Protected areas of South Africa

Protected areas of South Africa include any geographical area protected for a specific use.

Most protected areas are intended for the conservation of flora and fauna, including peace parks, national parks, and national botanical gardens. South Africa's national parks are maintained by South African National Parks (SANParks).^[1] A number of national parks have become Peace parks and changed their names. Private Parks are starting to have a huge impact on the conservation scene.

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.

Contents 1 Special Nature Reserves 2 Peace Parks 3 National Parks 4 Eastern Cape 5 National Parks situated in the Eastern Cape 6 Mega Parks in the making, predominantly in the Eastern Cape 7 Parks Managed by Eastern Cape Parks 8 Natural Heritage Sites 9 Private and Other Parks 10 Forest Reserves 11 Free State 11.1 National Parks 11.2 World Heritage Sites 11.3 Private and Other Parks 12 Defunct Park 13 Gauteng 13.1 GDACE Parks 14 World Heritage Sites 14.1 Private and Other Parks 15 Botanical Gardens 16 KwaZulu-Natal 16.1 Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife 16.2 Private and Other Parks 17 Natural Heritage Sites 18 Limpopo 18.1 National Parks 18.2 Provincial Parks 18.3 Private and Other Parks 19 Mpumalanga 19.1 National Parks 19.2 Provincial Parks 19.3 Private and Other Parks 20 Northern Cape 20.1 National Parks 20.2 Private and Other Parks 21 North West 21.1 National Parks 21.2 Provincial Parks 21.3 Private and Other Parks 22 Western Cape 22.1 National Parks 22.2 Provincial Parks 22.2.1 West Coast 22.2.2 Winelands 22.2.3 Overberg 22.2.4 Cape Karoo 22.2.5 Garden Route and Little Karoo 22.3 Private and other Reserves 22.4 Forests 22.5 Natural Heritage Sites 22.6 Mountain Catchment Areas 22.7 Protected Marine Areas 23 National botanical gardens 24 World Heritage Sites 25 See also 26 References 27 External links

Special Nature Reserves

• Prince Edward Islands^[2][3]

Peace Parks

• Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park includes the Richtersveld National Park (Northern Cape) and Ai-Ais Hot Springs, including the Fish River Canyon Park (Namibia)
• Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park (see also:Kruger National Park) also includes parks in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park includes the Kalahari Gemsbok Park (Northern Cape) and Gemsbok National Park and Mabuasehube Game Reserve (Botswana)
• Greater Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area, is a park to be relised in the future when some of the parks below have shown some more improvements and progress.
• iSimangaliso Wetland Park, formerley known as the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park. At a later date to be included into the Greater Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area.
• Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area includes Tembe Elephant Park (KwaZulu-Natal); Maputo Elephant Reserve (Mozambique) and Lubombo Conservancy (Swaziland) . At a later date to be included into the Greater Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area.
• Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area includes Golden Gate Highlands National Park, QwaQwa National Park and Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve (Free State); uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park and Royal Natal National Park (KwaZulu-Natal) and Sehlabathebe National Park (Lesotho)
• Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area Formerley known as the Limpopo-Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area includes The Mapungubwe World Heritage Site (Limpopo) later known as The Mapungubwe National Park (Limpopo); Northern Tuli Game Reserve (see also: Tuli Block) (Botswana); Tuli Circle Safari Area (see also: Thuli Parks and Wildlife Land (Zimbabwe).
• Nsubane Pongola Transfrontier Conservation Area, Is a joint venture between South Africa and Swaziland. At a later date to be included into the Greater Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area.
• Songimvelo-Malolotja Transfrontier Conservation Area, Is a joint venture between South Africa and Swaziland. At a later date to be included into the Greater Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area.
• Usuthu-Tembe-Futi Transfrontier Conservation Area, incorporating Usuthu Gorge (Swaziland), Is joint venture between Mozambique, Swaziland, and South Africa. At a later date to be included into the Greater Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area.

