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Every park and reserve in the directory
615 protected areas, sorted by name. Click a column heading to sort by size, year or province; type in the box to narrow the list. Sizes are as recorded in Wikidata and may differ from official gazettes.
615 shown
| Name | Type | Province | Municipality | Area, km² | Est. | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| !Khamab Kalahari Reserve | Game reserve | NW North West | — | 971 | — | 241 km north of Kuruman |
| !Khwa ttu Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Swartland | — | — | 50 km south-east of Saldanha |
| 0264 B Block Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | Madibeng | — | — | 50 km north-west of Pretoria |
| 56 Highlands Wilderness | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | — | — | 26 km south-west of Modimolle |
| 9 Highlands Wilderness | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | — | — | 27 km south-west of Modimolle |
| ASSEGAAI TRAILS | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Makana | — | — | 22 km south of Makhanda |
| Abelana Game Reserve | Game reserve | LP Limpopo | Mopani District | 150 | — | 23 km west of Phalaborwa |
| Addo Elephant National Park | National park | EC Eastern Cape | — | 1 640 | 1931 | 59 km north of Gqeberha |
| Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 49 km north-east of Gqeberha |
| Agulhas National Park | National park | WC Western Cape | Overberg District | 56,9 | 1998 | 84 km south-east of Hermanus |
| Akkerendam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | Hantam | 27,5 | 1962 | 5 km north of Calvinia |
| Albert Falls Game Reserve | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | 1975 | 16 km north of Pietermaritzburg |
| Albert Falls Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 18 km north of Pietermaritzburg |
| Alice Glockner Nature Reserve | Protected area | GP Gauteng | — | — | 1973 | 52 km south-east of Johannesburg |
| Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 44 km south of Durban |
| Almar Exclusive Game Ranch | Private game reserve | NW North West | Lekwa-Teemane | — | — | 138 km north-east of Kimberley |
| Amakhala Game Reserve | Game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | 1999 | 46 km south-west of Makhanda |
| Amalinda Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 7 km north-west of East London |
| Amathole Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 46 km north-east of East London |
| Amatikulu Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMlalazi | — | 1948 | 56 km south-west of Richards Bay |
| Andover Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Bushbuckridge | — | — | 38 km south-east of Hoedspruit |
| Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre | Wildlife sanctuary | NW North West | Madibeng | — | — | 32 km west of Pretoria |
| Anysberg Nature Reserve | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | 1988 | 58 km north of Swellendam |
| Aquila Private Game Reserve | Private game reserve | WC Western Cape | Breede Valley | — | — | 56 km north-east of Worcester |
| Aquila Safari Reserve Directions | Private game reserve | WC Western Cape | Breede Valley | — | — | 56 km north-east of Worcester |
| Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 7 km south-east of Stellenbosch |
| Atherstone Nature Reserve | Protected area | LP Limpopo | Thabazimbi | 235 | 1990 | 130 km north of Rustenburg |
| Augrabies Falls National Park | National park | NC Northern Cape | — | 820 | 1966 | 91 km west of Upington |
| Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary | Game reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 3 km south of Pretoria |
| Austin Roberts Privaatnatuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 74 km south of Lephalale |
| Avani Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Theewaterskloof | — | — | 15 km north of Hermanus |
| Babanago Game Reserve | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Ulundi | — | — | 62 km south-east of Vryheid |
| Balule Nature Reserve | Protected area | LP Limpopo | Mopani District | — | — | 23 km north of Hoedspruit |
| Barberton Municipal Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 2 km south-east of Barberton |
| Barberton Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 8 km east of Barberton |
| Bateleur Nature Reserve & Stamvrug Hiking Trails | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Modimolle/Mookgophong | — | — | 18 km west of Modimolle |
| Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve | Protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | 5 000 | 1920 | 93 km north-east of Plettenberg Bay |
| Beachwood Mangrove Nature Reserve | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | 1977 | 6 km north of Durban |
| Beaverlac | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 89 km north-west of Worcester |
| Bellevue Forest Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Sundays River Valley | — | — | 54 km west of Makhanda |
| Bergendal Nature Reserve Lephalale | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Lephalale | — | — | 35 km south-east of Lephalale |
| Berghoek Natuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 38 km north-west of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Betty's Bay Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 31 km west of Hermanus |
| Bezhoek Private Nature Reserve | Private game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Steve Tshwete | — | — | 12 km west of Middelburg |
| Billy Duvenhage Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | Ga-Segonyana | — | — | 4 km west of Kuruman |
| Bishop Bird Park | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | 0,2 | — | 17 km south-west of Pretoria |
| Blaauwberg Conservation Area | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 18 km north of Cape Town |
| Blouberg Nature Reserve | Protected area | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 106 km north of Polokwane |
| Blouberg Privaatnatuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Capricorn District | — | — | 101 km north of Polokwane |
| Bloufontein Wildlife Park | Wildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | Midvaal | — | — | 46 km south of Johannesburg |
| Blougat Municipal Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Mogale City | — | — | 34 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Bluff Nature Reserve | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | — | 1974 | 9 km south of Durban |
| Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve | Biosphere reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 25 km south-west of Hoedspruit |
| Blyderivierspoort Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 29 km south-west of Hoedspruit |
| Boland Mountain Complex | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | 1 130 | — | 28 km east of Stellenbosch |
| Bolt's Farm | Protected heritage site | GP Gauteng | — | 0,4 | — | 38 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Bon Game Reserve | Private game reserve | WC Western Cape | Mossel Bay | — | — | 36 km west of Mossel Bay |
| Bonamanzi Game Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Big Five Hlabisa | 40,0 | — | 36 km north of St Lucia |
| Bontebok National Park | National park | WC Western Cape | — | 27,9 | 1931 | 5 km south of Swellendam |
| Bontebok Ridge Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Drakenstein | — | — | 39 km west of Worcester |
| Boosmansbos Wilderness Area | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | 142 | 1978 | 41 km east of Swellendam |
| Borakalalo Game Reserve | Game reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 34 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Bosbokrand Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Bushbuckridge | — | — | 63 km south of Hoedspruit |
| Boskop Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | Ventersdorp/Tlokwe | — | — | 98 km south of Rustenburg |
| Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Mogale City | — | — | 36 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Botterblom Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | 0,0 | — | 23 km north-west of Stellenbosch |
| Boulders Penguin Colony | Game reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 30 km south of Cape Town |
| Brakputs Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | Namakwa District | — | — | 37 km south-west of Springbok |
| Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Knysna | 0,0 | — | 4 km south of Knysna |
| Bridle Drift Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 18 km west of East London |
| Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 50 km east of Pretoria |
| Bronkies Angling and Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 50 km south-east of Pretoria |
| Bronkies Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 48 km east of Pretoria |
