Wilderness National Park
Wilderness National Park, located in Wilderness in the Western Cape, is a protected area forming part of the Garden Route National Park.
History
The Wilderness section of the Garden Route National Park originally formed part of the farm Kleinkrantz, which was then granted to JJ Viviers in 1818. In 1845, the land rights were transferred to Paul Gerber. Gerber moved onto the land with his family. The Gerber Family lived there for three generations before selling the western section in the early 20th century. The Dumbleton family of Oakhurst and Fairy Knowe acquired the most westerly section after the Gerber family sold the land to them.
In 1983, South Africa's first national lake was proclaimed at Wilderness. The National Parks Board took over in 1985 and the Wilderness National Park was proclaimed in 1987. In 1991 the Park formed a single unit with the combination of the Lakes Nature Reserve, Cape Nature Conservation, the mouth of the Touw and the mouth of Swartvlei. [1] The Wilderness Park became a part of the Garden Route National Park system in 1987. [2]
References
- ↑ "The History of the Garden Route National Park". SANParks. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "The History of the Garden Route National Park". SANParks.