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Parks and reserves in Free State
Free State has 26 protected areas in the directory, with 285 km² recorded across those that have a size. The largest is Sneeuwberg Protected Environment.
- Nature reserves
- 12
- Other protected areas
- 7
- Private game reserves
- 3
- National parks
- 2
In Free State
Districts
26 shown
| Name | Type | Province | Municipality | Area, km² | Est. | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneeuwberg Protected Environment | Protected area | FS Free State | Phumelela | 168 | 2016 | 33 km west of Newcastle |
 Golden Gate Highlands National Park | National park | FS Free State | — | 116 | 1963 | 20 km east of Clarens |
| Free State National Botanical Garden | Botanical garden | FS Free State | Mangaung Metro | 0,7 | — | 6 km north-east of Bloemfontein |
| Pseudotachylite (quarry) site | Protected area | FS Free State | — | 0,0 | — | 100 km south-west of Johannesburg |
 Clarens Village Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Dihlabeng | — | 1985 | 3 km west of Clarens |
| Gariep Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Kopanong | — | — | 178 km south of Bloemfontein |
| Highveld Garden | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Metsimaholo | — | — | 71 km south of Johannesburg |
| HuskyRomi Wolf Sanctuary | Wildlife sanctuary | FS Free State | Nketoana | — | — | 52 km north of Bethlehem |
| Koppies Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | — | — | — | 120 km south of Johannesburg |
 Laohu Valley Reserve | Protected area | FS Free State | — | — | 2002 | 168 km south-west of Bloemfontein |
| 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 |
| Naval Hill Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Mangaung | — | — | 7 km east of Bloemfontein |
| Pikkie Park Conservancy | Private game reserve | FS Free State | Mangaung | — | — | 4 km south of Bloemfontein |
 Pretorius Kloof | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana District | — | — | 1 km south-east of Bethlehem |
| QwaQwa National Park | National park | FS Free State | — | — | — | 32 km east of Clarens |
 Sandveld Nature Reserve | Protected area | FS Free State | — | — | — | 112 km west of Welkom |
| Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | — | — | — | 37 km north-west of Newcastle |
| Soetdoring Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Mangaung | — | — | 31 km north of Bloemfontein |
 Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve | Protected area | FS Free State | — | — | — | 17 km south-west of Harrismith |
| Tempelhof Guest & Game Farm | Private game reserve | FS Free State | Setsoto | — | — | 57 km south-west of Clarens |
| Upper Wilge Protected Environment | Protected area | FS Free State | Maluti-a-Phofung | — | 2022 | 28 km east of Harrismith |
| Vaaldamnatuurreservaat | Nature reserve | FS Free State | — | — | — | 76 km south of Johannesburg |
 Willem Pretorius Game Reserve | Protected area | FS Free State | — | — | 1961 | 61 km south-east of Welkom |
| 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 |