Nature reserves of South Africa
Provincial, municipal and private nature reserves — the bulk of the network, from mountain catchments to urban koppies.
- Listed
- 323
- With a size
- 43
- Combined size
- 3 192 km²
- Provinces
- 9
323 shown
| Name | Type | Province | Municipality | Area, km² | Est. | Nearest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letaba Ranch Provincial Park | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | 420 | — | 30 km north of Phalaborwa |
| Rooipoort Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | Frances Baard District | 400 | 1893 | 48 km west of Kimberley |
| St. Lucia Game Park | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 378 | 1916 | 42 km north of St Lucia |
| De Hoop Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | 340 | 1957 | 47 km south of Swellendam |
| Ithala Game Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 290 | 1973 | 60 km north-east of Vryheid |
| Matshakatini Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Vhembe District | 276 | 1992 | 79 km north-east of Thohoyandou |
| Saint Lucia Park | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 156 | 1939 | 12 km north of St Lucia |
| Sam Knott Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | 155 | 1987 | 36 km north-east of Makhanda |
| Kosi Bay | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 110 | 1991 | 159 km north of St Lucia |
| Ingula Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Phumelela | 81,0 | 2018 | 40 km north-west of Ladysmith |
| Lake Sibayi Fresh Water Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 71,9 | 1994 | 117 km north of St Lucia |
| Royal Natal National Park | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 61,5 | 1943 | 50 km south of Harrismith |
| Sondela Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | 48,0 | — | 25 km south of Modimolle |
| Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | Hantam | 47,8 | 1983 | 59 km west of Calvinia |
| Masebe Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Mogalakwena | 45,0 | 1984 | 90 km east of Lephalale |
| Drie Kuilen Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Cape Winelands District | 43,0 | 2001 | 55 km east of Worcester |
| Morning Sun Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Makhado | 40,0 | — | 58 km west of Thohoyandou |
| Lotheni Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 39,8 | 1953 | 84 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Crocodile River Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | 31,0 | 2019 | 29 km south-west of Pretoria |
| Akkerendam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | Hantam | 27,5 | 1962 | 5 km north of Calvinia |
| Koeberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | 26,8 | 1991 | 31 km north of Cape Town |
| Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 21,9 | 1973 | 53 km north of Port Shepstone |
| Ditsong Tswaing Crater Museum | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | 19,5 | 1996 | 39 km north of Pretoria |
| False Bay Park | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 11,9 | 1944 | 45 km north of St Lucia |
| Maphelane Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 11,1 | 1984 | 7 km south of St Lucia |
| uMgeni Vlei Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Impendle | 9,6 | — | 55 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Umtiza Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City Metro | 5,7 | 1985 | 10 km west of East London |
| Island Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | 4,8 | 1986 | 23 km west of Gqeberha |
| Sabiepark | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni District | 3,5 | — | 70 km north-west of Komatipoort |
| Cape Recife Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay Metro | 3,4 | 1973 | 10 km south-east of Gqeberha |
| Cumberland Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | 3,0 | — | 15 km north-east of Pietermaritzburg |
| Modderfontein Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | 2,8 | 1988 | 17 km north-east of Johannesburg |
| 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 |
| Melville Koppies | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Johannesburg Metro | 1,6 | 1959 | 7 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Empisini Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | 0,6 | 1973 | 45 km south-west of Durban |
| Bishop Bird Park | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | 0,2 | — | 17 km south-west of Pretoria |
| Mariannwood Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | 0,1 | — | 19 km west of Durban |
| 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 |
| The Waterberry | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | KwaDukuza | 0,0 | — | 41 km north-east of Durban |
| 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 |
| 0264 B Block Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | Madibeng | — | — | 50 km north-west of Pretoria |
| 56 Highlands Wilderness | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | — | — | 26 km south-west of Modimolle |
| 9 Highlands Wilderness | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | — | — | 27 km south-west of Modimolle |
| ASSEGAAI TRAILS | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Makana | — | — | 22 km south of Makhanda |
| Albert Falls Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 18 km north of Pietermaritzburg |
| Amalinda Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 7 km north-west of East London |
| Amatikulu Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMlalazi | — | 1948 | 56 km south-west of Richards Bay |
| Andover Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Bushbuckridge | — | — | 38 km south-east of Hoedspruit |
| Austin Roberts Privaatnatuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 74 km south of Lephalale |
| Avani Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Theewaterskloof | — | — | 15 km north of Hermanus |
| Barberton Municipal Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 2 km south-east of Barberton |
| Barberton Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 8 km east of Barberton |
| Bateleur Nature Reserve & Stamvrug Hiking Trails | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Modimolle/Mookgophong | — | — | 18 km west of Modimolle |
| Beaverlac | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 89 km north-west of Worcester |
| Bellevue Forest Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Sundays River Valley | — | — | 54 km west of Makhanda |
| Bergendal Nature Reserve Lephalale | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Lephalale | — | — | 35 km south-east of Lephalale |
