Western Cape parks and nature reserves (144)

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Name	Type	Province	Municipality	Area, km²	Est.	Nearest town
Garden Route National Park	National park	WC Western Cape	—	1 210	2009	13 km north-west of Plettenberg Bay
Boland Mountain Complex	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	1 130	—	28 km east of Stellenbosch
Karoo National Park	National park	WC Western Cape	—	768	1979	28 km west of Beaufort West
Cederberg	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	710	1973	116 km south-west of Calvinia
Cederberg Wilderness Area	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	710	1973	114 km south-west of Calvinia
Hottentots-Holland	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	700	—	16 km south-east of Stellenbosch
De Hoop Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	340	1957	47 km south of Swellendam
Table Mountain National Park	National park	WC Western Cape	—	225	1998	25 km south of Cape Town
Boosmansbos Wilderness Area	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	142	1978	41 km east of Swellendam
Matjiesrivier Nature Reserve	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	128	—	122 km south of Calvinia
Agulhas National Park	National park	WC Western Cape	Overberg District	56,9	1998	84 km south-east of Hermanus
Drie Kuilen Private Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Cape Winelands District	43,0	2001	55 km east of Worcester
Bontebok National Park	National park	WC Western Cape	—	27,9	1931	5 km south of Swellendam
Koeberg Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	26,8	1991	31 km north of Cape Town
Macassar Dunes Conservation Area	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	11,2	—	18 km south-west of Stellenbosch
Rondevlei Nature Reserve	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	2,9	1952	17 km south-east of Cape Town
Zeekoevlei Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	2,6	2000	17 km south-east of Cape Town
Phillipskop Mountain Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	2,5	—	26 km east of Hermanus
Tienie Versveld Wildflower Reserve	Protected area	WC Western Cape	Swartland	0,2	—	47 km south-east of Saldanha
Pledge Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Knysna	0,1	—	0 km north-west of Knysna
Harmony Flats Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	0,1	—	23 km south of Stellenbosch
Botterblom Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	0,0	—	23 km north-west of Stellenbosch
Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Knysna	0,0	—	4 km south of Knysna
!Khwa ttu Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Swartland	—	—	50 km south-east of Saldanha
Anysberg Nature Reserve	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	1988	58 km north of Swellendam
Aquila Private Game Reserve	Private game reserve	WC Western Cape	Breede Valley	—	—	56 km north-east of Worcester
Aquila Safari Reserve Directions	Private game reserve	WC Western Cape	Breede Valley	—	—	56 km north-east of Worcester
Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	7 km south-east of Stellenbosch
Avani Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Theewaterskloof	—	—	15 km north of Hermanus
Beaverlac	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	89 km north-west of Worcester
Betty's Bay Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	31 km west of Hermanus
Blaauwberg Conservation Area	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	18 km north of Cape Town
Bon Game Reserve	Private game reserve	WC Western Cape	Mossel Bay	—	—	36 km west of Mossel Bay
Bontebok Ridge Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Drakenstein	—	—	39 km west of Worcester
Boulders Penguin Colony	Game reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	30 km south of Cape Town
Cango Wildlife	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Oudtshoorn	—	—	3 km north-east of Oudtshoorn
Cape Columbine Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Saldanha Bay	—	—	22 km north of Saldanha
Cape Point Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	39 km south of Cape Town
Cape West Coast	Biosphere reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	2000	54 km north-west of Cape Town
Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve	Biosphere reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	24 km north-east of Stellenbosch
Ceres Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Cape Winelands District	—	—	33 km north-west of Worcester
Clara Anna Fontein Game Reserve	Private game reserve	WC Western Cape	City of Cape Town	—	—	22 km north-east of Cape Town
Constantia Nek	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	City of Cape Town	—	—	10 km south of Cape Town
Darling Renosterveld Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	58 km south-east of Saldanha
De Hoop Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	60 km south-east of Swellendam
De Mond Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Cape Agulhas	—	1986	83 km south of Swellendam
Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary	Game reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	19 km south of Stellenbosch
