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{{short description|Areas protected for conservation in South Africa}} {{Use South African English|date=May 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{refimprove|date=July 2009}} The '''protected areas of South Africa''' include [[national park]]s and marine protected areas managed by the [[Government of South Africa|national government]], public [[nature reserve]]s managed by [[Provinces of South Africa|provincial]] and [[Municipalities of South Africa|local governments]], and private nature reserves managed by private landowners. Most protected areas are intended for the [[Conservation biology|conservation of flora and fauna]]. National parks are maintained by [[South African National Parks]] (''SANParks'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soer.deat.gov.za/themes.aspx?m=458|title=Biodiversity & ecosystems|publisher=[[Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (South Africa)]]|access-date=1 July 2009}}</ref> A number of national parks have been incorporated in [[transfrontier conservation area]]s. Protected areas may also be protected for their value and importance as historical, cultural heritage or scientific sites. More information on these can be found in the [[list of heritage sites in South Africa]]. == Special Nature Reserves== Special nature reserves are highly protected areas from which all people and human activities are excluded, except for conservation and scientific research. The [[Prince Edward Islands]], which are South African territories in the Southern Ocean, have been declared as a special nature reserve.<ref name="cooper">{{cite web|last=Cooper|first=John|title=Antarctica and Islands – Background Research Paper produced for the South Africa Environment Outlook report on behalf of the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism|url=http://soer.deat.gov.za/dm_documents/Antarctica_and_Islands_-_Background_Paper_1DXK5.pdf|access-date=5 October 2010|date=June 2006|page=6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514005347/http://soer.deat.gov.za/dm_documents/Antarctica_and_Islands_-_Background_Paper_1DXK5.pdf|archive-date=14 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=1993 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas|year=1993|publisher=World Conservation Monitoring Centre, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Commission on Natural Parks and Protected Areas, United Nations Environment Programme|isbn=2-8317-0190-2|pages=173|url=https://archive.org/stream/1993unitednation93worl#page/173/mode/1up}}</ref> == National Parks == {{main|South African National Parks}} The following are the [[national park]]s of South Africa:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanparks.org/parks/|title=SANParks – South African National Parks (A-Z) |publisher=[[South African National Parks]]|access-date=4 January 2010}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Addo Elephant National Park}} * {{annotated link|Agulhas National Park}} * {{annotated link|Augrabies Falls National Park}} * {{annotated link|Bontebok National Park}} * {{annotated link|Camdeboo National Park}} * {{annotated link|Garden Route National Park}} * {{annotated link|Golden Gate Highlands National Park}} * {{annotated link|Karoo National Park}} * {{annotated link|Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park}} (shared with [[Botswana]]) * {{annotated link|Kruger National Park}} * {{annotated link|Mapungubwe National Park}} * {{annotated link|Marakele National Park}} * {{annotated link|Meerkat National Park}} (visitors not allowed) * {{annotated link|Mokala National Park}} * {{annotated link|Mountain Zebra National Park}} * {{annotated link|Namaqua National Park}} * {{annotated link|Table Mountain National Park}} * {{annotated link|Tankwa Karoo National Park}} * {{annotated link|West Coast National Park}} * {{annotated link|ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park}} (shared with [[Namibia]]) ==Transfrontier conservation areas== South Africa is involved in the following [[transfrontier conservation area]]s (TFCAs), also known as "peace parks". * {{annotated link|Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park}} – includes the [[Richtersveld]] in South Africa and the [[Fish River Canyon]] and [[Ai-Ais Hot Springs]] in Namibia * {{annotated link|Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park}} – includes [[Kruger National Park]] and parks in [[Mozambique]] and [[Zimbabwe]] * {{annotated link|Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park}} – includes the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa and Gemsbok National Park and [[Mabuasehube Game Reserve]] in Botswana * {{annotated link|Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area}} – includes [[Golden Gate Highlands National Park]], [[Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve]], [[uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park]] and [[Royal Natal National Park]] in South Africa, and [[Sehlabathebe National Park]] in Lesotho * {{annotated link|Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area}} – [[Mapungubwe National Park]] in South Africa, [[Tuli Block|Northern Tuli Game Reserve]] in Botswana, and [[Thuli Parks and Wildlife Land|Tuli Circle Safari Area]] in Zimbabwe * {{annotated link|Nsubane Pongola Transfrontier Conservation Area}} – including [[Phongolo Nature Reserve]] in South Africa and various farms in Swaziland * {{annotated link|Songimvelo-Malolotja Transfrontier Conservation Area}} – including [[Songimvelo Game Reserve]] in South Africa and [[Malolotja Nature Reserve]] in Swaziland * {{annotated link|Usuthu-Tembe-Futi Transfrontier Conservation Area}} – including [[Ndumo Game Reserve]] and [[Tembe Elephant Park]] in South Africa, [[Maputo Special Reserve]] in Mozambique, and [[Usuthu Gorge Conservancy]] in Swaziland. The [[Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area]], involving