Nature reserves in Gauteng
33 of the 58 entries in Gauteng are nature reserves; the oldest was proclaimed in 1959. Provincial, municipal and private nature reserves — the bulk of the network, from mountain catchments to urban koppies.
- Listed
- 33
- With a size
- 5
- Combined size
- 55 km²
- Provinces
- 1
Other types in Gauteng
33 shown
| Name | Type | Province | Municipality | Area, km² | Est. | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Crocodile River Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | 31,0 | 2019 | 29 km south-west of Pretoria |
 Ditsong Tswaing Crater Museum | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | 19,5 | 1996 | 39 km north of Pretoria |
 Modderfontein Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | 2,8 | 1988 | 17 km north-east of Johannesburg |
 Melville Koppies | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Johannesburg Metro | 1,6 | 1959 | 7 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Bishop Bird Park | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | 0,2 | — | 17 km south-west of Pretoria |
| Blougat Municipal Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Mogale City | — | — | 34 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Mogale City | — | — | 36 km north-west of Johannesburg |
 Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 50 km east of Pretoria |
| Bronkies Angling and Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 50 km south-east of Pretoria |
| Bronkies Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 48 km east of Pretoria |
| Colbyn Valley | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | — | — | 3 km east of Pretoria |
| De Onderstepoort Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 15 km north-west of Pretoria |
| Diepsloot Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 30 km north of Johannesburg |
 Eugene Marais Park | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | — | — | 4 km south of Pretoria |
| Groenkloof Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 6 km south-west of Pretoria |
 Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | 1984 | 12 km south of Johannesburg |
| Kloofendal Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 19 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Kruin Park | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 3 km south-west of Pretoria |
| Marais Dam | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 19 km south-east of Pretoria |
| Meyersdal Koppie | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Ekurhuleni | — | — | 11 km south-east of Johannesburg |
| Montgomery Vlei | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Johannesburg | — | — | 8 km north-west of Johannesburg |
 Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 10 km south-east of Pretoria |
| Olifantsvlei Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 18 km south-west of Johannesburg |
| Oudezwaanskraal | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 45 km south-east of Pretoria |
| Rietfontein Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Johannesburg Metro | — | — | 19 km north of Johannesburg |
 Roodeplaat Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 17 km north-east of Pretoria |
| Rotary Park | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Ekurhuleni | — | — | 9 km east of Johannesburg |
| Somabula Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 31 km east of Pretoria |
| Suikerbosrant Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 39 km south of Johannesburg |
| The Cradle Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Mogale City | — | — | 37 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| The Wilds Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Johannesburg | — | — | 3 km north of Johannesburg |
 Wonderboom Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 8 km north-west of Pretoria |
| Zebra Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 37 km north-east of Pretoria |