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Protected area · Western Cape
Swartberg Nature Reserve
Swartberg Nature Reserve is a protected area in Western Cape, about 32 km north-west of Oudtshoorn.
—km² recorded size
—year established
—elevation of the point
32 kmnorth-west of Oudtshoorn
Facts
- Type
- Protected area
- Province
- Western Cape
- Local municipality
- Prince Albert
- Coordinates
- -33.3526, 22.0053
- Nearest large town
- Oudtshoorn, 32 km north-west
- Wikipedia articles
- 2 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q3457464 · WDPA 62385 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
- Wildehondekloof Game Reserve OudtshoornPrivate game reserve12 km south
- Cango WildlifeNature reserve31 km south-east
Gamkaberg Nature ReserveProtected area53 km south-west- Ruitersbos Nature ReserveNature reserve57 km south
- Gouritz ClusterBiosphere reserve65 km south-west
- Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve78 km south
Address and visiting
Listed addressOudtshoorn, 6620swartberggamereserve.com
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 08:00–17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Friday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00–17:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00–17:00 |
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 Swartberg Nature Reserve
8 mammal and 104 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Birds
- Cape SugarbirdPromerops cafer9
- Orange-breasted SunbirdAnthobaphes violacea5
- Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis4
- Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa3
- Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii3
- Protea CanaryCrithagra leucoptera3
- Cape RockjumperChaetops frenatus2
- Cape BuntingEmberiza capensis2
- Cape GrassbirdSphenoeacus afer2
- Cape Rock ThrushMonticola rupestris2
- Cape SiskinCrithagra totta2
- Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula2
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.