List of protected areas of South Africa

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 – Wildlife conservation park near Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Agulhas National Park – Park in 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 South Africa
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
Meerkat National Park – National park around the Square Kilometre Array radio astronomy facility in the Northern Cape (visitors not allowed)
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 nature conservation area on the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town, South Africa
Tankwa Karoo National Park – Conservation area west of Sutherland in the Western and Northern Cape
West Coast National Park – Nature reserve 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 and 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 – including Ndumo Game Reserve and Tembe Elephant Park in South Africa, Maputo Special Reserve in Mozambique, and Usuthu Gorge Conservancy 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

Marine protected areas of South Africa^[5]^[6]

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 – Marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape in South Africa (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 coast of 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 coast of South Africa (Western Cape)
Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area – Coastal marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape, 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 Saldanha Bay 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 in South Africa (Western Cape)
Robberg Marine Protected Area – Coastal conservation area in the Western Cape of 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)

Ramsar Sites

There are 30 designated Ramsar sites in South Africa:

Barberspan
Berg Estuary – River in the Western Cape, South Africa
Blesbokspruit – River in South Africa
Bot - Kleinmond Estuarine System – Section of the Bot-Kleinmond Estuarine System
Dassen Island Nature Reserve – Ramsar site island in South Africa
De Berg Nature Reserve
De Hoop Vlei – Nature reserve in the Western Cape, South Africa
De Mond – Nature reserve in Western Cape, South Africa
Dyer Island Nature Reserve Complex – Protected islets off the coast of Gansbaai, South Africa
False Bay Nature Reserve
Ingula Nature Reserve
Kgaswane Mountain Reserve – Ramsar site reserve within the Magaliesberg Biosphere, North West, South Africa
Kosi Bay – series of four interlinked lakes in the Maputaland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Lake Sibhayi – Lake in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Langebaan Lagoon – Marine conservation area in the Langebaan lagoon in the Western Cape province of South Africa
Makuleke Wetlands
Middelpunt Nature Reserve
Natal Drakensberg Park – Part of a world heritage site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Ndumo Game Reserve – South African game reserve in Maputaland
Ntsikeni Nature Reserve – South African wetlands area
Nylsvley Nature Reserve – protected area
Orange River Mouth – Major river in southern Africa
Prince Edward Islands – Two small sub-Antarctic islands belonging to South Africa
Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve – Wetland reserve in the Free State, South Africa
St Lucia System – South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km of coastline
Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of Tongaland – Marine conservation area in northern kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa
Verloren Valei Nature Reserve – Protected area of South Africa
Verlorenvlei – River in the Western Cape, South Africa
Wilderness Lakes – town in the Western Cape, South Africa
uMgeni Vlei Nature Reserve – Protected Ramsar wetland in KZN, South Africa

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 – Archaeological site in Gauteng, South Africa
- Swartkrans – Fossil-bearing cave in South Africa
- Kromdraai – Protected conservation park in South Africa
Cape Floral Region – Smallest of the six recognised floral kingdoms of the world Protected Areas
iSimangaliso Wetland Park – South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km of coastline
Mapungubwe – Ancient kingdom in the Limpopo-Shashe Basin, northern South Africa 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 – Largest verified impact structure on Earth, about 2 billion years old

Botanical Gardens

Durban Botanic Gardens – Africa's oldest surviving botanical gardens, in South Africa
Free State National Botanical Garden – National Botanical Garden just outside Bloemfontein, South Africa
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 focused on succulents and other plants of arid regions
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden – Botanical garden at the foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town
Kwelera National Botanical Garden – National botanical garden in the Eastern Cape
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

UNESCO Biosphere Reserves of South Africa

Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve – Protected area in the Western Cape province of South Africa
Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve
Waterberg Biosphere – Biosphere reserve in South Africa
Kruger to Canyons Biosphere – Protected area in the northeastern part of South Africa
Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve – Protected area in Western Cape, South Africa
Vhembe Biosphere Reserve
Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – Protected area in the southern part of South Africa
Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve – UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the North West and Gauteng provinces, South Africa
Garden Route Biosphere Reserve
Marico Biosphere Reserve