South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland, is planned to be formed from the [[iSimangaliso Wetland Park]] and the Nsubane Pongola, Songimvelo-Malolotja and Usuthu-Tembe-Futi TFCAs. == Marine Protected Areas == {{main|Marine protected areas of South Africa}} {{Marine protected areas of South Africa map}} * {{annotated link|Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area}} (Eastern Cape) * {{annotated link|Agulhas Bank Complex Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Agulhas Front Marine Protected Area}} (Eastern Cape) * {{annotated link|Agulhas Muds Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area}} (KwaZulu-Natal) * {{annotated link|Amathole Offshore Marine Protected Area}} * {{annotated link|Benguela Muds Marine Protected Area}} * {{annotated link|Betty's Bay Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Bird Island Marine Protected Area}} (Eastern Cape) * {{annotated link|Browns Bank Corals Marine Protected Area}} * {{annotated link|Cape Canyon Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Childs Bank Marine Protected Area}} * {{annotated link|De Hoop Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area}} (Eastern Cape) * {{annotated link|Goukamma Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Helderberg Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Hluleka Marine Protected Area}} (Eastern Cape) * {{annotated link|iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area}} (KwaZulu-Natal) * {{annotated link|Jutten Island Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Malgas Island Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) <!--* Maputaland --> * {{annotated link|Marcus Island Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) <!--* Mkambati --> * {{annotated link|Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area}} (Southern Ocean) * {{annotated link|Namaqua Fossil Forest Marine Protected Area}} (Northern Cape) * {{annotated link|Namaqua National Park Marine Protected Area}} (Northern Cape) * {{annotated link|Orange Shelf Edge Marine Protected Area}} (Northern Cape) * {{annotated link|Pondoland Marine Protected Area}} (KwaZulu-Natal) * {{annotated link|Port Elizabeth Corals Marine Protected Area}} (Eastern Cape) * {{annotated link|Prince Edward Islands Marine Protected Area}} (Prince Edward Islands) * {{annotated link|Protea Banks Marine Protected Area}} (KwaZulu-Natal) * {{annotated link|Robben Island Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Robberg Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Sardinia Bay Marine Protected Area}} (Eastern Cape) * {{annotated link|Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Southeast Atlantic Seamounts Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Southwest Indian Seamounts Marine Protected Area}} * {{annotated link|Stilbaai Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area}} (Western Cape) * {{annotated link|Trafalgar Marine Protected Area}} (Eastern Cape) * {{annotated link|Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area}} (Eastern Cape) * {{annotated link|uThukela Banks Marine Protected Area}} (KwaZulu-Natal) * {{annotated link|Walker Bay Whale Sanctuary}} (Western Cape) == Ramsar Sites == {{main|List of Ramsar sites in South Africa}} There are 30 designated Ramsar sites in South Africa: * {{annotated link|Barberspan}} * {{annotated link|Berg River|Berg Estuary}} * {{annotated link|Blesbokspruit|}} * {{annotated link|Bot River Lagoon|Bot - Kleinmond Estuarine System }} * {{annotated link|Dassen Island Nature Reserve|}} * {{annotated link|De Berg Nature Reserve|}} * {{annotated link|De Hoop Nature Reserve|De Hoop Vlei}} * {{annotated link|De Mond Nature Reserve|De Mond}} * {{annotated link|Dyer Island Nature Reserve Complex|}} * {{annotated link|False Bay Nature Reserve|}} * {{annotated link|Ingula Nature Reserve|}} * {{annotated link|Kgaswane Mountain Reserve|}} * {{annotated link|Kosi Bay|}} * {{annotated link|Lake Sibhayi|}} * {{annotated link|Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area|Langebaan Lagoon}} * {{annotated link|Makuleke Wetlands|}} * {{annotated link|Middelpunt Nature Reserve|}} * {{annotated link|Natal Drakensberg Park|}} * {{annotated link|Ndumo Game Reserve|}} * {{annotated link|Ntsikeni Nature Reserve|}} * {{annotated link|Nylsvley Nature Reserve|}} * {{annotated link|Orange River Mouth|}} * {{annotated link|Prince Edward Islands|}} * {{annotated link|Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve|}} * {{annotated link|St Lucia System|}} * {{annotated link|iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area|Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of Tongaland }} * {{annotated link|Verloren Valei Nature Reserve|}} * {{annotated link|Verlorevlei River|Verlorenvlei}} * {{annotated link|Wilderness, South Africa|Wilderness Lakes}} * {{annotated link|uMgeni Vlei Nature Reserve|}} == World Heritage Sites == {{see also|World Heritage Site|List of World Heritage Sites in Africa#South_Africa}} World heritage sites in South Africa are protected by the World Heritage Convention Act (Act 49 of 1999). These include: *Fossil [[Hominidae|Hominid]] sites and environs of: **{{annotated link|Sterkfontein}} **{{annotated link|Swartkrans}} **{{annotated link|Kromdraai}} * {{annotated link|Baviaanskloof Wilderness Areas}} *{{annotated link|Cape Floral Region}} Protected Areas *{{annotated link|iSimangaliso Wetland Park}} *{{annotated link|Mapungubwe}} Cultural Landscape *{{annotated link|Richtersveld}} Cultural and Botanical Landscape *{{annotated link|Robben Island}} *uKhahlamba/{{annotated link|Drakensberg}} Park *{{annotated link|Vredefort Dome}} == Botanical Gardens == {{further|List of botanical gardens in South Africa}} * {{annotated link|Durban Botanic Gardens}} * {{annotated link|Free State National Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|Garden