| Berghoek Natuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 38 km north-west of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Billy Duvenhage Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | Ga-Segonyana | — | — | 4 km west of Kuruman |
| Blaauwberg Conservation Area | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 18 km north of Cape Town |
| Blouberg Privaatnatuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Capricorn District | — | — | 101 km north of Polokwane |
| Blougat Municipal Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Mogale City | — | — | 34 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Blyderivierspoort Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 29 km south-west of Hoedspruit |
| Bontebok Ridge Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Drakenstein | — | — | 39 km west of Worcester |
| Bosbokrand Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Bushbuckridge | — | — | 63 km south of Hoedspruit |
| Boskop Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | Ventersdorp/Tlokwe | — | — | 98 km south of Rustenburg |
| Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Mogale City | — | — | 36 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| Brakputs Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | Namakwa District | — | — | 37 km south-west of Springbok |
| Bridle Drift Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 18 km west of East London |
| 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 |
| Burger Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 60 km north of Rustenburg |
| 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 |
| Ceres Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Cape Winelands District | — | — | 33 km north-west of Worcester |
| Chelmsford Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | 1975 | 23 km south of Newcastle |
| Clarens Village Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Dihlabeng | — | 1985 | 3 km west of Clarens |
| Colbyn Valley | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | — | — | 3 km east of Pretoria |
| Coleford Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | 1948 | 66 km north of Kokstad |
| Combretum Park | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Modimolle/Mookgophong | — | — | 14 km south-east of Modimolle |
| Constantia Nek | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | City of Cape Town | — | — | 10 km south of Cape Town |
| Crocworld | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini | — | — | 51 km south-west of Durban |
| Cronje en Dogters Privaat Natuurreserwe | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 22 km east of Hoedspruit |
| Cythna Letty Flora Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 11 km south-west of Barberton |
| D'nyala Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 11 km east of Lephalale |
| DONKIN RESERVE | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay | — | — | 1 km east of Gqeberha |
| Darling Renosterveld Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 58 km south-east of Saldanha |
| Dassie Trail | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 4 km north-east of East London |
| De Mond Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Cape Agulhas | — | 1986 | 83 km south of Swellendam |
| De Onderstepoort Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 15 km north-west of Pretoria |
| Deon Privaat Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 63 km north of Rustenburg |
| Diepsloot Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 30 km north of Johannesburg |
| Doctor Alden Lloyd Nature Conservation Area | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 48 km south-east of Newcastle |
| Doorndraai Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Mogalakwena | — | — | 55 km north-east of Modimolle |
| Doorspring Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 117 km north of Saldanha |
| Doreen clark nature reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 9 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Double Drift nature reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 43 km north-east of Makhanda |
| Dumaneni Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni District | — | — | 42 km west of Komatipoort |
| EWT Medike Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Makhado | — | — | 84 km south-west of Musina |
| El Dorado Privaatnatuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 73 km south-west of Lephalale |
| Elandsberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 43 km north-west of Worcester |
| Enseleni Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 10 km north-west of Richards Bay |
| Eugene Marais Park | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane Metro | — | — | 4 km south of Pretoria |
| Faan Meintjes Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | City of Matlosana | — | — | 129 km south-west of Rustenburg |
| Fairfield Privaatnatuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 109 km south-west of Lephalale |
| 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 |
| Ferncliffe Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMgungundlovu District | — | — | 6 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Fernkloof Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 6 km north-east of Hermanus |
| Fort D' Acre Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Ndlambe | — | — | 23 km north-east of Port Alfred |
| Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 79 km north of Makhanda |
| Fort Pato Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 22 km west of East London |
| Franko Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 57 km north of Rustenburg |
| Gariep Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Kopanong | — | — | 178 km south of Bloemfontein |
| Goegap Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | — | — | — | 11 km east of Springbok |
| Golela Bush | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 116 km north-east of Vryheid |
| Goukamma Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 14 km west of Knysna |
| 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 |
| Groenkloof Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 6 km south-west of Pretoria |
| Grysbok Park | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | City of Cape Town | — | — | 20 km south of Cape Town |
| Gustav Kungbiel Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 8 km east of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Haasendal Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | City of Cape Town | — | — | 14 km west of Stellenbosch |