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 – 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 – Coastal national park in South Africa (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 – Wildlife conservation park near Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, (Eastern Cape).
- Woody Cape Nature Reserve, (Eastern Cape).
- Eastern Cape Marine Protection Area, (Eastern Cape).
  - Bird Island – Maritime bay in the Eastern Cape of South Africa
  - St. Croix Island, Algoa Bay
Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve – Protected area in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
- Baviaanskloof Reserve, (Western Cape)
- Baviaanskloof Provincial Nature Reserve
- Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area – Protected area in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
- 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 Nature Reserve
- Berg Plaatz Provincial Nature Reserve

Parks Managed by Eastern Cape Parks

Bridle Drift Dam Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Commando Drift Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Dwesa Nature Reserve, also known as Dwesa-Cwebe Provincial Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
- Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area – Coastal marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
East London Coast Nature Reserve – Protected area in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa (consists of 12 smaller reserves)
- Cape Morgan Nature Reserve – Coastal forest reserve in the Eastern Cape
- Double Mouth Nature Reserve – Coastal forest reserve in the Eastern Cape
- Cape Henderson Nature Reserve – Coastal forest reserve in South Africa
- Gulu Nature Reserve – Coastal forest reserve in the Eastern Cape
- Kwelera Nature Reserve – Coastal forest reserve in the Eastern Cape (accessed through the Kwelera National Botanical Garden)
- Nahoon Nature Reserve – Riverine nature reserve in the Eastern Cape
- Fort Pato Nature Reserve – Forest nature reserve in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Umtiza Nature Reserve – Forest nature reserve in the Eastern Cape
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
Great Kei Nature Reserve
- Kei Mouth Reserve
- Great Kei River Private Nature Reserve
Hluleka Nature Reserve, also known as Hluleka Provincial Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
- Hluleka Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape in South Africa
Mkhambathi Nature Reserve, also known as Mkambati – Coastal nature reserve at Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Pondoland Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa
Mpofu Nature Reserve, also known as Mpofu Provincial Game Reserve – Nature reserve in the Amatole district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Oviston Nature Reserve – Protected area in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Potters Pass Nature Reserve – Coastal reserve in the Eastern Cape
Quenera Nature Reserve – Riverine protected area in the Eastern Cape
Shamwari Game Reserve – Game reserve outside Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Silaka Nature Reserve, also known as Silaka Provincial Wilderness Reserve – Nature reserve in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, near Port St Johns
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
Waters Meeting Nature Reserve – Forest reserve in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Natural Heritage Sites

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 – Conservation area in South Africa 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
Cycad Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
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
Ghio Wetland Nature Reserve – Wetland nature reserve in the Eastern Cape
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
Jarandi Safaris Game Farm
Karoo Safaris Game Farm
Kingsdale Game Farm
Koedoeskop Game Farm
Kuzuko Private Game Reserve^[7]
Kwandwe Private Game Reserve – Private game reserve, northeast of Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Kwantu 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
Nyara River Mouth Marine Area
Hopewell Game Reserve
Hunters Lodge Game Farm
Hunts Hoek Safaris Game Farm
Oudekraal Game Farm
Pumba Private Game Reserve^[8]
Rockdale Game Farm
Rupert Game Farm
Samara Private Game Reserve – Private game reserve near Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Scotia Safaris Game Farm
Schuilpatdop Game Farm
Sepree River Private Nature Reserve
Shamwari Game Reserve – Game reserve outside Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve
Timbili Game Reserve
Tregathlyn Game Farm
Trumpetters Drift Game Farm

Forest Reserves

Protected Areas

Buffalo Kloof Protected Environment – Protected Environment in the Eastern Cape in South Africa
Entle Protected Environment – Protected Environment in the Eastern Cape in South Africa
Indalo Protected Environment – Largest Protected Environment in the Eastern Cape
Mountain Zebra Camdeboo Protected Environment^[9]

Free State

National Parks

Golden Gate Highlands National Park – National park in South Africa
- Golden Gate Highlands National Park – National park in South Africa
- QwaQwa National Park – National park in South Africa

World Heritage Sites

Private and Other Parks

Caledon Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Free State, South Africa around the Welbedacht Dam.
Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve
Gariep Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in South Africa 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 – Nature Reserve in the Free State, South Africa
Laohu Valley Reserve – National reserve in South africa
Maria Moroka Nature Reserve
Paul Saunders Nature Reserve
Rolfontein Nature Reserve around the Vanderkloof Dam.
Rustfontein Dam Nature Reserve
Sandveld Nature Reserve – nature reserve in the Free State, South Africa around the Bloemhof Dam (Free State) side only, the park on the North West is called the Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve.
Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve – Wetland reserve in the Free State, South Africa
Sneeuwberg Protected Environment near Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve
Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in West State, South Africa 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 other side of the Orange River is the Oviston Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape.
Willem Pretorius Nature Reserve around the Allemanskraal Dam.