National Parks

The following are the National Parks of South Africa:^[4]

• Addo Elephant National Park
• Agulhas National Park
• Augrabies Falls National Park
• Bontebok National Park
• Camdeboo National Park
• Garden Route National Park
  • Knysna National Lake Area
  • Tsitsikamma National Park
  • Wilderness National Park
• Golden Gate Highlands National Park
  • QwaQwa National Park
• Karoo National Park
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (shared with Botswana)
• Kruger National Park
• Mapungubwe National Park
• Marakele National Park
• Mokala National Park
• Mountain Zebra National Park
• Namaqua National Park
• Table Mountain National Park
• Tankwa Karoo National Park
• West Coast National Park
• |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park (shared with Namibia)

Eastern Cape

National Parks situated in the Eastern Cape

• Camdeboo National Park
• Addo Elephant National Park, (Eastern Cape). also see Greater Addo Elephant National Park below
• Mountain Zebra National Park
• Tsitsikamma National Park also see Garden Route National Park below

Mega Parks in the making, predominantly in the Eastern Cape

• Garden Route National Park
  • Knysna National Lake Area (Western Cape)
  • Tsitsikamma National Park (Western Cape)
  • Wilderness National Park
• Greater Addo Elephant National Park
  • Addo Elephant National Park, (Eastern Cape).
  • Woody Cape Nature Reserve, (Eastern Cape).
  • Eastern Cape Marine Protection Area, (Eastern Cape).
    • Bird Island
    • St. Croix Island, Algoa Bay
• Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve
  • Baviaanskloof Reserve, (Western Cape)
  • Baviaanskloof Provincial Nature Reserve
  • Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area
  • Baviaanskloof Conservation Area
  • Guerna Wilderness Nature Reserve
  • Kouga Wilderness Area
  • Kouga private Nature Reserve
  • Berg Plaatz Provincial Reserve
  • Sepree River Private Nature Reserve
  • Beakosneck Private Natur Reserve
  • Berg Plaatz Provincial Nature Reserve

Parks Managed by Eastern Cape Parks

• Commando Drift Nature Reserve
• Dwesa Nature Reserve also known as the Dwesa-Cwebe Provincial Nature Reserve
  • Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area
• East London Coast Nature Reserve
• Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve
• Great Fish River Nature Reserve
• Great Kei Nature Reserve
  • Kei Mouth Reserve
  • Great Kei River Private Nature Reserve
• Hluleka Nature Reserve also known as Hluleka Provincial Nature Reserve
  • Hluleka Marine Protected Area
• Mkhambathi_Nature_Reserve also known as Mkambati
  • Pondoland Marine Protected Area
• Mpofu Nature Reserve also known as Mpofu Provincial Game Reserve
• Oviston Nature Reserve
• Shamwari Game Reserve
• Silaka Nature Reserve also known as Silaka Provincial Wilderness Reserve
• Thomas Baines Nature
• Tsolwana Nature Reserve
• Water's Meeting Provincial Nature Reserve

Natural Heritage Sites

• Barville Park Natural Heritage Site
• Elmhurst Natural Heritage Site
• Glendour Natural Heritage Site
• Kasouga Farm Natural Heritage Site
• Kruizemuntfontein Natural Heritage Site