| Burger Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 60 km north of Rustenburg |
| Burman Bush | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | — | — | 5 km north of Durban |
| Camdeboo National Park | National park | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | 2005 | 3 km west of Graaff-Reinet |
| Cango Wildlife | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Oudtshoorn | — | — | 3 km north-east of Oudtshoorn |
| Cape Columbine Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Saldanha Bay | — | — | 22 km north of Saldanha |
| Cape Point Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 39 km south of Cape Town |
| Cape Recife Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay Metro | 3,4 | 1973 | 10 km south-east of Gqeberha |
| Cape Vidal State Forest | Forest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 37 km north of St Lucia |
| Cape West Coast | Biosphere reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | 2000 | 54 km north-west of Cape Town |
| Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve | Biosphere reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 24 km north-east of Stellenbosch |
| Carlsruhe Private Game Reserve | Private game reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 26 km east of Pretoria |
| Cederberg | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | 710 | 1973 | 116 km south-west of Calvinia |
| Cederberg Wilderness Area | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | 710 | 1973 | 114 km south-west of Calvinia |
| Ceres Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Cape Winelands District | — | — | 33 km north-west of Worcester |
| Cheetah Experience | Wildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | — | — | 13 km south-west of Modimolle |
| Cheetah Ridge | Wildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Alfred Duma | — | — | 17 km east of Ladysmith |
| Chelmsford Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | 1975 | 23 km south of Newcastle |
| Chimp Eden | Game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | 2006 | 12 km south of Mbombela |
| Chocolate tablet breccia site | Protected area | NW North West | — | 0,0 | — | 121 km south-west of Johannesburg |
| Clara Anna Fontein Game Reserve | Private game reserve | WC Western Cape | City of Cape Town | — | — | 22 km north-east of Cape Town |
| Clarens Village Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Dihlabeng | — | 1985 | 3 km west of Clarens |
| Coastal Forest Reserve | Forest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 26,1 | 1992 | 153 km north of St Lucia |
| Colbyn Valley | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | — | — | 3 km east of Pretoria |
| Coleford Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | 1948 | 66 km north of Kokstad |
| Combretum Park | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Modimolle/Mookgophong | — | — | 14 km south-east of Modimolle |
| Commando Drift Nature Reserve | Protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 82 km west of Queenstown (Komani) |
| Constantia Nek | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | City of Cape Town | — | — | 10 km south of Cape Town |
| Coopers Cave | Protected heritage site | GP Gauteng | — | 0,1 | — | 37 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Corridor Game Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Big Five Hlabisa | — | 1989 | 48 km west of St Lucia |
| Crestholme Conservancy and Equestrian Centre | Wildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini | — | — | 23 km north-west of Durban |
| Crocodile River Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | 31,0 | 2019 | 29 km south-west of Pretoria |
| Crocworld | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini | — | — | 51 km south-west of Durban |
| Cronje en Dogters Privaat Natuurreserwe | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 22 km east of Hoedspruit |
| Cumberland Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 3,0 | — | 15 km north-east of Pietermaritzburg |
| Cythna Letty Flora Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 11 km south-west of Barberton |
| D'nyala Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 11 km east of Lephalale |
| DONKIN RESERVE | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay | — | — | 1 km east of Gqeberha |
| Darling Renosterveld Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 58 km south-east of Saldanha |
| Dassie Trail | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 4 km north-east of East London |
| De Hoop Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 60 km south-east of Swellendam |
| De Hoop Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | 340 | 1957 | 47 km south of Swellendam |
| De Mond Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Cape Agulhas | — | 1986 | 83 km south of Swellendam |
| De Onderstepoort Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 15 km north-west of Pretoria |
| Deon Privaat Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 63 km north of Rustenburg |
| Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary | Game reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 19 km south of Stellenbosch |
| Diepsloot Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 30 km north of Johannesburg |
| Dikhololo Game Reserve | Game reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 57 km north-east of Rustenburg |
| Dinokeng Game Reserve | Protected area | GP Gauteng | — | 185 | — | 42 km north of Pretoria |
| Ditsong Tswaing Crater Museum | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | 19,5 | 1996 | 39 km north of Pretoria |
| Dlangala Wildlife Sanctuary | Wildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Ubuhlebezwe | — | — | 52 km south of Pietermaritzburg |
| Doctor Alden Lloyd Nature Conservation Area | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 48 km south-east of Newcastle |
| Doorndraai Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Mogalakwena | — | — | 55 km north-east of Modimolle |
| Doornkop Fish and Wildlife Reserve | Game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 72 km north of Ermelo |
| Doorspring Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 117 km north of Saldanha |
| Doreen clark nature reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 9 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Double Drift nature reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 43 km north-east of Makhanda |
| Dr Appie van Heerden Nature Reserve | Protected area | NC Northern Cape | Kareeberg | 15,7 | 1973 | 156 km north of Beaufort West |
| Drakenstein Lion Park | Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | Drakenstein | — | — | 16 km north of Stellenbosch |
| Drie Kuilen Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Cape Winelands District | 43,0 | 2001 | 55 km east of Worcester |
| Drimolen | Protected heritage site | GP Gauteng | — | 0,0 | — | 39 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Dumaneni Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni District | — | — | 42 km west of Komatipoort |
| EWT Medike Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Makhado | — | — | 84 km south-west of Musina |
| East London Coast Nature Reserve | Protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 6 km north-east of East London |
| Eastern Shores State Forest | Forest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 23 km north of St Lucia |
| El Dorado Privaatnatuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 73 km south-west of Lephalale |
| Elandsberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 43 km north-west of Worcester |
| Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort | Wildlife sanctuary | NW North West | Madibeng | — | — | 43 km west of Pretoria |
| Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘 | Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | Bitou | — | — | 14 km north-east of Plettenberg Bay |
| Elsewhere Game Reserve | Private game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Abaqulusi | — | — | 0 km north-west of Vryheid |
| Empisini Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | 0,6 | 1973 | 45 km south-west of Durban |
| Endalweni Private Game Reserve | Private game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Great Kei | — | — | 53 km north-east of East London |
| Enseleni Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 10 km north-west of Richards Bay |
| Entabeni Game Reserve | Game reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 60 km north-east of Modimolle |
| Eugene Marais Park | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | — | — | 4 km south of Pretoria |
| Faan Meintjes Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | City of Matlosana | — | — | 129 km south-west of Rustenburg |
| Fairfield Privaatnatuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 109 km south-west of Lephalale |
| False Bay Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 19 km south-east of Cape Town |