| Hanover Privaatnatuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 114 km west of Modimolle |
| Hans Merensky Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 53 km east of Tzaneen |
| Hazelmere Dam and Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini | — | — | 30 km north of Durban |
| Helderberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 11 km south of Stellenbosch |
| Heyns Privaatnatuurreserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 23 km south of Middelburg |
| Highveld Garden | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Metsimaholo | — | — | 71 km south of Johannesburg |
| Highveld Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | Ventersdorp/Tlokwe | — | — | 122 km south of Rustenburg |
| Hillmof Privaat Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 70 km north of Rustenburg |
| Himeville Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 82 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Hlobane | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Abaqulusi | — | — | 21 km east of Vryheid |
| Honey Trails: Hiking | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini | — | — | 33 km south-east of Pietermaritzburg |
| Hottentotsholland Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 17 km east of Stellenbosch |
| Huisklip Local Authority Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 99 km east of Plettenberg Bay |
| I M Beetge and Son Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 21 km west of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Impala Ranch Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 67 km north of Rustenburg |
| Impeleshu Forest Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | 1954 | 41 km west of Richards Bay |
| Impendle Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Impendle | — | — | 46 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| 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 |
| Kabeljous Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Kouga | — | — | 63 km west of Gqeberha |
| Kalahari Gemsbok National Park | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | — | — | — | 321 km north of Upington |
| Kamberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | 1951 | 72 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Karkloof Falls | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 24 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Keurboomsrivier Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 9 km north of Plettenberg Bay |
| Kgaswane Nature Reserve Rustenburg | Nature reserve | NW North West | Rustenburg | — | — | 6 km south of Rustenburg |
| King William's Town Local Authority Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 50 km west of East London |
| Klipplaat-Privaatnatuurreservaat | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 39 km north-east of Rustenburg |
| 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 |
| Koos Swart-Privaat Natuurreserwe | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 102 km north-east of Mahikeng |
| Koppies Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | — | — | — | 120 km south of Johannesburg |
| Kowie Local Authority Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 3 km north-west of Port Alfred |
| Krantzkloof Natuire Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 21 km north-west of Durban |
| Kruin Park | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 3 km south-west of Pretoria |
| Kuschke Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 18 km south-west of Polokwane |
| Kwelera Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 19 km north-east of East London |
| Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest Camp | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Swellendam | — | — | 6 km south of Swellendam |
| Langjan Natuur Reservatt | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 99 km south-west of Musina |
| Leeupoort Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Thabazimbi | — | — | 81 km west of Modimolle |
| Letoloprivaat Natuurreserwe | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 90 km east of Modimolle |
| 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 |
| Long Tom Pas-Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 11 km east of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Loskop Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 43 km north-west of Middelburg |
| Loteni Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 84 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 54 km west of Gqeberha |
| Lower Guinea-Fowl Trail | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay | — | — | 2 km south-west of Gqeberha |
| Lutzville Conservation Area | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Matzikama | — | — | 135 km west of Calvinia |
| Lydenburg Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 2 km north of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| MANAVHELA NATURE RESERVE | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Makhado | — | — | 56 km south-west of Thohoyandou |
| Madiakgamanaturellereserwe | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 152 km west of Mahikeng |
| Magaliesberg Nature Area | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 44 km west of Pretoria |
| Manombe Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 49 km south-west of Thohoyandou |
| Marais Dam | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 19 km south-east of Pretoria |
| Marico-Bosveld Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 84 km west of Rustenburg |
| Matroosberg Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 37 km north-east of Worcester |
| Mbumbazi Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Ugu District | — | — | 18 km south-west of Port Shepstone |
| McGregor Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 41 km north of Rustenburg |
| Medike Mountain Sanctuary | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Vhembe District | — | — | 84 km south-west of Musina |
| Meyersdal Koppie | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Ekurhuleni | — | — | 11 km south-east of Johannesburg |
| Midmar Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 20 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Mjejane Private Game Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni District | — | — | 24 km west of Komatipoort |
| Mkhambathi Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Ngquza Hill | — | — | 77 km south-west of Port Shepstone |
| Moepel Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Mogalakwena | — | — | 83 km east of Lephalale |