Private and Other Parks

• Aberdeen Nature Reserve
• Alexandria Coast Reserve
• Amakhala Game Reserve
• Amalinda Nature Reserve
• Asanta Sana Game Reserve
• Aylesbury Nature Reserve
• Baviaankloof Wilderness Areas see Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve
• Beggar's Bush Nature Reserve
• Bayeti Game Reserve
• Beakosneck Private Nature Reserve
• Coleridge Game Reserve
• Citruslandgoed Game Farm
• Christmas Rock to Gxulu River Marine Protected Area
• Dorn Boom Game Farm
• Doubledrift Provincial Nature Reserve
• East Cape Game Farm
• Emlanjeni Private Game Reserve
• Fort Fordyce Provincial Nature Reserve
• Great Fish River Complex Provincial Nature Reserve
  • Andries Vosloo Kudu Nature Reserve
  • Doubledrift Provincial Nature Reserve
• Groendal Wilderness Nature Reserve (Mierhoopplaat)
• Guerna Wilderness Nature Reserve see Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve
• Hoeksfontein Game Farm
• Hillside Safaris Game Farm
• Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve
• Inthaba Lodge Game Farm
• Karoo Safaris Game Farm
• Kingsdale Game Farm
• Koedoeskop Game Farm
• Kuzuko Game Reserve
• Kwandwe Private Game Reserve
• Lady Slipper Nature Reserve
• Lanka Safaris Game Farm
• Loerie Dam Nature Reserve
• Lottering Coast Reserve
• Luchaba Wildlife Reserve
• Mbumbazi Nature Reserve
• Mierhoopplaat Nature Reserve
• Minnawill Game Farm
• Monteaux Game Farm
• Mpofu Provincial Game Reserve
• Nyara River Mouth Marine Area
• Hopewell Game Reserve
• Hunters Lodge Game Farm
• Hunts Hoek Safaris Game Farm
• Oudekraal Game Farm
• Rockdale Game Farm
• Rupert Game Farm
• Samara Private Game Reserve
• Scotia Safaris Game Farm
• Schuilpatdop Game Farm
• Sepree River Private Nature Reserve
• Shamwari Game Reserve
• Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve
• Timbili Game Reserve
• Tregathlyn Game Farm
• Trumpeter's Drift Game Farm

Forest Reserves

• Andrews State Forest
• Blue Lily's Bush Forest Reserve
• Hankey State Forest
• Hogsback State Forest
• Inyarha (Nyara) Forest Reserve
• Isidenge State Forest
• Katberg State Forest
• Kologha Forest Reserve
• Koomans Bush State Reserve
• Kruisrivier Forest Reserve
• Kubusi Indigenous State Forest
• Longmore State Forest
• Lottering Forest Reserve
• Plaatbos Forest Nature Reserve
• Robbe Hoek Forest Reserve
• Storms River Forest, part of the Tsitsikamma National Park
• Welbedacht State Forest
• Witelsbos State Forest

Free State

National Parks

• Golden Gate Highlands National Park
  • Golden Gate Highlands National Park
  • QwaQwa National Park

World Heritage Sites

• Vredefort crater

Private and Other Parks

• Caledon Nature Reserve around the Welbedacht Dam.
• Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve
• 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
• Maria Moroka Nature Reserve
• Paul Saunders Nature Reserve
• Rolfontein Nature Reserve around the Vanderkloof Dam.
• Rustfontein Dam Nature Reserve
• Sandveld Nature Reserve around the Bloemhof Dam (Free State side only, the park on the North West is called the Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve.
• Seekoei-vlei Nature Reserve
• Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve around the Sterkfontein Dam.
• Soetdoring Nature Reserve 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.
• Willem Pretorius Nature Reserve around the Allemanskraal Dam.

Defunct Park

• Vaalbos National Park has been closed down.

Gauteng

GDACE Parks

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

World Heritage Sites

Private and Other Parks

• • Aloe Ridge Game Reserve
  • Andros Private Nature Reserve
  • Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary
  • Avalon Private Nature Reserve
  • Beaulieu Bird Sanctuary
  • Cheetah Park Private Nature Reserve
  • Daisy Private Nature Reserve
  • Diepsloot Nature Reserve
  • Gelderland Private Nature Reserve
  • Hartbeesthoek Radia Astronomy Conservatio Area
  • Hartebeeshoek Municipal Nature Reserve
  • Johanna Jacobs Private Nature Reserve
  • John Ness Private Nature Reserve
  • Klipriviersberg Municipal Nature Reserve
  • Kromdraai Conservancy
  • Krugersdorp Nature Reserve
  • Leeuwfontein Nature Reserve
  • Montsetse Nature Reserve (The Cradle)
  • Olifantsvlei Nature Reserve
  • Onderstepoort Nature Reserve
  • Rietvlei Nature Reserve
  • Sterkwater Private Nature Reserve
  • Tweefontein Private Nature Reserve
  • Waldr Nature Reserve
  • Wonderboom Nature Reserve