Route Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|Hantam National Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|Harold Porter National Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|Johannesburg Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|Kwelera National Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|KwaZulu-Natal National Botanical Garden|Pietermaritzburg National Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|Lowveld National Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|Manie van der Schijff Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|North-West University Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|Pretoria National Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|University of KwaZulu-Natal Botanical Garden}} * {{annotated link|Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden}} == UNESCO Biosphere Reserves of South Africa == * {{annotated link|Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Waterberg Biosphere}} * {{annotated link|Kruger to Canyons Biosphere}} * {{annotated link|Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Vhembe Biosphere Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Garden Route Biosphere Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Marico Biosphere Reserve}} ==Eastern Cape== {{main|Eastern Cape Parks}} === National Parks situated in the Eastern Cape === {{main|South African National Parks}} * {{annotated link|Camdeboo National Park}} * {{annotated link|Addo Elephant National Park}}, ([[Eastern Cape]]), also see [[Greater Addo Elephant National Park]] below * {{annotated link|Mountain Zebra National Park}} * {{annotated link|Tsitsikamma National Park}}, also see [[Garden Route National Park]] below === Mega Parks in the making, predominantly in the Eastern Cape === * {{annotated link|Garden Route National Park}} ** {{annotated link|Knysna National Lake Area}} ([[Western Cape]]) ** {{annotated link|Tsitsikamma National Park}} ([[Western Cape]]) ** {{annotated link|Wilderness National Park}} * {{annotated link|Greater Addo Elephant National Park}} ** {{annotated link|Addo Elephant National Park}}, ([[Eastern Cape]]). ** {{annotated link|Woody Cape Nature Reserve}}, ([[Eastern Cape]]). ** {{annotated link|Eastern Cape Marine Protection Area}}, ([[Eastern Cape]]). *** {{annotated link|Bird Island, Algoa Bay|Bird Island}} *** {{annotated link|St. Croix Island, Algoa Bay}} * {{annotated link|Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Baviaanskloof Reserve}}, ([[Western Cape]]) ** {{annotated link|Baviaanskloof Provincial Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area}} ** {{annotated link|Baviaanskloof Conservation Area}} ** {{annotated link|Guerna Wilderness Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Kouga Wilderness Area}} ** {{annotated link|Kouga private Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Berg Plaatz Provincial Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Sepree River Private Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Beakosneck Private Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Berg Plaatz Provincial Nature Reserve}} === Parks Managed by Eastern Cape Parks=== * {{annotated link|Bridle Drift Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Commando Drift Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Dwesa Nature Reserve|aka=Dwesa-Cwebe Provincial Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area}} * {{annotated link|East London Coast Nature Reserve}} (consists of 12 smaller reserves) ** {{annotated link|Cape Morgan Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Double Mouth Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Cape Henderson Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Gulu Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Kwelera Nature Reserve}} (accessed through the [[Kwelera National Botanical Garden]]) ** {{annotated link|Nahoon Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Fort Pato Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Umtiza Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Great Fish River Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Great Kei Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Kei Mouth Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Great Kei River Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hluleka Nature Reserve|aka=Hluleka Provincial Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Hluleka Marine Protected Area}} * {{annotated link|Mkhambathi Nature Reserve|aka=Mkambati}} ** {{annotated link|Pondoland Marine Protected Area}} * {{annotated link|Mpofu Nature Reserve|aka=Mpofu Provincial Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Oviston Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Potters Pass Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Quenera Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Shamwari Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Silaka Nature Reserve|aka=Silaka Provincial Wilderness Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Thomas Baines Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Tsolwana Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Waters Meeting Nature Reserve}} === Natural Heritage Sites === * {{annotated link|Barville Park Natural Heritage Site}} * {{annotated link|Elmhurst Natural Heritage Site}} * {{annotated link|Glendour Natural Heritage Site}} * {{annotated link|Kasouga Farm Natural Heritage Site}} * {{annotated link|Kruizemuntfontein Natural Heritage Site}} === Private and Other Parks === * [[Aberdeen, Eastern Cape|Aberdeen Nature Reserve]] * [[Alexandria, Eastern Cape|Alexandria Coast Reserve]] * [[Amakhala Game Reserve]] * [[Amalinda Nature Reserve]] * {{annotated link|Asanta Sana Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Aylesbury Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Baviaankloof Wilderness Areas}} see [[Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve]] * {{annotated