| False Bay Park | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 11,9 | 1944 | 45 km north of St Lucia |
| Featherbed Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Knysna | — | — | 4 km south of Knysna |
| Ferncliffe Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu District | — | — | 6 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Fernkloof Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 6 km north-east of Hermanus |
| Fort D' Acre Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Ndlambe | — | — | 23 km north-east of Port Alfred |
| Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 79 km north of Makhanda |
| Fort Pato Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 22 km west of East London |
| Franko Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 57 km north of Rustenburg |
| Free State National Botanical Garden | Botanical garden | FS Free State | Mangaung Metro | 0,7 | — | 6 km north-east of Bloemfontein |
| Gamkaberg Nature Reserve | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | 1974 | 57 km west of Oudtshoorn |
| Gamsberg Nature Reserve | Protected area | NC Northern Cape | Khâi-Ma | 218 | 2019 | 111 km north-east of Springbok |
| Garden Route National Park | National park | WC Western Cape | — | 1 210 | 2009 | 13 km north-west of Plettenberg Bay |
| Garden Route Safari Camp | Private game reserve | WC Western Cape | Mossel Bay | — | — | 18 km north-west of Mossel Bay |
| Gariep Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Kopanong | — | — | 178 km south of Bloemfontein |
| George Wildlife Park | Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | George | — | — | 7 km south-east of George |
| Giant's Castle Game Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 75 km south of Ladysmith |
| Gladysvale Cave | Protected heritage site | GP Gauteng | — | 0,0 | — | 45 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Goegap Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | — | — | — | 11 km east of Springbok |
| Golden Gate Highlands National Park | National park | FS Free State | — | 116 | 1963 | 20 km east of Clarens |
| Golela Bush | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 116 km north-east of Vryheid |
| Gondolin Cave | Protected heritage site | NW North West | — | 0,0 | — | 39 km west of Pretoria |
| Gondwana Game Reserve | Game reserve | WC Western Cape | Mossel Bay | — | — | 24 km north-west of Mossel Bay |
| Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPO | Wildlife sanctuary | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 13 km north-east of East London |
| Gonubie Mouth Bird Sanctuary | Wildlife sanctuary | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 13 km north-east of East London |
| Goukamma Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 14 km west of Knysna |
| Goukamma Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 14 km west of Knysna |
| Gouritz Cluster | Biosphere reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 56 km north-west of Mossel Bay |
| Grassland National Park | National park | EC Eastern Cape | Senqu | 1,0 | 2025 | 112 km north-west of Mthatha |
| Great Fish River Nature Reserve | Protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | 1994 | 48 km north-east of Makhanda |
| Great Winterhoek Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 60 km north-west of Worcester |
| Greater Kruger National Park | National park | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 36 km east of Phalaborwa |
| Greater Lakenvlei Protected Environment | Protected area | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | 2017 | 61 km south-west of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area | Transfrontier area | LP Limpopo | — | 4 872 | 2006 | 90 km west of Musina |
| Greyton Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Theewaterskloof | — | — | 46 km south of Worcester |
| Grietjie Private Nature Reserve | Private game reserve | LP Limpopo | Ba-Phalaborwa | — | — | 18 km south-west of Phalaborwa |
| Groenkloof Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 6 km south-west of Pretoria |
| Grysbok Park | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | City of Cape Town | — | — | 20 km south of Cape Town |
| Gustav Kungbiel Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 8 km east of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Haasendal Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | City of Cape Town | — | — | 14 km west of Stellenbosch |
| Haasgat | Protected heritage site | GP Gauteng | — | 0,0 | — | 41 km west of Pretoria |
| Hanover Privaatnatuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 114 km west of Modimolle |
| Hans Merensky Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 53 km east of Tzaneen |
| Hans Merensky Wilderness | Protected area | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 54 km east of Tzaneen |
| Harmony Flats Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | 0,1 | — | 23 km south of Stellenbosch |
| Harold Johnson Nature Reserve | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | iLembe District | — | — | 76 km south-west of Richards Bay |
| Hazelmere Dam and Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini | — | — | 30 km north of Durban |
| Helderberg Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 18 km south-west of Stellenbosch |
| Helderberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 11 km south of Stellenbosch |
| Heyns Privaatnatuurreserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 23 km south of Middelburg |
| Highveld Garden | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Metsimaholo | — | — | 71 km south of Johannesburg |
| Highveld Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | Ventersdorp/Tlokwe | — | — | 122 km south of Rustenburg |
| Hillmof Privaat Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 70 km north of Rustenburg |
| Himeville Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 82 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Hlobane | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Abaqulusi | — | — | 21 km east of Vryheid |
| Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 44 km west of St Lucia |
| Hluleka Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 56 km south-east of Mthatha |
| Hluleka Nature Reserve | Protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 55 km south-east of Mthatha |
| Honey Trails: Hiking | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini | — | — | 33 km south-east of Pietermaritzburg |
| Hopefield Private Nature Reserve | Private game reserve | WC Western Cape | Saldanha Bay | — | — | 31 km east of Saldanha |
| Hopewell Private Game Reserve | Game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 54 km south-west of Makhanda |
| Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve | Forest reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | 1979 | 17 km south-east of Stellenbosch |
| Hottentots-Holland | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | 700 | — | 16 km south-east of Stellenbosch |
| Hottentotsholland Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 17 km east of Stellenbosch |
| Howick Umngeni River Conservancy | Private game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 20 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Huisklip Local Authority Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 99 km east of Plettenberg Bay |
| HuskyRomi Wolf Sanctuary | Wildlife sanctuary | FS Free State | Nketoana | — | — | 52 km north of Bethlehem |
| I M Beetge and Son Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 21 km west of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Idube Game Reserve | Private game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Bushbuckridge | — | — | 67 km south-east of Hoedspruit |
| Impala Ranch Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 67 km north of Rustenburg |
| Impeleshu Forest Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | 1954 | 41 km west of Richards Bay |
| Impendle Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Impendle | — | — | 46 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Indalu Game Reserve | Private game reserve | WC Western Cape | Mossel Bay | — | — | 31 km west of Mossel Bay |
| Ingula Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Phumelela | 81,0 | 2018 | 40 km north-west of Ladysmith |
| Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve | Game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 25 km north-east of East London |
| Iphithi Nature Reserve | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | — | — | 23 km west of Durban |
| Island Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | 4,8 | 1986 | 23 km west of Gqeberha |
| Ithala Game Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 290 | 1973 | 60 km north-east of Vryheid |
| Jan Marias Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Cape Winelands District | — | — | 2 km east of Stellenbosch |