Gauteng

GDACE Parks

Abe Bailey Nature Reserve – Protected area in Gauteng, South Africa
Marievale Bird Sanctuary – Bird sanctuary reserve in Gauteng, South Africa
Roodeplaat Nature Reserve – A nature reserve near Pretoria, South Africa
Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve – Nature Reserve in Gauteng, South Africa
Alice Glockner Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in South Africa

Protected Areas

Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve – UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the North West and Gauteng provinces, South Africa

Magaliesberg Protected Natural Environment – Protected Environment within the Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve in South Africa

Other parks and private reserves

Aloe Ridge Game Reserve – Game reserve in Gauteng, South Africa
Andros Private Nature Reserve
Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary – A bird sanctuary in Pretoria, South Africa
Avalon Private Nature Reserve
Beaulieu Bird Sanctuary
Cheetah Park Private Nature Reserve
Daisy Private Nature Reserve
Diepsloot Nature Reserve
Dinokeng Game Reserve – South Africa wildlife sanctuary
Ezemvelo Nature Reserve
Faerie Glen Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Pretoria, South Africa
Gelderland Private Nature Reserve
Groenkloof Nature Reserve – A nature reserve near Pretoria, South Africa
Hartbeesthoek Radio Astronomy Conservation Area
Hartebeeshoek Municipal Nature Reserve
Johanna Jacobs Private Nature Reserve
John Ness Private Nature Reserve
Kloofendal Nature Reserve – Nature reserve near Roodepoort, South Africa
Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve – Largest nature reserve in Johannesburg
Kromdraai Conservancy – Protected conservation park in South Africa
Krugersdorp Nature Reserve – Game reserve in South Africa
Leeuwfontein Nature Reserve
Montsetse Nature Reserve (The Cradle)
Moreletaspruit Nature Reserve
Olifantsvlei Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Johannesburg South
Onderstepoort Nature Reserve
Rietfontein Nature Reserve
Rietvlei Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Pretoria, South Africa
Sterkwater Private Nature Reserve
Tweefontein Private Nature Reserve
Waldr Nature Reserve
Wonderboom Nature Reserve – Nature Reserve in Pretoria, South Africa

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
- Cape Vidal Game Reserve,
- False Bay Park – Nature reserve in South Africa,
- Kosi Bay Nature Reserve,
  - Kosi Bay – series of four interlinked lakes in the Maputaland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (the town is not part of the park)
- Lake Eteza Nature Reserve,
- Lake Sibhayi – Lake in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa,
- Mapelane Nature Reserve,
- Maputaland Marine Protected Area, also known as Maputaland Marine Reserve – Marine conservation area in northern kwaZulu-Natal in South Africa
- Mfabeni,
- Ozabeni,
- St Lucia Game Reserve,
- St Lucia Marine Reserve,
- St Lucia Marine Sanctuary,
- Sodwana Bay National Park – National park in South Africa,
- Tewate Wilderness Area and
- UMkhuze Game Reserve, also known as Mkuze Game Reserve – Game reserve in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Chelmsford Nature Reserve, also known as Chelmsford Dam Nature Reserve – nature reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park, also known as Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve – Nature reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Ithala Game Reserve, also known as Itala Game Reserve – game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Krantzkloof Nature Reserve – A nature reserve in Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal
Midmar Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Ndumo Game Reserve – South African game reserve in Maputaland
Tembe Elephant Park – protected area
Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve
Spioenkop Dam Nature Reserve – Reserved area in South Africa
Tembe Elephant Park – protected area
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve – Coastal nature reserve in South Africa
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park – Part of a world heritage site in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Royal Natal National Park – National park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Rugged Glen Nature Reserve
- Mlamboja Wilderness Area
- Mfiffyela Nature Reserve
- Cathedral Peak Nature Reserve see also Cathedral Peak (South Africa)
- Cathedral Peak State Forest see also Cathedral Peak (South Africa)
- Cathkin Peak Forest Reserve
- 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 – Game reserve in South Africa
Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area – Marine conservation area at Aliwal Shoal off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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 – Protected area in South Africa, also see Dhlinza Forest
eMakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park – Wildlife park and historic place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Enseleni Nature Reserve
Falaza Game Park
Himeville Nature Reserve
Hlatikulu Nature Reserve
Impendle Nature Reserve
Iphithi Nature Reserve – nature reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Iqxalingenwa Nature Reserve
Karkloof Nature Reserve
Makasa Nature Reserve
Mount Currie Nature Reserve
Mtsikeni Wildlife Nature Reserve
Ophathe Nature Reserve
Paardeplaats Nature Reserve
Phinda Resource Reserve – Private game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal
Poccolan (Robinson's) Bush Nature Reserve
Pongola Bush Nature Reserve
Pongolapoort Nature Reserve – park in South Africa
Qudeni Nature Reserve
Richards Bay Game Reserve, also known as Richards Bay Nature Reserve
Shongweni Game Reserve
Sileza Nature Reserve
Sodwana Game Reserve
Springside Nature Reserve
Ubombo Mountain Nature Reserve
Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in South Africa
Umlalazi Nature Reserve – nature reserve in South Africa
Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve
Vryheid Mountain Provincial Nature Reserve
Weenen Game Reserve, also known as Weenen Provincial Nature Reserve