link|Beggar's Bush Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Bayeti Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Beakosneck Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Coleridge Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Citruslandgoed Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Christmas Rock to Gxulu River Marine Protected Area}} * {{annotated link|Cycad Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Dorn Boom Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Doubledrift Provincial Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|East Cape Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Emlanjeni Private Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Fort Fordyce Provincial Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Great Fish River Complex Provincial Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Andries Vosloo Kudu Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Doubledrift Provincial Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Ghio Wetland Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Groendal Wilderness Nature Reserve}} (Mierhoopplaat) * {{annotated link|Guerna Wilderness Nature Reserve}} see [[Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve]] * {{annotated link|Hoeksfontein Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Hillside Safaris Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Inthaba Lodge Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Jarandi Safaris Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Karoo Safaris Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Kingsdale Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Koedoeskop Game Farm}} * [[Addo Elephant National Park|Kuzuko Private Game Reserve]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.south-african-lodges.com/lodges/kuzuko-lodge/|title=Kuzuko Lodge, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Kwandwe Private Game Reserve}} * [[Sidbury, Eastern Cape|Kwantu Private Game Reserve]] * {{annotated link|Lady Slipper Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Lanka Safaris Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Loerie Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Lottering Coast Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Luchaba Wildlife Reserve}} * [[KwaZulu-Natal|Mbumbazi Nature Reserve]] * {{annotated link|Mierhoopplaat Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Minnawill Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Monteaux Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Nyara River Mouth Marine Area}} * {{annotated link|Hopewell Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hunters Lodge Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Hunts Hoek Safaris Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Oudekraal Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Pumba Private Game Reserve}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pumba Private Game Reserve {{!}} Eastern Cape Safari|url=https://www.pumbagamereserve.co.za/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=www.pumbagamereserve.co.za}}</ref> * {{annotated link|Rockdale Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Rupert Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Samara Private Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Scotia Safaris Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Schuilpatdop Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Sepree River Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Shamwari Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Timbili Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Tregathlyn Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Trumpetters Drift Game Farm}} === Forest Reserves === * {{annotated link|Andrews State Forest}} * {{annotated link|Blue Lily's Bush Forest Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hankey State Forest}} * {{annotated link|Hogsback State Forest}} * {{annotated link|Inyarha (Nyara) Forest Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Isidenge State Forest}} * {{annotated link|Katberg State Forest}} * {{annotated link|Kologha Forest Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Koomans Bush State Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Kruisrivier Forest Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Kubusi Indigenous State Forest}} * {{annotated link|Longmore State Forest}} * {{annotated link|Lottering Forest Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Plaatbos Forest Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Robbe Hoek Forest Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Storms River Forest}}, part of the [[Tsitsikamma National Park]] * {{annotated link|Welbedacht State Forest}} * {{annotated link|Witelsbos State Forest}} === Protected Areas === * {{Annotated link|Buffalo Kloof Protected Environment}} * {{Annotated link|Entle Protected Environment}} * {{Annotated link|Indalo Protected Environment}} * {{Annotated link|Mountain Zebra Camdeboo Protected Environment}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mountain Zebra-Camdeboo Protected Environment |url=https://portal.environment.gov.za/PortalDownloads/PACA_Gazettes/PA/PE/Mountain_Zebra_Camdeboo_PE.pdf}}</ref> ==Free State== {{main|Free State Parks}} ===National Parks=== {{main|South African National Parks}} * {{annotated link|Golden Gate Highlands National Park}} ** {{annotated link|Golden Gate Highlands National Park}} ** {{annotated link|QwaQwa National Park}} ===World Heritage Sites=== ===Private and Other Parks=== * {{annotated link|Caledon Nature Reserve}} around the [[Welbedacht Dam]]. * {{annotated link|Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Gariep Nature Reserve}} formerly known as ''Hendrik Verwoerd Dam Nature Reserve'', only on the [[Free State (South African province)|Free State]] side of the [[Gariep Dam]], the park on the [[Eastern