| Jes Park | Wildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | Modimolle/Mookgophong | — | — | 69 km north of Modimolle |
| Jock's Bay | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Overstrand | — | — | 28 km west of Hermanus |
| Jonkershoek Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 8 km south-east of Stellenbosch |
| Jubilee Creek Picnic Site | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Knysna | — | — | 18 km north-west of Knysna |
| Jukani Predator Park | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 0 km north-west of Mossel Bay |
| Jutten Island Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | Saldanha Bay | — | — | 8 km south of Saldanha |
| Kabeljous Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Kouga | — | — | 63 km west of Gqeberha |
| Kalahari Gemsbok National Park | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | — | — | — | 321 km north of Upington |
| Kamberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | 1951 | 72 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Kapama Game Reserve | Protected area | LP Limpopo | Maruleng | — | — | 13 km south-east of Hoedspruit |
| Kareekloof Game Farm | Private game reserve | NW North West | Kgetlengrivier | — | — | 29 km south-west of Rustenburg |
| Karkloof Conservation Centre | Wildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 30 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Karkloof Falls | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 24 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Karoo National Park | National park | WC Western Cape | — | 768 | 1979 | 28 km west of Beaufort West |
| Kenneth Stainbank Nature Reserve | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | 2,5 | 1963 | 11 km south-west of Durban |
| Keurboomsrivier Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 9 km north of Plettenberg Bay |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | Transfrontier area | NC Northern Cape | — | 38 000 | 1931 | 310 km north of Upington |
| Kgaswane Nature Reserve Rustenburg | Nature reserve | NW North West | Rustenburg | — | — | 6 km south of Rustenburg |
| King William's Town Local Authority Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 50 km west of East London |
| Kingsdale Game Farm | Private game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Raymond Mhlaba | — | — | 54 km north of Makhanda |
| Kingsveld Game Reserve | Private game reserve | NW North West | City of Matlosana | — | — | 125 km north of Welkom |
| Klaserie Game Reserve | Game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni District | — | — | 29 km north-east of Hoedspruit |
| Kleinfontein | Game reserve | LP Limpopo | Fetakgomo Tubatse | — | — | 41 km north of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Klipplaat-Privaatnatuurreservaat | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 39 km north-east of Rustenburg |
| Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | 1984 | 12 km south of Johannesburg |
| Kloofendal Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 19 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Knysna Elephant Park | Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | Bitou | — | — | 10 km west of Plettenberg Bay |
| Knysna National Lake Area | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 2 km south of Knysna |
| Koeberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | 26,8 | 1991 | 31 km north of Cape Town |
| Kogelberg Nature Reserve | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 30 km south of Stellenbosch |
| Kohra Khora Lion Park | Wildlife sanctuary | NW North West | Ventersdorp/Tlokwe | — | — | 128 km south of Rustenburg |
| Koos Swart-Privaat Natuurreserwe | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 102 km north-east of Mahikeng |
| Koppies Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | — | — | — | 120 km south of Johannesburg |
| Korsman Conservancy | Private game reserve | GP Gauteng | Ekurhuleni | — | — | 24 km east of Johannesburg |
| Kosi Bay | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 110 | 1991 | 159 km north of St Lucia |
| Kowie Local Authority Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 3 km north-west of Port Alfred |
| Kragga Kamma Game Park | Protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | 2001 | 15 km west of Gqeberha |
| Krantzkloof Natuire Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 21 km north-west of Durban |
| Krantzkloof Nature Reserve | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | 1950 | 20 km north-west of Durban |
| Kruger National Park | National park | LP Limpopo | — | 19 623 | 1926 | 36 km east of Phalaborwa |
| Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve | Biosphere reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 46 km north-east of Tzaneen |
| Kruin Park | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 3 km south-west of Pretoria |
| Kunkura Nature Reserve & Conference Centre | Wildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | Modimolle/Mookgophong | — | — | 11 km north-east of Modimolle |
| Kuschke Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 18 km south-west of Polokwane |
| Kwandwe Private Game Reserve | Game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 19 km north of Makhanda |
| Kwelera Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 19 km north-east of East London |
| Lake Eland Game Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Ugu District | — | — | 27 km west of Port Shepstone |
| Lake Sibayi Fresh Water Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 71,9 | 1994 | 117 km north of St Lucia |
| Lalibela Game Reserve | Game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 29 km south-west of Makhanda |
| Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature Reserve | Game reserve | WC Western Cape | Cederberg | — | — | 108 km north of Saldanha |
| Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest Camp | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Swellendam | — | — | 6 km south of Swellendam |
| Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 17 km south-east of Saldanha |
| Langjan Natuur Reservatt | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 99 km south-west of Musina |
| Lanner Gorge | Protected area | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 88 km north-east of Thohoyandou |
| Laohu Valley Reserve | Protected area | FS Free State | — | — | 2002 | 168 km south-west of Bloemfontein |
| Lapalala Wilderness | Game reserve | LP Limpopo | Waterberg District | 480 | — | 70 km east of Lephalale |
| Leeupoort Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Thabazimbi | — | — | 81 km west of Modimolle |
| Lejwe La Metsi Private Reserve | Private game reserve | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | — | — | 20 km south-west of Modimolle |
| Lekgalameetse Provincial Park | Wildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | Lepele-Nkumpi | — | — | 32 km south of Tzaneen |
| Leon Taljaard Nature Reserve | Protected area | NW North West | — | — | 1972 | 138 km north-east of Kuruman |
| Letaba Ranch Provincial Park | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | 420 | — | 30 km north of Phalaborwa |
| Letoloprivaat Natuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 90 km east of Modimolle |
| Limietberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Drakenstein | — | — | 24 km north of Stellenbosch |
| Lion & Safari Park | Game reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 36 km west of Pretoria |
| Lion Sands Game Reserve | Private game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Bushbuckridge | — | — | 66 km north-west of Komatipoort |
| Lion's Head Hiking Trail | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | City of Cape Town | — | — | 3 km south-west of Cape Town |
| Londolozi Game Reserve | Private game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Bushbuckridge | — | — | 74 km south-east of Hoedspruit |
| Long Tom Pas-Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 11 km east of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Loskop Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 43 km north-west of Middelburg |
| Loteni Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 84 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Lotheni Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 39,8 | 1953 | 84 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 54 km west of Gqeberha |
| Lower Guinea-Fowl Trail | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay | — | — | 2 km south-west of Gqeberha |
| Lutzville Conservation Area | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Matzikama | — | — | 135 km west of Calvinia |
| Lydenburg Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 2 km north of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| MANAVHELA NATURE RESERVE | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Makhado | — | — | 56 km south-west of Thohoyandou |