Natural Heritage Sites

Kombewaria
Langfontein
Oshoek
Oudehoutdraai
Tafelkop – human settlement in South Africa
Theespruit
Rooikraal

Limpopo

National Parks

Kruger National Park – First national park in South Africa
- Makuleke, also known as Pafuri Triangle – Northernmost section of Kruger National Park, 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

Provincial Parks

Lekgalameetse Provincial Park – Mountain wilderness in Limpopo, South Africa
Letaba Ranch Provincial Park – Protected area in Limpopo, South Africa
Mano'mbe Provincial Park
Mokolo Dam Provincial Park – Protected area in Limpopo, South Africa
Nwanedi Provincial Park – Nature reserve in South Africa
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 – Protected area in Limpopo Province, South Africa
- 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 Reserve – Nature reserve in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
  - Motswari Game Reserve
  - Ngala Game Reserve
- Thornybush Game Reserve, also known as Thornybush Private Game Reserve
- Sabi Sand Game Reserve – Reserve in South Africa. See Mpumalanga, province.
- Sabi Sabi – Private game reserve in South Africa Private Game Reserve
  - Mala Mala Game Reserve – game reserve in Mpumalanga, South Africa
  - Djuma Game Reserve
  - Lion Sands Reserve
  - Londolozi Private Game Reserve – Private Game Reserve
  - Singita Game Reserve – game reserve in Sabi Sand, Mpumalanga, South Africa
  - Ulusaba Private Game Reserve
  - Exeter Private Game Reserve.
- Umbabat Game Reserve, also known as Umbabat Private Game Reserve
Atherstone Nature Reserve – Reserve in Limpopo province, South Africa
Ben Alberts Nature Reserve – Protected area in Limpopo, South Africa
Ben Lavin Nature Reserve – Protected area in Limpopo, South Africa
Blouberg Nature Reserve – South African nature reserve
Blyde-Olifants Conservancy – Game farm group
D'nyala Nature Reserve
Doorndraai Dam Nature Reserve – nature reserve in Limpopo, South Africa
Entabeni Game Reserve – Private reserve in Limpopo, South Africa
Hanglip Reserve – mountain in Soutpansberg, Limpopo, South Africa
Hans Merensky Wilderness – Nature reserve in South Africa
Kaingo Private Game Reserve
Kololo Game Reserve – Biosphere reserve in South Africa
Langjan Nature Reserve
Lapalala Game Reserve – Conservation area in South Africa
Luvhondo Private Nature Reserve
Mabalingwe Game Reserve – protected area in Limpopo, South Africa
Mabula Game Reserve – Private game reserve in Limpopo, South Africa
Makuleke – Northernmost section of Kruger National Park, South Africa region, Kruger NP
Makalali Conservancy
Makapansgat Valley – Archaeological and palaeontological site in South Africa
Makuya Nature Reserve
Mapesu Private Game Reserve
Masebe Nature Reserve
Matshakatini Nature Reserve – Military base in Limpopo, South Africa
Modjadji Nature Reserve – Cycad nature reserve in Limpopo
Mohlabetsi Conservancy
Mokolo Dam Nature Reserve – Protected area in Limpopo, South Africa
Musina Nature Reserve
Mwanedi Game Reserve
Ndzalama Reserve, also known as Ndzalama Wildlife Reserve – Limpopo province, South Africa
Nylsvley Conservancy – protected area
Nwanedi Game Reserve – Nature reserve in South Africa
Percy Fyfe Conservancy
Philip Herd Nature Reserve
Polokwane Game Reserve – game reserve in South Africa
Rust De Winter Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in South Africa
Schuinsdraai Nature Reserve
Selati Game Reserve – game reserve in Limpopo, South Africa
Soutpansberg Conservancy
Touchstone Game Reserve
Tshukudu Private Game Reserve – Family-owned game reserve in South Africa
Umhlametsi Game Reserve
Welgevonden Game Reserve
Wolkberg Wilderness Area – Protected area in Limpopo, South Africa
Wonderkop Nature Reserve