Botanical Gardens

KwaZulu-Natal

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife

New name of the Peace Park is: iSimangaliso Wetland Park

• Greater St Lucia Wetland Park including
  • St Lucia Game Reserve,
  • False Bay Park,
  • Kosi Bay Nature Reserve,
    • Kosi Bay, town is not part of the park.
  • Lake Eteza Nature Reserve,
  • Lake Sibhayi,
  • St Lucia Marine Reserve,
  • St. Lucia Marine Sanctuary,
  • Sodwana Bay National Park,
  • Mapelane Nature Reserve,
  • Maputaland Marine Reserve,
  • Cape Vidal Game Reserve,
  • Mkuzi Game Reserve,
  • Ozabeni,
  • Mfabeni,
  • Tewate Wilderness Area and
  • Mkuze Game Reserve.
  • Maputaland Marine Protected Area
• Chelmsford Nature Reserve also known as Chalmsford Dam Nature Reserve.
• Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve
• Itala Game 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 (World Heritage Site)
  • Royal Natal National Park
  • Rugged Glen Nature Reserve
  • Mlamboja Wilderness Area
  • Mfiffyela Nature Reserve
  • Cathedral Peak Nature Reserve see also Cathedral Peak (South Africa)
  • Cathkin Peak Forest Reserve
  • Cathedral Peak State Forest see also Cathedral Peak (South Africa)
  • Monk's Cowl Nature Reserve
  • Giants Castle Nature Reserve see also Giant's Castle
  • Giants Castle Game Reserve see also Giant's Castle
  • Highmoor State Forest
  • Mkhomazi Nature Reserve
  • Kamberg Nature Reserve
  • Lotheni Nature Reserve
  • Vergelegen Nature Reserve
  • Cobham Nature Reserve
  • Mzimkulu Wilderness Area
  • Garden Castle State Forest
  • Garden Castle Nature Reserve
  • Mzimkulwana Nature Reserve

Private and Other Parks

• Albert Falls Game Reserve also known as Albert Falls Dam Nature Reserve.
• Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area
• Amatikuku Nature Reserve
• AmaZulu Game Reserve
• Athole Natural Reserve
• Beachwood Mangroves Natural Reserve
• Bonamanzi Game Park
• Coleford Nature 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
• Enseleni Nature Reserve
• Falaza Game Park
• Himeville Nature Reserve
• Hlatikulu Nature Reserve
• Impendle Nature Reserve
• Iqxalingenwa Nature Reserve
• Karkloof Nature Reserve
• Kranskloof Nature Reserve
• Makasa Nature Reserve
• Mount Currie Nature Reserve
• Mtsikeni Wildlife Nature Reserve
• Ophathe Nature Reserve
• Paardeplaats Nature Reserve
• Phinda Resource Reserve
• Poccolan (Robinson's) Bush Nature Reserve
• Pongolapoort Nature Reserve
• Qudeni Nature Reserve
• Richards Bay Game Reserve also known as Richards Bay Nature Reserve
• Shongweni Game Reserve
• Sileza Nature Reserve
• Sodwana Game Reserve
• Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve
• Vryheid Mountain Provincial Nature Reserve
• Ubombo Mountain Nature Reserve
• Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve
• Umlalazi Nature Reserve
• Weenen Game Reserve also known as Weenen Provincial Nature Reserve

Natural Heritage Sites

• Kombewaria
• Langfontein
• Oshoek
• Oudehoutdraai
• Tafelkop
• Theespruit
• Rooikraal

