Forest reserves of South Africa
State and indigenous forest reserves, mostly in the southern Cape and the escarpment.
- Listed
- 9
- With a size
- 1
- Combined size
- 26 km²
- Provinces
- 4
By province
9 shown
| Name | Type | Province | Municipality | Area, km² | Est. | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Forest Reserve | Forest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 26,1 | 1992 | 153 km north of St Lucia |
| Cape Vidal State Forest | Forest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 37 km north of St Lucia |
| Eastern Shores State Forest | Forest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 23 km north of St Lucia |
| Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve | Forest reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | 1979 | 17 km south-east of Stellenbosch |
| Mac-Mac Forest Nature Reserve | Forest reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | 2013 | 43 km east of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Nyalazi State Forest | Forest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 26 km north of St Lucia |
| Plaatbos Nature Reserve | Forest reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Kou-Kamma | — | — | 51 km east of Plettenberg Bay |
| Platbos Forest Reserve | Forest reserve | WC Western Cape | Overberg District | — | — | 26 km south-east of Hermanus |
| Sodwana Bay State Forest | Forest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 84 km north of St Lucia |