| Mabalingwe Game Reserve | Protected area | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | — | — | 39 km west of Modimolle |
| Mabula Game Reserve | Protected area | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | — | — | 49 km west of Modimolle |
| Mac-Mac Forest Nature Reserve | Forest reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | 2013 | 43 km east of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Macassar Dunes Conservation Area | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | 11,2 | — | 18 km south-west of Stellenbosch |
| Madiakgamanaturellereserwe | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 152 km west of Mahikeng |
| Madikwe Game Reserve | Game reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 129 km north-east of Mahikeng |
| Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve | Biosphere reserve | GP Gauteng | Rustenburg | — | — | 40 km south-east of Rustenburg |
| Magaliesberg Nature Area | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 44 km west of Pretoria |
| Mahlathini Private Game Reserve | Private game reserve | LP Limpopo | Ba-Phalaborwa | — | — | 7 km north of Phalaborwa |
| Makalali Reserve | Game reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 39 km north-west of Hoedspruit |
| Makapansgat | Protected heritage site | LP Limpopo | — | 22,2 | — | 41 km south-west of Polokwane |
| Makuleke | Protected area | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 95 km north-east of Thohoyandou |
| Mala Mala Game Reserve | Game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 78 km south-east of Hoedspruit |
| Malgas Island Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 5 km south of Saldanha |
| Manombe Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 49 km south-west of Thohoyandou |
| Manyeleti Game Reserve | Private game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Bushbuckridge | — | — | 67 km south-east of Hoedspruit |
| Manyoni Private Game Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 75 km north-west of St Lucia |
| Maphelane Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 11,1 | 1984 | 7 km south of St Lucia |
| Mapungubwe National Park | National park | LP Limpopo | — | 152 | 1995 | 86 km west of Musina |
| Maputaland Marine Reserve | Marine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 364 | 1987 | 139 km north of St Lucia |
| Marais Dam | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 19 km south-east of Pretoria |
| Marakele National Park | National park | LP Limpopo | — | — | 1944 | 79 km south of Lephalale |
| Marcus Island Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 4 km south-east of Saldanha |
| Mariannwood Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | 0,1 | — | 19 km west of Durban |
| Marico Biosphere Reserve | Biosphere reserve | NW North West | Ngaka Modiri Molema District | — | — | 72 km east of Mahikeng |
| Marico-Bosveld Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 84 km west of Rustenburg |
| Marievale Bird Sanctuary | Game reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 49 km east of Johannesburg |
| Marloth Nature Reserve | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 7 km north of Swellendam |
| Marrick Private Game Reserve | Private game reserve | NC Northern Cape | Sol Plaatjie | — | — | 15 km south-west of Kimberley |
| Marulani Private Nature Reserve | Private game reserve | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | — | — | 23 km south-west of Modimolle |
| Masebe Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Mogalakwena | 45,0 | 1984 | 90 km east of Lephalale |
| Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | 128 | — | 122 km south of Calvinia |
| Matroosberg Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 37 km north-east of Worcester |
| Matshakatini Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Vhembe District | 276 | 1992 | 79 km north-east of Thohoyandou |
| Mattanu Private Game Reserve | Private game reserve | NC Northern Cape | Dikgatlong | — | — | 46 km north-west of Kimberley |
| Mbumbazi Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Ugu District | — | — | 18 km south-west of Port Shepstone |
| McGregor Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 41 km north of Rustenburg |
| Medike Mountain Sanctuary | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Vhembe District | — | — | 84 km south-west of Musina |
| Meerkat National Park | National park | NC Northern Cape | Karoo Hoogland | — | — | 182 km north-east of Calvinia |
| Melville Koppies | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Johannesburg Metro | 1,6 | 1959 | 7 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Meyersdal Koppie | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Ekurhuleni | — | — | 11 km south-east of Johannesburg |
| Middelpunt Nature Reserve | Protected area | MP Mpumalanga | — | 5,1 | — | 59 km south-west of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Midmar Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 20 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Minnaar's Caves | Protected heritage site | GP Gauteng | — | 0,0 | — | 36 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Mjejane Private Game Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni District | — | — | 24 km west of Komatipoort |
| Mkhambathi Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Ngquza Hill | — | — | 77 km south-west of Port Shepstone |
| Modderfontein Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | 2,8 | 1988 | 17 km north-east of Johannesburg |
| Modjadji Nature Reserve | Protected area | LP Limpopo | — | 3,1 | — | 31 km north-east of Tzaneen |
| Moepel Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Mogalakwena | — | — | 83 km east of Lephalale |
| Mokala National Park | National park | NC Northern Cape | — | — | 2007 | 63 km south-west of Kimberley |
| Mokolo Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 36 km south of Lephalale |
| Mokopane Biodiversity Conservation Centre | Wildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | Mogalakwena | — | — | 55 km south-west of Polokwane |
| Molemane Eye Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | Mahikeng | — | — | 43 km east of Mahikeng |
| Monkey Sanctuary | Wildlife sanctuary | NW North West | Madibeng | — | — | 43 km west of Pretoria |
| Monte Rochelle Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Stellenbosch | — | — | 28 km east of Stellenbosch |
| Montgomery Vlei | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Johannesburg | — | — | 8 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Moolmanshoek Leadership centre | Nature reserve | FS Free State | — | — | — | 43 km west of Clarens |
| Moolmanshoek Private Game Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana District | — | — | 43 km west of Clarens |
| Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 10 km south-east of Pretoria |
| Morning Sun Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Makhado | 40,0 | — | 58 km west of Thohoyandou |
| Morris point / Uitkyk punt | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Hessequa | — | — | 70 km west of Mossel Bay |
| Motsetsi | Protected heritage site | GP Gauteng | — | 0,0 | — | 39 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Mount Currie Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 8 km north of Kokstad |
| Mountain Zebra National Park | National park | EC Eastern Cape | — | 284 | 1937 | 87 km east of Graaff-Reinet |
| Mountainlands Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 6 km north-east of Barberton |
| Mpofu Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 76 km north of Makhanda |
| Mpushini Protected Environment | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Mkhambathini | 6,2 | — | 13 km south-east of Pietermaritzburg |
| Mthethomusha Game Reserve | Game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni District | 80,0 | 1985 | 30 km east of Mbombela |
| Muizenberg Cave | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | City of Cape Town | — | — | 20 km south of Cape Town |
| Musina Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Musina | — | — | 5 km south of Musina |
| Muthavatsindi Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Vhembe District | — | — | 32 km north of Thohoyandou |
| Mzamba Fossil beds | Protected heritage site | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Winnie Madikizela-Mandela | — | — | 48 km south-west of Port Shepstone |
| Mzimkulu Wilderness Area | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 99 km north of Kokstad |
| Mzimkulwana Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 85 km north of Kokstad |
| Nahoon Estuary Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 4 km north-east of East London |
| Namaqua National Park | National park | NC Northern Cape | — | 13,7 | 1999 | 51 km south-west of Springbok |
