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National park · Northern Cape
Augrabies Falls National Park
Augrabies Falls National Park is a national park in Northern Cape, about 91 km west of Upington. It covers 820 km² — number 3 by size of the 9 Northern Cape areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 1966.
820km² recorded size
1966year established
621 melevation of the point
91 kmwest of Upington
Facts
- Type
- National park (national park of South Africa)
- Province
- Northern Cape
- Local municipality
- Kai Garib
- Size
- 820 km² · 82 000 ha
- Rank by size
- 14 of 115 nationally · 3 in Northern Cape
- Established
- 1966
- Elevation
- 621 m
- Managed or owned by
- national park of South Africa
- Coordinates
- -28.5911, 20.3383
- Nearest large town
- Upington, 91 km west
- Wikipedia articles
- 24 languages
Nearby
- Spitskop NatuurtuinNature reserve86 km east
- Gamsberg Nature ReserveProtected area · 218 km²156 km south-west
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve · 1 110 km²252 km north-east
Meerkat National ParkNational park254 km south-east
Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve258 km south-west- The Koppie Nature ReserveNature reserve264 km south-east
Address and visiting
Listed addressAugrabies, 8874sanparks.org
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 07:00–18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Sunday | 07:00–18:00 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 17 km
Wildlife recorded around Augrabies Falls National Park
1 008 mammal and 42 087 bird occurrence records within 17 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Rock HyraxProcavia capensis216
- Namaqua MicaelamysMicaelamys namaquensis117
- KlipspringerOreotragus oreotragus101
- Southern GiraffeGiraffa giraffa71
- Chacma BaboonPapio ursinus56
- Vervet MonkeyChlorocebus pygerythrus53
- South African Ground SquirrelXerus inauris47
- Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta44
- Xeric Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys pumilio42
- SpringbokAntidorcas marsupialis32
- Yellow MongooseCynictis penicillata31
- GemsbokOryx gazella24
- Common GenetGenetta genetta19
- Southern African Pouched MouseSaccostomus campestris16
Birds
- Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroup1 327
- African Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus nigricans1 218
- Dusky SunbirdCinnyris fuscus985
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis972
- Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidus965
- Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula932
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra929
- Southern Masked WeaverPloceus velatus926
- Acacia Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas880
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea849
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba840
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis795
- Cape SparrowPasser melanurus791
- White-throated CanaryCrithagra albogularis696
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.