• Witsand Nature Reserve

North West[]

National Parks[]

Provincial Parks[]

• Borakalalo Game Reserve
• Botsalano Game Reserve
• Kgaswane Mountain Reserve – South African nature reserve
• Madikwe Game Reserve
• Mafikeng Game Reserve
• Pilanesberg Game Reserve
• Rust De Winter Nature Reserve
• , also known as Wolwespruit Nature Reserve

Protected Areas[]

• ^[7]

Private and Other Parks[]

Western Cape[]

National Parks[]

• Agulhas National Park – National park on the coastal plain between Gansbaai and Struisbaai in the Western Cape, South Africa
• Bontebok National Park – National park near Swellendam in the Western Cape, South Africa
• Garden Route National Park – Coastal national park in South Africa
  • Knysna National Lake Area
  • Tsitsikamma National Park – Protected area on the Garden Route, Western Cape and Eastern Cape, South Africa
  • Wilderness National Park – National park around the seaside town of Wilderness, Western Cape, South Africa
• Karoo National Park – Wildlife reserve in the Great Karoo area of the Western Cape, South Africa near Beaufort West
• Table Mountain National Park – A national park on the Cape Peninsula in the vicinity of Cape Town, South Africa
• West Coast National Park – Conservation area north of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa

Provincial Parks[]

West Coast[]

• Cederberg Wilderness Area
• Bird Island Nature Reserve – Protected area in Lambert's Bay, South Africa
• Rocherpan Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Western Cape, South Africa
• Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area

Winelands[]

• Jonkershoek Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in the Western Cape of South Africa
  • Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve
• Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve

Overberg[]

• Marloth Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in South Africa
• Kogelberg Nature Reserve – Protected area in the Western Cape province of South Africa
• Walker Bay Nature Reserve
• Salmonsdam Nature Reserve
• De Mond Nature Reserve
• De Hoop Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in the Western Cape, South Africa
• Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve – South African nature reserve
• Boosmansbos Wilderness Area – Wilderness area in the Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Karoo[]

• Anysberg Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in the Western Cape, South Africa
• Gamkaberg Nature Reserve

Garden Route and Little Karoo[]

• Robberg Nature Reserve

Private and other Reserves[]

• Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve
• Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve for the rest see Eastern Cape.
• Blouberg Nature Reserve – South African nature reserve
• Caledon Nature Reserve
• Gondwana Game Reserve
• Hottentots-Holland Nature Reserve
• Incl. the Lebenon State Forest.
• Lourens River Protected Natural Environment – Section of protected land along the Lourens River in the Helderberg region, South Africa.
• Marloth Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in South Africa
• Robberg Nature Reserve
• Salmonsdam Nature Reserve
• Tygerberg Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Cape Town, South Africa
• , also known as Mostertshoek Forest

Forests[]

• (Petrus Brand)
• Reserve (Goldfield)
• Area
• Reserve
• Reserve
• Reserve
• (Kruisfontein)

Natural Heritage Sites[]

• Kareedouw
• Tierberg

Mountain Catchment Areas[]

• Mountain Catchment Area
• Klein Swartberg Mountain Catchment Area
• Koue Bokkeveld Mountain Catchment Area
• Mountain Catchment Area
• Mountain Catchment Area
• Matroosberg Mountain Catchment Area
• Swartberg East Mountain Catchment Area
• Winterhoek Mountain Catchment Area

See also[]

• List of national parks – Wikipedia list article
• List of seaweeds of South Africa (disambiguation)
• South African National Parks – Body responsible for managing South Africa's national parks
• Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife – South African wildlife conservation organisation
• Eastern Cape Parks – Maintenance organaisation for Parks in Eastern Cape, South Africa
• South African Heritage Resources Agency – Heritage agency of South Africa
• List of heritage sites in South Africa – Wikimedia list article

References[]

External links[]

• National Park
• South African National Parks (SANParks)
• National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Bill (39 of 2003)
• World Heritage Convention Act (49 of 1999)
• National Heritage Resources Act (25 of 1999)
• Astronomy Geographic Advantage Bill (61 of 2007)