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Marine protected area · Western Cape
Goukamma Marine Protected Area
Goukamma Marine Protected Area is a marine protected area in Western Cape, about 14 km west of Knysna.
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
14 kmwest of Knysna
Facts
- Type
- Marine protected area (marine protected area of South Africa)
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- Eden
- Local municipality
- Knysna
- Coordinates
- -34.0667, 22.9000
- Nearest large town
- Knysna, 14 km west
- Wikipedia articles
- 1 language
Sources: Wikidata Q65120517 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Goukamma Nature ReserveNature reserve2 km north
- Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserve · 0 km²12 km east
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area13 km east
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve · 0 km²14 km east- Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve14 km east
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve15 km east
Address and visiting
Listed addressBuffels Bay, Knysna, 6570capenature.co.za
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 07:30–16:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 07:30–16:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:30–16:00 |
| Thursday | 07:30–16:00 |
| Friday | 07:30–16:00 |
| Saturday | 07:30–16:00 |
| Sunday | 07:30–16:00 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Goukamma Marine Protected Area
5 mammal and 406 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Birds
- African OystercatcherHaematopus moquini78
- Kelp GullLarus dominicanus35
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis34
- White-breasted CormorantPhalacrocorax lucidus34
- White-fronted PloverCharadrius marginatus33
- Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensis32
- Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii29
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta17
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea13
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca12
- Common TernSterna hirundo11
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis10
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash7
- Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala6
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.
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