Mpumalanga

National Parks

Kruger National Park – First national park in South Africa

Provincial Parks

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

Private and Other Parks

Edeni Game Reserve
Josefsdal Songimvelo Game Reserve
K'Shani Private Game Reserve
Mthethomusha Game Reserve – game reserve in Mpumalanga, South Africa
SterkSpruit Nature Reserve
Kudu Private Nature Reserve
Lionspruit, part of Marloth Park – place in Mpumalanga, South Africa

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
Meerkat National Park – National park around the Square Kilometre Array radio astronomy facility in the Northern Cape
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
- Skilpad National Park
- Namaqualand Marine Protected Area
Tankwa Karoo National Park – Conservation area west of Sutherland in the Western and Northern Cape

Private and Other Parks

Archaeological Reserve
Goegab Nature Reserve
- Hester Malan Veldblom Reserve
Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in South Africa
Spitskop Nature Reserve
Sunnyside Game Farm
Tswalu Desert Reserve
Thuru Lodge
Witsand Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in the Northern Cape, South Africa

North West

National Parks

Provincial Parks

Barberspan Bird Sanctuary
Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve
Borakalalo Game Reserve
Boskop Dam Nature Reserve
Botsalano Game Reserve – game reserve in South Africa
Kgaswane Mountain Reserve – Ramsar site reserve within the Magaliesberg Biosphere, North West, South Africa
Lichtenburg Game Reserve
Madeleine Robinson Nature Reserve
Madikwe Game Reserve – Game reserve in South Africa
Mafikeng Game Reserve
Marico-Bosveld Nature Reserve
Molemane Eye Nature Reserve
Molopo Game Reserve
Oog van Malmanie Nature Reserve
Pienaar Nature Reserve
Pilanesberg National Park – Wildlife reserve in an extinct volcano in South Africa
Rustenburg Nature Reserve
Rust De Winter Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in South Africa
SA Lombard Nature Reserve
Schoonspruit Nature Reserve
Vaalkop Dam Nature Reserve
Wolwespruit Dam Reserve, also known as Wolwespruit Nature Reserve

Protected Areas

Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve – UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the North West and Gauteng provinces, South Africa

Magaliesberg Protected Natural Environment – Protected Environment within the Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve in South Africa^[10]

Private and Other Parks

Western Cape

National Parks

Agulhas National Park – Park in 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 – Coastal national park in South Africa
- 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 nature conservation area on the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town, South Africa
West Coast National Park – Nature reserve north of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa

Provincial Parks

West Coast

Cederberg Wilderness Area – Mountain range in Western Cape, South Africa
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 – Mountain range in the Western Cape region of South Africa

Winelands

Limietberg Nature Reserve
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in the Western Cape of South Africa
- Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve – Historic estate in the Western Cape, South Africa
Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve – Conservation area in the Hottentots Holland Mountains
Vrolijkheid 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 – nature reserve in South Africa
Salmonsdam Nature Reserve – nature reserve in South Africa
De Mond Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in Western Cape, South Africa
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
Swartberg Nature Reserve – UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gamkaberg Nature Reserve – Nature reserve in the Western Cape, South Africa