Limpopo

National Parks

• Kruger National Park
  • Makuleke, also known as Pafuri Triangle.
• Mapungubwe National Park
• Marakele National Park

Provincial Parks

• Lekgalameetse Provincial Park
• Letaba Ranch Provincial Park
• Mano'mbe Provincial Park
• Mokolo Dam Provincial Park
• Nwanedi Provincial Park
• Tzaneen Dam 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
    • Exeter 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
• Blyde-Olifants Conservancy
• D'nyala Nature Reserve
• Doorndraai Dam Nature Reserve
• Entabeni Game Reserve
• Hanglip Reserve
• Hans Merensky Wilderness
• Langjan Nature Reserve
• Lapalala Game Reserve
• Mabalingwe Game Reserve
• Mabula Game Reserve
• Makuleke region, Kruger NP
• Makalali Conservancy
• Makapansgat Valley
• Makuya Nature Reserve
• Masebe Nature Reserve
• Modjadji Nature Reserve
• Mohlabetsi Conservancy
• Mokolo Dam Nature Reserve
• Musina Nature Reserve
• Ndzalama Reserve, alsp known as Ndzalama Wildlife Reserve.
• Nylsvley Conservancy
• Nwanedi Game Reserve
• Percy Fyfe Conservancy
• Polokwane Game Reserve
• Rust De Winter Nature Reserve
• Schuinsdraai Nature Reserve
• Selati Game Reserve
• Soutpansberg Conservancy
• Touchstone Game Reserve
• Tshukudu Private Game Reserve
• Umhlametsi Game Reserve
• Welgevonden Game Reserve
• Wolkberg Wilderness Area
• Wonderkop Nature Reserve

Mpumalanga

National Parks

• Kruger National Park
  • Makuleke, also known as Pafuri Triangle.
• Mapungubwe National Park
• Marakele National Park

Provincial Parks

• Barberton Nature Reserve
• Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve (mostly in Mpumalanga, small section in Limpopo)
• Loskop Dam Nature Reserve
• Mabusa Nature Reserve
• Mahushe Shongwe Reserve
• Mdala Game Reserve
• 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

Private and Other Parks

• Edeni Game Reserve
• Josefsdal Songimvelo Game Reserve
• K'Shani Private Game Reserve
• Mthethomusha Game Reserve
• SterkSpruit Nature Reserve

Northern Cape

National Parks

• Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
• Augrabies Falls National Park
• Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
• Mokala National Park
• Namaqua National Park
  • Skilpan National Park
  • Namaqualand Marine Protected Area
• Tankwa Karoo National Park

Private and Other Parks

• Archaeological Reserve
• Goegab Nature Reserve
  • Hester Malan Veldblom Reserve
• Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve
• Spitskop Nature Reserve
• Sunnyside Game Farm
• Tswalu Desert Reserve
• Thuru Lodge
• Witsand Nature Reserve

North West

National Parks

Provincial Parks

• Barberspan Bird Sanctuary
• Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve
• Borakalalo Game Reserve
• Boskop Dam Nature Reserve
• Botsalano Game Reserve
• Kgaswane Mountain Reserve
• Lichtenburg Game Reserve
• Madeleine Robinson Nature Reserve
• Madikwe Game Reserve
• Mafikeng Game Reserve
• Marico-Bosveld Nature Reserve
• Molemane Eye Nature Reserve
• Molopo Game Reserve
• Oog van Malmanie Nature Reserve
• Pienaar Nature Reserve
• Pilanesberg Game Reserve now known as the Pilanesberg National Park
• Rustenburg Nature Reserve
• Rust De Winter Nature Reserve
• SA Lombard Nature Reserve
• Schoonspruit Nature Reserve
• Vaalkop Dam Nature Reserve
• Wolwespruit Dam Reserve also known as Wolwespruit Nature Reserve