Doorspring Private Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	117 km north of Saldanha
Drakenstein Lion Park	Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	Drakenstein	—	—	16 km north of Stellenbosch
Elandsberg Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	43 km north-west of Worcester
Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘	Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	Bitou	—	—	14 km north-east of Plettenberg Bay
False Bay Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	19 km south-east of Cape Town
Featherbed Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Knysna	—	—	4 km south of Knysna
Fernkloof Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	6 km north-east of Hermanus
Gamkaberg Nature Reserve	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	1974	57 km west of Oudtshoorn
Garden Route Safari Camp	Private game reserve	WC Western Cape	Mossel Bay	—	—	18 km north-west of Mossel Bay
George Wildlife Park	Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	George	—	—	7 km south-east of George
Gondwana Game Reserve	Game reserve	WC Western Cape	Mossel Bay	—	—	24 km north-west of Mossel Bay
Goukamma Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	14 km west of Knysna
Goukamma Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	14 km west of Knysna
Gouritz Cluster	Biosphere reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	56 km north-west of Mossel Bay
Great Winterhoek Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	60 km north-west of Worcester
Greyton Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Theewaterskloof	—	—	46 km south of Worcester
Grysbok Park	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	City of Cape Town	—	—	20 km south of Cape Town
Haasendal Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	City of Cape Town	—	—	14 km west of Stellenbosch
Helderberg Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	18 km south-west of Stellenbosch
Helderberg Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	11 km south of Stellenbosch
Hopefield Private Nature Reserve	Private game reserve	WC Western Cape	Saldanha Bay	—	—	31 km east of Saldanha
Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve	Forest reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	1979	17 km south-east of Stellenbosch
Hottentotsholland Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	17 km east of Stellenbosch
Indalu Game Reserve	Private game reserve	WC Western Cape	Mossel Bay	—	—	31 km west of Mossel Bay
Jan Marias Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Cape Winelands District	—	—	2 km east of Stellenbosch
Jock's Bay	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Overstrand	—	—	28 km west of Hermanus
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	8 km south-east of Stellenbosch
Jubilee Creek Picnic Site	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Knysna	—	—	18 km north-west of Knysna
Jukani Predator Park	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	0 km north-west of Mossel Bay
Jutten Island Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	Saldanha Bay	—	—	8 km south of Saldanha
Keurboomsrivier Natuurreservaat	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	9 km north of Plettenberg Bay
Knysna Elephant Park	Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	Bitou	—	—	10 km west of Plettenberg Bay
Knysna National Lake Area	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	2 km south of Knysna
Kogelberg Nature Reserve	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	30 km south of Stellenbosch
Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature Reserve	Game reserve	WC Western Cape	Cederberg	—	—	108 km north of Saldanha
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest Camp	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Swellendam	—	—	6 km south of Swellendam
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	17 km south-east of Saldanha
Limietberg Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Drakenstein	—	—	24 km north of Stellenbosch
Lion's Head Hiking Trail	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	City of Cape Town	—	—	3 km south-west of Cape Town
Lutzville Conservation Area	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Matzikama	—	—	135 km west of Calvinia
Malgas Island Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	5 km south of Saldanha
Marcus Island Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	4 km south-east of Saldanha
Marloth Nature Reserve	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	7 km north of Swellendam
Matroosberg Private Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	37 km north-east of Worcester
Monte Rochelle Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Stellenbosch	—	—	28 km east of Stellenbosch
Morris point / Uitkyk punt	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Hessequa	—	—	70 km west of Mossel Bay
Muizenberg Cave	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	City of Cape Town	—	—	20 km south of Cape Town
Paarl Bird Sanctuary	Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	Drakenstein	—	—	29 km north of Stellenbosch
Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary	Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	Overstrand	—	—	28 km east of Hermanus
Pat Busch Mountain Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Langeberg	—	—	49 km north-west of Swellendam
Paternoster Midden	Protected heritage site	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	23 km north of Saldanha
Pauline Bohnen Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Hessequa	—	—	69 km west of Mossel Bay
Platbos Forest Reserve	Forest reserve	WC Western Cape	Overberg District	—	—	26 km south-east of Hermanus
Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve	Private game reserve	WC Western Cape	Bitou	—	—	12 km north of Plettenberg Bay
Postberg Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	14 km south-east of Saldanha
Raapenberg Bird Sanctuary	Game reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	5 km east of Cape Town
Ramskop Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Cederberg	—	—	116 km south-west of Calvinia
Raptor Rescue Plett	Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	Bitou	—	—	7 km west of Plettenberg Bay
Riverlands Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Swartland	—	—	51 km north of Cape Town
Robben Island Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	23 km north-west of Cape Town
Robberg Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	Bitou	—	—	6 km south-east of Plettenberg Bay
Rocherpan Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	56 km north-east of Saldanha
Rocherpan Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	57 km north-east of Saldanha
Rondeberg Private Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Swartland	—	—	56 km south-east of Saldanha
Ruitersbos Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	35 km south-west of Oudtshoorn
SANP Garden Of Eden	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Bitou	—	—	14 km east of Knysna
SAS Saldanha Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Saldanha Bay	—	1995	4 km south-west of Saldanha
Salmonsdam Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	37 km east of Hermanus
Salmonsdam Natuurreservaat	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	37 km east of Hermanus
Seal Island	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Mossel Bay	—	—	4 km north-west of Mossel Bay
Silvermine Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	20 km south of Cape Town
Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	26 km south of Saldanha
Soopjeshoogte Private Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	117 km north of Saldanha
St. James Spring	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	City of Cape Town	—	—	22 km south of Cape Town
Steenbok Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Knysna	—	—	4 km south of Knysna
Steenbokkie Private Nature Reserve	Private game reserve	WC Western Cape	Beaufort West	—	—	7 km east of Beaufort West
Stilbaai Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	71 km west of Mossel Bay
Stony Point Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Overstrand	—	—	32 km west of Hermanus
Stony Point Penguin Colony	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	32 km west of Hermanus
Swartberg Nature Reserve	Protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	32 km north-west of Oudtshoorn
Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	12 km south-west of Cape Town
Tienie Versfeld Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Swartland	—	—	47 km south-east of Saldanha
Tokai Park	National park	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	14 km south of Cape Town
Vogelgat Private Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	8 km east of Hermanus
Vredenheim Big Cats Park	Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	Stellenbosch	—	—	6 km south-west of Stellenbosch
Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Cape Winelands District	—	—	50 km south-east of Worcester
Walker Bay Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	14 km south-east of Hermanus
Walker Bay Whale Sanctuary	Marine protected area	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	9 km south-east of Hermanus
Waterval Private	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	82 km north-west of Worcester
Werner Frehse Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	Hessequa	—	—	75 km east of Swellendam
West Coast Fossil Park	Protected heritage site	WC Western Cape	Saldanha Bay	—	—	17 km east of Saldanha
West Coast National Park	National park	WC Western Cape	—	—	1985	16 km south-east of Saldanha
Wild Rescue Nature Reserve	Game reserve	WC Western Cape	Hessequa	—	—	80 km west of Mossel Bay
Wildehondekloof Game Reserve Oudtshoorn	Private game reserve	WC Western Cape	Oudtshoorn	—	—	24 km north-west of Oudtshoorn
Wilderness National Park	National park	WC Western Cape	—	—	1968	14 km east of George
Witsenberg	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	38 km north-west of Worcester
Zeven Puts Private Nature Reserve	Nature reserve	WC Western Cape	—	—	—	118 km north of Saldanha

Parks and reserves in Western Cape