| Mokolo Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 36 km south of Lephalale |
| Molemane Eye Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | Mahikeng | — | — | 43 km east of Mahikeng |
| Monte Rochelle Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Stellenbosch | — | — | 28 km east of Stellenbosch |
| Montgomery Vlei | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Johannesburg | — | — | 8 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| 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 |
| Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 10 km south-east of Pretoria |
| Morris point / Uitkyk punt | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Hessequa | — | — | 70 km west of Mossel Bay |
| Mount Currie Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 8 km north of Kokstad |
| Mountainlands Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 6 km north-east of Barberton |
| Mpofu Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 76 km north of Makhanda |
| Muizenberg Cave | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | City of Cape Town | — | — | 20 km south of Cape Town |
| Musina Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Musina | — | — | 5 km south of Musina |
| Muthavatsindi Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Vhembe District | — | — | 32 km north of Thohoyandou |
| Mzimkulu Wilderness Area | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 99 km north of Kokstad |
| Mzimkulwana Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 85 km north of Kokstad |
| Nahoon Estuary Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Buffalo City | — | — | 4 km north-east of East London |
| Naval Hill Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Mangaung | — | — | 7 km east of Bloemfontein |
| Nduli Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | King Sabata Dalindyebo | — | — | 2 km north-west of Mthatha |
| Nooitgedacht Dam Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Chief Albert Luthuli | — | — | 62 km north of Ermelo |
| Noorsekloof Local Authority Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Kouga | — | — | 65 km west of Gqeberha |
| Ntsikeni | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 48 km north of Kokstad |
| Nwanedi Provincial Park | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 36 km north of Thohoyandou |
| Nylsvley Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 29 km east of Modimolle |
| Ohrigstaddam Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 25 km north-east of Lydenburg (Mashishing) |
| Olifantsvlei Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 18 km south-west of Johannesburg |
| Ons Toekoms Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 55 km south-east of Lephalale |
| Oudezwaanskraal | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 45 km south-east of Pretoria |
| Oviston Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 169 km north-west of Queenstown (Komani) |
| Palala Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 53 km east of Lephalale |
| Paradise Valley | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | — | — | 13 km west of Durban |
| Pat Busch Mountain Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Langeberg | — | — | 49 km north-west of Swellendam |
| Pauline Bohnen Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Hessequa | — | — | 69 km west of Mossel Bay |
| Percy Fyfe Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 34 km south-west of Polokwane |
| Phezulu Safari Park | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 32 km west of Durban |
| Philip Wulfsohn Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 75 km north of Rustenburg |
| Pilanesberg Private Lodge | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 48 km north of Rustenburg |
| Pipeline Coastal Park | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | eThekwini Metro | — | — | 23 km south-west of Durban |
| Postberg Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 14 km south-east of Saldanha |
| Pretorius Kloof | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Thabo Mofutsanyana District | — | — | 1 km south-east of Bethlehem |
| Provincial Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 27 km north-east of Makhanda |
| Ramskop Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Cederberg | — | — | 116 km south-west of Calvinia |
| Ratombo Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Makhado | — | — | 31 km west of Thohoyandou |
| Rebelsrus Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 83 km west of Gqeberha |
| Rietfontein Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Johannesburg Metro | — | — | 19 km north of Johannesburg |
| Riverlands Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Swartland | — | — | 51 km north of Cape Town |
| 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 |
| Roodeplaat Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 17 km north-east of Pretoria |
| Rooiklippies Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | Nama Khoi | — | 2021 | 79 km west of Springbok |
| Rotary Park | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Ekurhuleni | — | — | 9 km east of Johannesburg |
| Rugged Glen Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 47 km south of Harrismith |
| Ruitersbos Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 35 km south-west of Oudtshoorn |
| Rust de Winter Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 59 km south of Modimolle |
| Rustenburg Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 7 km south-west of Rustenburg |
| 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 |
| SS Skosana Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Thembisile | — | — | 70 km north-west of Middelburg |
| Sabi Sands Game Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | — | — | — | 69 km south-east of Hoedspruit |
| 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 |
| Samara Karoo Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Blue Crane Route | — | — | 28 km south-east of Graaff-Reinet |
| Schoonspruit Natuurreservaat | Nature reserve | NW North West | — | — | — | 82 km south-west of Rustenburg |
| Seal Island | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Mossel Bay | — | — | 4 km north-west of Mossel Bay |
| Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | — | — | — | 37 km north-west of Newcastle |
| Settlers Park Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay | — | — | 1 km south-west of Gqeberha |
| Shaws Gate | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Bushbuckridge | — | — | 73 km north-west of Komatipoort |