Private and Other Parks

• Faan Meintjies Nature Reserve
• Magaliesberg Natural Area
• Marico Bosveld Nature Reserve
• Knysna National Lakes Nature Reserve

Western Cape

National Parks

• Agulhas National Park
• Bontebok National Park
• Garden Route National Park
  • Knysna National Lake Area
  • Tsitsikamma National Park
  • Wilderness National Park
• Karoo National Park
• Table Mountain National Park
• West Coast National Park

Provincial Parks

West Coast

• Cederberg Wilderness Area
• Bird Island Nature Reserve
• Rocherpan Nature Reserve
• Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area

Winelands

• Limietberg Nature Reserve
• Jonkershoek Nature Reserve
  • Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve
• Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve
• Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve

Overberg

• Marloth Nature Reserve
• Kogelberg Nature Reserve
• Walker Bay Nature Reserve
• Salmonsdam Nature Reserve
• De Mond Nature Reserve
• De Hoop Nature Reserve
• Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve
• Boosmansbos Wilderness Area

Cape Karoo

• Anysberg Nature Reserve
• Swartberg Nature Reserve
• Gamkaberg Nature Reserve

Garden Route and Little Karoo

• Outeniqua Nature Reserve
• Goukamma Nature Reserve
• Keurbooms River Nature Reserve
• Robberg Nature Reserve

Private and other Reserves

• Akkeren Dam Nature Reserve
• Anrewsfield Private Nature Reserve
• Annet Private Nature Reserve
• Annex Arch Rock Private Nature Reserve
• Aquila Private Game Reserve
• Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve
• Babilonstoring Nature Reserve
• Banghoek Private Nature Reserve
• Basjanskloof Private Nature Reserve
• Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve for the rest see Eastern Cape.
• Ben Etive Nature Reserve
• Blouberg Nature Reserve
• Boosmansbos Nature Reserve
• Caledon Nature Reserve
• Ceres Mountain Fynbos Nature Reserve
• Dassieshoek Nature Reserve
• Doringriver Nature Reserve
• Drie Kuilen Private Nature Reserve
• Duiwenhoksriviermond Private Nature Reserve
• Elim Private Nature Reserve
• Eyerpoort Private Nature Reserve
• Fonteintjiesberg Nature Reserve
• Gamtoos River Mouth Nature Reserve
• Gondwana Game Reserve
• Goukamma Nature Reserve
• Gouriqua Kernkor Private Nature Reserve
• Greyton Nature Reserve
• Groenlandberg Nature Reserve
• Groote Kapelfontein Private Nature Reserve
• Groot Swartberg Nature Reserve
• Hasekraal Private Nature Reserve
• Hoek-van-die-Berg Private Nature Reserve
• Hottentots-Holland Nature Reserve
• Inverdoorn Private Nature Reserve
• Kaplip Private Nature Reserve
• Kareedouw Nature Reserve
• Keurboomsrivier Nature Reserve
• Kleinmond Coastal and Mountain Nature Reserve
• Klipfontein Dam Private Nature Reserve
• Koeberg Private Nature Reserve
• Hexberg Nature Reserve
• Hopefield Private Nature Reserve
• Houwhoek Nature Reseerve Incl. the Lebenon State Forest.
• Ladismith Klein Karoo Nature Reserve
• Lourens River Protected Natural Environment
• Lutzville Nature Reserve
• Maanschynkop Nature Reserve
• Marloth Nature Reserve
• Matjiesfontein Nature Reserve
• Matroosberg Private Nature Reserve
• Moedverloren Nature Reserve
• Montagu Mountain Nature Reserve
• Mount Rochelle Nature Reserve
• Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve
• Quoin Point Nature Reserve
• Riverland Nature Reserve
• Riviersonderend Nature Reserve
• Robberg Nature Reserve
• Rooiberg Nature Reserve
• Rooikrans Private Nature Reserve
• Ruiterbos Nature Reserve
• Salmonsdam Nature Reserve
• Sas Saldanha Nature Reserve
• Skuilkrans Private Nature Reserve
• Steenbokkie Private Nature Reserve
• Susterdal Private Nature Reserve
• Swartberg East Nature Reserve
• Swartkops Valley Nature Reserve
• Theewaters Nature Reserve
• Towerkop Nature Reserve
• Thaba Manzi Game Farm
• Twistniet Nature Reserve
• Tygerberg Nature Reserve
• Uintjieskraal Private Nature Reserve
• Vaalkloof Private Nature Reserve
• Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve
• Warmwaterberg Nature Reserve
• Witfontein Nature Rererve
• Wittebrug Nature Reserve also known as Mosterdshoek Forest.
• Witzenberg Nature Reserve

