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Nature reserve · KwaZulu-Natal

Karkloof Falls

Karkloof Falls is listed as national park, tourist attraction near Howick, in uMngeni municipality, KwaZulu-Natal — about 24 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg. The nearest other area in the directory is Karkloof Conservation Centre, 5 km north.

Nature reservesKwaZulu-NataluMngeni
24 kmnorth-west of Pietermaritzburg
5 kmto the nearest listed area
87species with records nearby
—opening hours listed
Address
valle, Karkloof Rd, Howick, 3290

Facts

Type
Nature reserve
Listed as
National park, Tourist attraction
Local municipality
uMngeni
Town
Howick 3290
Coordinates
-29.3999, 30.2787
Nearest large town
Pietermaritzburg, 24 km north-west
Website
not listed
Sources: business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026 · municipality: geoBoundaries (CC BY 3.0 IGO) · province: Natural Earth
Karkloof Conservation CentreUmgeni Valley Nature ReserveWESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreAlbert Falls Game ReserveHowick Umngeni River ConservancyAlbert Falls Nature ReserveKarkloof Falls
Highlighted: KwaZulu-Natal. Yellow pin: Karkloof Falls.

Nearby

GBIF records within 3 km

Wildlife recorded around Karkloof Falls

30 mammal and 713 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.

Mammals

Birds

Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.

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