| Namaqua National Park Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | NC Northern Cape | — | — | — | 122 km south of Springbok |
| Naval Hill Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Mangaung | — | — | 7 km east of Bloemfontein |
| Nduli Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | King Sabata Dalindyebo | — | — | 2 km north-west of Mthatha |
| Ndumo Game Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 164 km north of St Lucia |
| Nkomazi Game Reserve | Game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 36 km south-west of Barberton |
| Nkomba Bird Sanctuary | Wildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Umdoni | — | — | 47 km north-east of Port Shepstone |
| Nooitgedacht Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Chief Albert Luthuli | — | — | 62 km north of Ermelo |
| Noorsekloof Local Authority Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Kouga | — | — | 65 km west of Gqeberha |
| Ntsikeni | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 48 km north of Kokstad |
| Ntsikeni Nature Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 46 km north of Kokstad |
| Nwanedi Provincial Park | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 36 km north of Thohoyandou |
| Nyalazi State Forest | Forest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 26 km north of St Lucia |
| Nyati Concession | Protected area | EC Eastern Cape | Sarah Baartman District | 140 | — | 64 km north of Gqeberha |
| Nylsvley Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 29 km east of Modimolle |
| Nyosi Wildlife Reserve | Private game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay | — | — | 23 km west of Gqeberha |
| OPM Prozesky Bird Sanctuary | Wildlife sanctuary | NW North West | Ventersdorp/Tlokwe | — | — | 112 km south-west of Johannesburg |
| Ohrigstaddam Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 25 km north-east of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Olien Van Rooyen Wildlife | Private game reserve | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | — | — | 29 km south-west of Modimolle |
| Olifantsvlei Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 18 km south-west of Johannesburg |
| Ons Toekoms Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 55 km south-east of Lephalale |
| Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | Hantam | 47,8 | 1983 | 59 km west of Calvinia |
| Oribi Gorge | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Ugu District | — | — | 18 km west of Port Shepstone |
| Oudezwaanskraal | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 45 km south-east of Pretoria |
| Oviston Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 169 km north-west of Queenstown (Komani) |
| Paarl Bird Sanctuary | Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | Drakenstein | — | — | 29 km north of Stellenbosch |
| Palala Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 53 km east of Lephalale |
| Palmiet Nature Reserve | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | — | — | 10 km north-west of Durban |
| Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary | Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | Overstrand | — | — | 28 km east of Hermanus |
| Paradise Valley | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | — | — | 13 km west of Durban |
| Pat Busch Mountain Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Langeberg | — | — | 49 km north-west of Swellendam |
| Paternoster Midden | Protected heritage site | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 23 km north of Saldanha |
| Pauline Bohnen Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Hessequa | — | — | 69 km west of Mossel Bay |
| Percy Fyfe Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 34 km south-west of Polokwane |
| Phezulu Safari Park | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 32 km west of Durban |
| Philip Wulfsohn Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 75 km north of Rustenburg |
| Phillipskop Mountain Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | 2,5 | — | 26 km east of Hermanus |
| Phinda Resource Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 68 km north of St Lucia |
| Pikkie Park Conservancy | Private game reserve | FS Free State | Mangaung | — | — | 4 km south of Bloemfontein |
| Pilanesberg National Park | Game reserve | NW North West | — | 550 | 1979 | 47 km north of Rustenburg |
| Pilanesberg Private Lodge | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 48 km north of Rustenburg |
| Pipeline Coastal Park | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | — | — | 23 km south-west of Durban |
| Plaatbos Nature Reserve | Forest reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Kou-Kamma | — | — | 51 km east of Plettenberg Bay |
| Platbos Forest Reserve | Forest reserve | WC Western Cape | Overberg District | — | — | 26 km south-east of Hermanus |
| Pledge Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Knysna | 0,1 | — | 0 km north-west of Knysna |
| Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve | Private game reserve | WC Western Cape | Bitou | — | — | 12 km north of Plettenberg Bay |
| Plovers Lake | Protected heritage site | GP Gauteng | — | 0,1 | — | 37 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Plumari Private Reserve | Private game reserve | GP Gauteng | Mogale City | — | — | 40 km south-east of Rustenburg |
| Pondoland Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 89 km south-west of Port Shepstone |
| Pongola Game Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uPhongolo | — | — | 114 km north-east of Vryheid |
| Postberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 14 km south-east of Saldanha |
| Pretorius Kloof | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana District | — | — | 1 km south-east of Bethlehem |
| Provincial Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 27 km north-east of Makhanda |
| Pseudotachylite (quarry) site | Protected area | FS Free State | — | 0,0 | — | 100 km south-west of Johannesburg |
| QwaQwa National Park | National park | FS Free State | — | — | — | 32 km east of Clarens |
| Raapenberg Bird Sanctuary | Game reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 5 km east of Cape Town |
| Ramskop Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Cederberg | — | — | 116 km south-west of Calvinia |
| Randfontein Bird Sanctuary | Wildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | Rand West City | — | — | 36 km west of Johannesburg |
| Raptor Rescue Plett | Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | Bitou | — | — | 7 km west of Plettenberg Bay |
| Ratombo Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Makhado | — | — | 31 km west of Thohoyandou |
| Rebelsrus Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 83 km west of Gqeberha |
| Rietfontein Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Johannesburg Metro | — | — | 19 km north of Johannesburg |
| Rietvlei Nature Reserve | Protected area | GP Gauteng | — | 38,0 | — | 18 km south of Pretoria |
| River Valley Nature Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Ray Nkonyeni | — | — | 14 km south-west of Port Shepstone |
| Riverlands Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Swartland | — | — | 51 km north of Cape Town |
| Robben Island Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 23 km north-west of Cape Town |
| Robberg Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | Bitou | — | — | 6 km south-east of Plettenberg Bay |
| Rocherpan Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 56 km north-east of Saldanha |
| Rocherpan Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 57 km north-east of Saldanha |
| Rondeberg Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Swartland | — | — | 56 km south-east of Saldanha |
| Rondevlei Nature Reserve | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | 2,9 | 1952 | 17 km south-east of Cape Town |
| Roodeplaat Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 17 km north-east of Pretoria |
| Rooiklippies Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | Nama Khoi | — | 2021 | 79 km west of Springbok |
| Rooipoort Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | Frances Baard District | 400 | 1893 | 48 km west of Kimberley |
| Roosfontein Nature Reserve | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | — | 1985 | 10 km west of Durban |
| Rotary Park | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Ekurhuleni | — | — | 9 km east of Johannesburg |
| Royal Natal National Park | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 61,5 | 1943 | 50 km south of Harrismith |
| Rugged Glen Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 47 km south of Harrismith |
| Ruitersbos Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 35 km south-west of Oudtshoorn |
| Rust De Winter Nature Reserve | Protected area | LP Limpopo | Waterberg District | — | — | 59 km south of Modimolle |