| Silkaatsnek Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NW North West | Madibeng | — | — | 34 km west of Pretoria |
| Silvermine Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 20 km south of Cape Town |
| Skyline Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Ray Nkonyeni | — | — | 11 km south-west of Port Shepstone |
| Soetdoring Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | FS Free State | Mangaung | — | — | 31 km north of Bloemfontein |
| Somabula Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 31 km east of Pretoria |
| Soopjeshoogte Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 117 km north of Saldanha |
| Spitskop Natuurtuin | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | — | — | — | 10 km north-west of Upington |
| Sporting Chance Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 74 km north of Rustenburg |
| St. James Spring | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | City of Cape Town | — | — | 22 km south of Cape Town |
| Starvation Creek Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 27 km west of Mbombela |
| Steenbok Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Knysna | — | — | 4 km south of Knysna |
| Steiltes nature reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 4 km south-east of Mbombela |
| 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 |
| Suikerbosrant Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 39 km south of Johannesburg |
| T.C. Robertson Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Umdoni | — | — | 54 km south-west of Durban |
| Tala Game Reserve entrance gate | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 30 km south-east of Pietermaritzburg |
| Tala Game Reserve reception | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 30 km south-east of Pietermaritzburg |
| Terry Fitzgerald Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 9 km north-west of Port Alfred |
| Thaba Moriri | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Bela-Bela | — | — | 33 km south-west of Modimolle |
| The Cradle Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | Mogale City | — | — | 37 km north-west of Johannesburg |
| The Herd Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Musina | — | — | 3 km south of Musina |
| The Koppie Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | NC Northern Cape | — | — | — | 199 km south-east of Upington |
| The Wilds Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Johannesburg | — | — | 3 km north of Johannesburg |
| Tienie Versfeld Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Swartland | — | — | 47 km south-east of Saldanha |
| Tierkop Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 18 km south-west of Lephalale |
| Ubizane Wildlife Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Big Five Hlabisa | — | — | 45 km north-west of St Lucia |
| Umbabat Game Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Ehlanzeni District | — | — | 33 km south-east of Phalaborwa |
| Umfolozi Game Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 61 km north-west of Richards Bay |
| Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | uMngeni | — | — | 19 km north-west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Umvoti Vlei Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 53 km north of Pietermaritzburg |
| Umzi Wethu Conservation Academy | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Blue Crane Route | — | — | 110 km north-west of Makhanda |
| Vaaldamnatuurreservaat | Nature reserve | FS Free State | — | — | — | 76 km south of Johannesburg |
| Van Stadens Wild Flower Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay | — | — | 37 km west of Gqeberha |
| Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 86 km west of Musina |
| Vergelegen Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 89 km west of Pietermaritzburg |
| Vergenoeg Nature Reserve & Hiking Trail | Nature reserve | NW North West | Madibeng | — | — | 47 km west of Pretoria |
| Virginia Bush Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 10 km north of Durban |
| Vogelgat Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 8 km east of Hermanus |
| Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Cape Winelands District | — | — | 50 km south-east of Worcester |
| Vryheid Hill Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Abaqulusi | — | — | 2 km north of Vryheid |
| Wagendrift Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 54 km south of Ladysmith |
| Wagendrift Public Resort Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | — | 59 km south of Ladysmith |
| Walker Bay Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 14 km south-east of Hermanus |
| Waters Meeting Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | — | — | — | 4 km north-west of Port Alfred |
| Waterval Private | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 82 km north-west of Worcester |
| Wellington Park | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Nelson Mandela Bay | — | — | 2 km south-west of Gqeberha |
| Wentzel Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | — | — | — | 72 km west of Lephalale |
| Werner Frehse Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | Hessequa | — | — | 75 km east of Swellendam |
| White River Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Mbombela | — | — | 16 km north of Mbombela |
| Wild Rivers Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Mopani District | — | — | 10 km north-west of Hoedspruit |
| Witsenberg | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 38 km north-west of Worcester |
| Witzieshoek Naturellereserwe | Nature reserve | FS Free State | — | — | — | 45 km south-west of Harrismith |
| Wonderboom Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | — | — | — | 8 km north-west of Pretoria |
| Woodbush Forest Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Greater Tzaneen | — | — | 18 km west of Tzaneen |
| Woody Cape Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | Sunday's River Valley | — | — | 38 km west of Port Alfred |
| York Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | LP Limpopo | Maruleng | — | — | 12 km north of Hoedspruit |
| Zebra Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | GP Gauteng | City of Tshwane | — | — | 37 km north-east of Pretoria |
| Zeven Puts Private Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | WC Western Cape | — | — | — | 118 km north of Saldanha |
| eMalahleni Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | Emalahleni | — | — | 21 km south-west of Middelburg |
| uMngeni Plateau Nature Reserve | Nature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | Impendle | — | — | 55 km west of Pietermaritzburg |