Forests

• Bergplaas Forest
• Diepwalle Forest
• Fisantehoek Forest (Petrus Brand)
• Jubilee Creek Forest Reserve (Goldfield)
• Groeneweidebos Forest Area
• Hankey State Forest
• Harkerville Forest
• Lelievlei Forest Reserve
• Millwood Forest Reserve
• Nysna Forest
• Quar Forest Reserve
• Sinclair Forest (Kruisfontein)
• Walker Bay State Forest
• Wilderness Forest
• Witelsbos State Forest

Natural Heritage Sites

• Altydgedacht National Heritage Site
• Barkai National Heritage Site
• Elandsberg
• Groothagelkraal
• Gys se Kraal
• Kareedouw
• Paardenberg-Bewarea
• Tierberg

Mountain Catchment Areas

• Hawequas Mountain Catchment Area
• Kammanassie Mountain Catchment Area
• Klein Swartberg Mountain Catchment Area
• Koue Bokkeveld Mountain Catchment Area
• Langeberg East Mountain Catchment Area
• Langeberg West Mountain Catchment Area
• Matroosberg Mountain Catchment Area
• Swartberg East Mountain Catchment Area
• Winterhoek Mountain Catchment Area

Protected Marine Areas

• Betty's Bay Marine Protected Area
• Cape of Good Hope Resrticted Marine Zone
• De Hoop Marine Protected Area
• Goukamma Marine Protected Area
• Jutten Island Marine Protected Area
• Karbonkel Restricted Marine Area
• Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area
• Malgas Island Marine Protected Area
• Marcus Island Marine Protected Area
• Robberg Marine Protected Area
• Sardinia Bay Marine Protected Area
• Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected Area
• St James Restricted Marine Area
• Table Mountain Marine Protected Area

My research shows there are 19 or 20 marine protected areas in South Africa. Please list them here.

National botanical gardens

• North-West University Botanical Garden - Potchefstroom
• Botanical Garden University of Stellenbosch - Stellenbosch
• Drakensberg Botanic Garden - Harrismith
• Durban Botanic Garden - Durban
• Free State National Botanical Garden - Bloemfontein
• The Garden Route Botanical Garden - George
• Harold Porter National Botanical Garden - Betty's Bay
• Johannesburg Botanical Garden - Emmarentia, Johannesburg
• Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden - Worcester
• Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden- Cape Town
• Pietermaritzburg National Botanical Garden - Pietermaritzburg
• Lowveld National Botanical Garden - Nelspruit
• Manie van der Schijff Botanic Garden - Pretoria
• Pretoria National Botanical Garden - Pretoria
• University of KwaZulu-Natal Botanical Garden
• Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden - Johannesburg

World Heritage Sites

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

• Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs
• Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
• iSimangaliso Wetland Park
• Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
• Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape
• Robben Island
• uKhahlamba/Drakensberg Park
• Vredefort Dome

See also

• List of national parks
• List of seaweeds of South Africa
• South African National Parks
• Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
• Eastern Cape Parks
• South African Heritage Resources Agency
  • List of heritage sites in South Africa

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)

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List of national parks of Africa Sovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limited recognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies and other territories Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)