| Rust de Winter Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 59 km south of Modimolle |
| Rustenburg Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 7 km south-west of Rustenburg |
| SANP Garden Of Eden | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Bitou | — | — | 14 km east of Knysna |
| SAS Saldanha Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Saldanha Bay | — | 1995 | 4 km south-west of Saldanha |
| SS Skosana Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Thembisile | — | — | 70 km north-west of Middelburg |
| Sabi Sands Game Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 69 km south-east of Hoedspruit |
| Sabiepark | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni District | 3,5 | — | 70 km north-west of Komatipoort |
| Saint Lucia Park | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 156 | 1939 | 12 km north of St Lucia |
| Salmonsdam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 37 km east of Hermanus |
| Salmonsdam Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 37 km east of Hermanus |
| Sam Knott Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | 155 | 1987 | 36 km north-east of Makhanda |
| Samara Karoo Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Blue Crane Route | — | — | 28 km south-east of Graaff-Reinet |
| Sandveld Nature Reserve | Protected area | FS Free State | — | — | — | 112 km west of Welkom |
| Sardinia Bay Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 15 km south-west of Gqeberha |
| Schoonspruit Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 82 km south-west of Rustenburg |
| Seal Island | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Mossel Bay | — | — | 4 km north-west of Mossel Bay |
| Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | — | — | — | 37 km north-west of Newcastle |
| Selati Game Reserve | Game reserve | LP Limpopo | Mopani District | — | 1993 | 47 km north-west of Hoedspruit |
| Settlers Park Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay | — | — | 1 km south-west of Gqeberha |
| Shamwari Private Game Reserve | Game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay Metro | — | 1992 | 45 km west of Makhanda |
| Shaws Gate | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Bushbuckridge | — | — | 73 km north-west of Komatipoort |
| Silkaatsnek Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | Madibeng | — | — | 34 km west of Pretoria |
| Silvermine Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 20 km south of Cape Town |
| Simbonga Game Reserve and Sanctuary | Wildlife sanctuary | EC Eastern Cape | Kouga | — | — | 51 km west of Gqeberha |
| Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 26 km south of Saldanha |
| Skyline Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Ray Nkonyeni | — | — | 11 km south-west of Port Shepstone |
| Sneeuwberg Protected Environment | Protected area | FS Free State | Phumelela | 168 | 2016 | 33 km west of Newcastle |
| Sodwana Bay National Park | National park | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 11,6 | 1950 | 97 km north of St Lucia |
| Sodwana Bay State Forest | Forest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 84 km north of St Lucia |
| Soetdoring Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Mangaung | — | — | 31 km north of Bloemfontein |
| Somabula Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 31 km east of Pretoria |
| Somkhanda Game Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uPhongolo | — | — | 104 km north-west of St Lucia |
| Sondela Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | 48,0 | — | 25 km south of Modimolle |
| Songimvelo Game Reserve | Game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 16 km south of Barberton |
| Soopjeshoogte Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 117 km north of Saldanha |
| South African Wildlife Rehabilitation Center | Wildlife sanctuary | GP Gauteng | Lesedi | — | — | 55 km east of Johannesburg |
| Spitskop Natuurtuin | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | — | — | — | 10 km north-west of Upington |
| Sporting Chance Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 74 km north of Rustenburg |
| Springside Nature Reserve | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | — | 1948 | 26 km west of Durban |
| St. James Spring | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | City of Cape Town | — | — | 22 km south of Cape Town |
| St. Lucia Game Park | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 378 | 1916 | 42 km north of St Lucia |
| St. Lucia Marine Reserve | Marine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 465 | 1979 | 80 km north of St Lucia |
| St. Lucia System | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 1 555 | 1986 | 52 km north of St Lucia |
| Starvation Creek Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 27 km west of Mbombela |
| Steenbok Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Knysna | — | — | 4 km south of Knysna |
| Steenbokkie Private Nature Reserve | Private game reserve | WC Western Cape | Beaufort West | — | — | 7 km east of Beaufort West |
| Steiltes nature reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 4 km south-east of Mbombela |
| Sterkfontein | Protected heritage site | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 38 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve | Protected area | FS Free State | — | — | — | 17 km south-west of Harrismith |
| Stilbaai Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 71 km west of Mossel Bay |
| Stony Point Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Overstrand | — | — | 32 km west of Hermanus |
| Stony Point Penguin Colony | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 32 km west of Hermanus |
| Stromatolite/basal fault plane site | Protected area | NW North West | — | 0,0 | — | 100 km south-west of Johannesburg |
| Suikerbosrant Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 39 km south of Johannesburg |
| Summerplace Game Reserve | Private game reserve | LP Limpopo | Modimolle/Mookgophong | — | — | 65 km north of Modimolle |
| Swartberg Nature Reserve | Protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 32 km north-west of Oudtshoorn |
| Swartkrans | Protected heritage site | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 40 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| T.C. Robertson Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Umdoni | — | — | 54 km south-west of Durban |
| Table Mountain National Park | National park | WC Western Cape | — | 225 | 1998 | 25 km south of Cape Town |
| Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 12 km south-west of Cape Town |
| Tala Game Reserve entrance gate | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 30 km south-east of Pietermaritzburg |
| Tala Game Reserve reception | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 30 km south-east of Pietermaritzburg |
| Tankwa Karoo National Park | National park | NC Northern Cape | — | — | 1986 | 87 km south of Calvinia |
| Temba Private Game Reserve | Private game reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Makana | — | — | 11 km south-west of Makhanda |
| Tempelhof Guest & Game Farm | Private game reserve | FS Free State | Setsoto | — | — | 57 km south-west of Clarens |
| Terry Fitzgerald Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 9 km north-west of Port Alfred |
| Thaba Moriri | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | — | — | 33 km south-west of Modimolle |
| The Cradle Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Mogale City | — | — | 37 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| The Herd Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Musina | — | — | 3 km south of Musina |
| The Koppie Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | — | — | — | 199 km south-east of Upington |
| The Waterberry | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | KwaDukuza | 0,0 | — | 41 km north-east of Durban |
| The Wilds Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Johannesburg | — | — | 3 km north of Johannesburg |
| Thohoyandou National Botanical Garden | Botanical garden | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 3 km south-west of Thohoyandou |
| Thomas Baines Nature Reserve | Protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 11 km south-west of Makhanda |
| Thornybush Game Reserve | Game reserve | LP Limpopo | Mopani District | 115 | — | 29 km south-east of Hoedspruit |
| Tienie Versfeld Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Swartland | — | — | 47 km south-east of Saldanha |
| Tienie Versveld Wildflower Reserve | Protected area | WC Western Cape | Swartland | 0,2 | — | 47 km south-east of Saldanha |
| Tierkop Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 18 km south-west of Lephalale |
| Timbavati Game Reserve | Game reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | 1956 | 37 km east of Hoedspruit |
| Tokai Park | National park | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 14 km south of Cape Town |