Mountain Catchment Areas

Hawequas Mountain Catchment Area
Kammanassie Mountain Catchment Area
Klein Swartberg – Mountain range in Western Cape, South Africa Mountain Catchment Area
Koue Bokkeveld – Mountain range in Western Cape, South Africa Mountain Catchment Area
Langeberg East Mountain Catchment Area
Langeberg West Mountain Catchment Area
Matroosberg – Second tallest mountain in the Western Cape, South Africa Mountain Catchment Area
Swartberg – Mountain range in Western Cape, South Africa East Mountain Catchment Area
Winterhoek – Mountain range in the Western Cape region of South Africa Mountain Catchment Area

References

^ "Biodiversity & ecosystems". Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (South Africa). Retrieved 1 July 2009.
^ Cooper, John (June 2006). "Antarctica and Islands – Background Research Paper produced for the South Africa Environment Outlook report on behalf of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism" (PDF). p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
^ 1993 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas. World Conservation Monitoring Centre, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Commission on Natural Parks and Protected Areas, United Nations Environment Programme. 1993. p. 173. ISBN 2-8317-0190-2.
^ "SANParks – South African National Parks (A-Z)". South African National Parks. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
^ "MPA Declarations" (PDF). Regulation Gazette No. 42478. 647 (10177). Pretoria: Government Printer. 23 May 2019.
^ "Protected Areas Register". dffeportal.environment.gov.za. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ "Kuzuko Lodge, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa".
^ "Pumba Private Game Reserve | Eastern Cape Safari". www.pumbagamereserve.co.za. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ "Mountain Zebra-Camdeboo Protected Environment" (PDF).
^ National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 Section 12

External links

[1] "Biodiversity & ecosystems". Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (South Africa). Retrieved 1 July 2009.

[cooper-2] Cooper, John (June 2006). "Antarctica and Islands – Background Research Paper produced for the South Africa Environment Outlook report on behalf of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism" (PDF). p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

[3] 1993 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas. World Conservation Monitoring Centre, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Commission on Natural Parks and Protected Areas, United Nations Environment Programme. 1993. p. 173. ISBN 2-8317-0190-2.

[4] "SANParks – South African National Parks (A-Z)". South African National Parks. Retrieved 4 January 2010.

[5] "MPA Declarations" (PDF). Regulation Gazette No. 42478. 647 (10177). Pretoria: Government Printer. 23 May 2019.

[6] "Protected Areas Register". dffeportal.environment.gov.za. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[7] "Kuzuko Lodge, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa".

[8] "Pumba Private Game Reserve | Eastern Cape Safari". www.pumbagamereserve.co.za. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

[9] "Mountain Zebra-Camdeboo Protected Environment" (PDF).

[10] National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 Section 12

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v t e Protected areas of Africa
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Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

v t e 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 Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast 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 Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

Special Nature Reserves

National Parks

Transfrontier conservation areas

Marine Protected Areas

Ramsar Sites

World Heritage Sites

Botanical Gardens

UNESCO Biosphere Reserves of South Africa

Eastern Cape

National Parks situated in the Eastern Cape

Mega Parks in the making, predominantly in the Eastern Cape

Parks Managed by Eastern Cape Parks

Natural Heritage Sites

Private and Other Parks

Forest Reserves

Protected Areas

Free State

National Parks

World Heritage Sites

Private and Other Parks

Gauteng

GDACE Parks

Protected Areas

Other parks and private reserves

KwaZulu-Natal

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife

Private and Other Parks

Natural Heritage Sites

Limpopo

National Parks

Provincial Parks

Private and Other Parks

Mpumalanga

National Parks

Provincial Parks

Private and Other Parks

Northern Cape

National Parks

Private and Other Parks

North West

National Parks

Provincial Parks

Protected Areas

Private and Other Parks

Western Cape

National Parks

Provincial Parks

West Coast

Winelands

Overberg

Cape Karoo

Garden Route and Little Karoo

Private and other Reserves

Forests

Natural Heritage Sites

Mountain Catchment Areas

See also

References

External links