| Trafalgar Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 28 km south-west of Port Shepstone |
| Tshukudu Private Game Reserve | Game reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 9 km north of Hoedspruit |
| Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area | Marine protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 47 km east of Plettenberg Bay |
| Tsitsikamma National Park | National park | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | 1964 | 48 km east of Plettenberg Bay |
| Tsolwana Nature Reserve | Protected area | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | 1979 | 47 km south-west of Queenstown (Komani) |
| Tswalu Kalahari Reserve | Game reserve | NC Northern Cape | — | 1 110 | — | 104 km west of Kuruman |
| Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of Tongaland | Marine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 746 | 1986 | 104 km north of St Lucia |
| UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 2 428 | 1993 | 86 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Ubizane Wildlife Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Big Five Hlabisa | — | — | 45 km north-west of St Lucia |
| Umbabat Game Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni District | — | — | 33 km south-east of Phalaborwa |
| Umdoni Bird Sanctuary | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 24 km south-west of Durban |
| Umfolozi Game Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 61 km north-west of Richards Bay |
| Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 19 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Umhlanga Lagoon | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | — | — | 18 km north of Durban |
| Umlalazi Nature Reserve | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 14,5 | — | 39 km south-west of Richards Bay |
| Umtamvuna Nature Reserve | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | 1971 | 41 km south-west of Port Shepstone |
| Umtiza Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City Metro | 5,7 | 1985 | 10 km west of East London |
| Umvoti Vlei Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 53 km north of Pietermaritzburg |
| Umzi Wethu Conservation Academy | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Blue Crane Route | — | — | 110 km north-west of Makhanda |
| Upper Wilge Protected Environment | Protected area | FS Free State | Maluti-a-Phofung | — | 2022 | 28 km east of Harrismith |
| Vaaldam Nature Reserve | Protected area | MP Mpumalanga | Midvaal | 253 | 1954 | 80 km south of Johannesburg |
| Vaaldamnatuurreservaat | Nature reserve | FS Free State | — | — | — | 76 km south of Johannesburg |
| Van Stadens Wild Flower Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay | — | — | 37 km west of Gqeberha |
| Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 86 km west of Musina |
| Vergelegen Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 89 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Vergenoeg Nature Reserve & Hiking Trail | Nature reserve | NW North West | Madibeng | — | — | 47 km west of Pretoria |
| Verloren Valei Nature Reserve | Protected area | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 40 km south-west of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 21,9 | 1973 | 53 km north of Port Shepstone |
| Vervet Monkey Foundation | Wildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | Greater Tzaneen | — | — | 18 km east of Tzaneen |
| Virginia Bush Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 10 km north of Durban |
| Vogelgat Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 8 km east of Hermanus |
| Vredefort Dome core area | Protected area | NW North West | — | 301 | — | 107 km south-west of Johannesburg |
| Vredenheim Big Cats Park | Wildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | Stellenbosch | — | — | 6 km south-west of Stellenbosch |
| Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Cape Winelands District | — | — | 50 km south-east of Worcester |
| Vryheid Hill Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Abaqulusi | — | — | 2 km north of Vryheid |
| WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education Centre | Wildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 19 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Wagendrift Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 54 km south of Ladysmith |
| Wagendrift Public Resort Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 59 km south of Ladysmith |
| Walker Bay Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 14 km south-east of Hermanus |
| Walker Bay Whale Sanctuary | Marine protected area | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 9 km south-east of Hermanus |
| Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden | Botanical garden | GP Gauteng | City of Johannesburg | — | — | 24 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Waterberg Biosphere | Biosphere reserve | LP Limpopo | — | 6 540 | 2001 | 17 km south-east of Lephalale |
| Waterloo Farm lagerstätte | Protected area | EC Eastern Cape | Makana | — | — | 2 km south of Makhanda |
| Waters Meeting Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 4 km north-west of Port Alfred |
| Waterval Private | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 82 km north-west of Worcester |
| Wellington Park | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay | — | — | 2 km south-west of Gqeberha |
| Wentzel Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 72 km west of Lephalale |
| Werner Frehse Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Hessequa | — | — | 75 km east of Swellendam |
| West Coast Fossil Park | Protected heritage site | WC Western Cape | Saldanha Bay | — | — | 17 km east of Saldanha |
| West Coast National Park | National park | WC Western Cape | — | — | 1985 | 16 km south-east of Saldanha |
| White River Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 16 km north of Mbombela |
| Wild Rescue Nature Reserve | Game reserve | WC Western Cape | Hessequa | — | — | 80 km west of Mossel Bay |
| Wild Rivers Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Mopani District | — | — | 10 km north-west of Hoedspruit |
| Wildehondekloof Game Reserve Oudtshoorn | Private game reserve | WC Western Cape | Oudtshoorn | — | — | 24 km north-west of Oudtshoorn |
| Wilderness National Park | National park | WC Western Cape | — | — | 1968 | 14 km east of George |
| Wildlife Paws SOS | Wildlife sanctuary | MP Mpumalanga | Emakhazeni | — | — | 52 km south-west of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Willem Pretorius Game Reserve | Protected area | FS Free State | — | — | 1961 | 61 km south-east of Welkom |
| Witsenberg | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 38 km north-west of Worcester |
| Witzieshoek Naturellereserwe | Nature reserve | FS Free State | — | — | — | 45 km south-west of Harrismith |
| Wolhuterskop Game and Nature Reserve | Private game reserve | FS Free State | Dihlabeng | — | — | 3 km south of Bethlehem |
| Wonderboom Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 8 km north-west of Pretoria |
| Woodbush Forest Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Greater Tzaneen | — | — | 18 km west of Tzaneen |
| Woody Cape Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Sunday's River Valley | — | — | 38 km west of Port Alfred |
| York Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Maruleng | — | — | 12 km north of Hoedspruit |
| Zebra Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 37 km north-east of Pretoria |
| Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | 2,6 | 2000 | 17 km south-east of Cape Town |
| Zeven Puts Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 118 km north of Saldanha |
| Zimanga Private Game Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Jozini | — | — | 98 km north-west of St Lucia |
| Zingela Safari & River Company | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Inkosi Langalibalele | 80,0 | 1984 | 33 km south-east of Ladysmith |
| Zulu Waters Game Reserve | Private game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Inkosi Langalibalele | — | — | 61 km south of Ladysmith |
| eMalahleni Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Emalahleni | — | — | 21 km south-west of Middelburg |
| iSimangaliso Wetland Park | Protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 13 289 | 2000 | 43 km north of St Lucia |
| uMgeni Vlei Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Impendle | 9,6 | — | 55 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| uMkhuze Game Reserve | Game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 333 | 1912 | 83 km north of St Lucia |
| uMngeni Plateau Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Impendle | — | — | 55 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park | Transfrontier area | NC Northern Cape | — | — | 2003 | 197 km north-west of Springbok |