Cape]] side of the dam is called the [[Oviston Nature Reserve]]. * {{annotated link|Kalkfontein Nature Reserve}} around the [[Kalkfontein Dam]]. * {{annotated link|Koppies Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Laohu Valley Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Maria Moroka Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Paul Saunders Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Rolfontein Nature Reserve}} around the [[Vanderkloof Dam]]. * {{annotated link|Rustfontein Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Sandveld Nature Reserve}} around the [[Bloemhof Dam]] ([[Free State (South African province)|Free State]]) side only, the park on the [[North West (South African province)|North West]] is called the [[Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve]]. * {{annotated link|Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Sneeuwberg Protected Environment}} near Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve * {{annotated link|Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve}} around the [[Sterkfontein Dam]]. * {{annotated link|Soetdoring Nature Reserve}} around the [[Krugersdrift Dam]]. * {{annotated link|Tussen-die- Riviere Nature Reserve}}, also at the [[Gariep Dam]], on the other side of the [[Orange River]] is the [[Oviston Nature Reserve]], Eastern Cape. * {{annotated link|Willem Pretorius Nature Reserve}} around the [[Allemanskraal Dam]]. ==Gauteng== ===GDACE Parks=== {{main|Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Conservation, Environment and Land Affairs}} * {{annotated link|Abe Bailey Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Marievale Bird Sanctuary}} * {{annotated link|Roodeplaat Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Alice Glockner Nature Reserve}} ===Protected Areas=== * {{annotated link|Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Magaliesberg Protected Natural Environment}} ===Other parks and private reserves=== * {{annotated link|Aloe Ridge Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Andros Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary}} * {{annotated link|Avalon Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Beaulieu Bird Sanctuary}} * {{annotated link|Cheetah Park Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Daisy Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Diepsloot Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Dinokeng Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Ezemvelo Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Faerie Glen Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Gelderland Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Groenkloof Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hartbeesthoek Radio Astronomy Conservation Area}} * {{annotated link|Hartebeeshoek Municipal Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Johanna Jacobs Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|John Ness Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Kloofendal Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Kromdraai Conservancy}} * {{annotated link|Krugersdorp Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Leeuwfontein Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Montsetse Nature Reserve}} (The Cradle) * {{annotated link|Moreletaspruit Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Olifantsvlei Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Onderstepoort Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Rietfontein Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Rietvlei Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Sterkwater Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Tweefontein Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Waldr Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Wonderboom Nature Reserve}} Bishop Bird, Rooihuiskraal, Centuion ==KwaZulu-Natal== ===Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife=== {{main|Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife}} * {{annotated link|iSimangaliso Wetland Park}} previously known as Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, including ** {{annotated link|Cape Vidal Game Reserve}}, ** {{annotated link|False Bay Park}}, ** {{annotated link|Kosi Bay Nature Reserve}}, *** {{annotated link|Kosi Bay}} (the town is not part of the park) ** {{annotated link|Lake Eteza Nature Reserve}}, ** {{annotated link|Lake Sibhayi}}, ** {{annotated link|Mapelane Nature Reserve}}, ** {{annotated link|Maputaland Marine Protected Area|aka=Maputaland Marine Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Mfabeni}}, ** {{annotated link|Ozabeni}}, ** {{annotated link|St Lucia Game Reserve}}, ** {{annotated link|St Lucia Marine Reserve}}, ** {{annotated link|St Lucia Marine Sanctuary}}, ** {{annotated link|Sodwana Bay National Park}}, ** {{annotated link|Tewate Wilderness Area}} and ** {{annotated link|UMkhuze Game Reserve|aka=Mkuze Game Reserve}}. * {{annotated link|Chelmsford Nature Reserve|aka=Chelmsford Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park|aka=Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Ithala Game Reserve|aka=Itala Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Krantzkloof Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Midmar Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Ndumo Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Tembe Elephant Park}} * {{annotated link|Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Spioenkop Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Tembe Elephant Park}} * {{annotated link|Umtamvuna Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park}} ** {{annotated link|Royal Natal National Park}} ** {{annotated link|Rugged Glen Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Mlamboja Wilderness Area}} ** {{annotated link|Mfiffyela Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Cathedral Peak Nature Reserve}} see also [[Cathedral Peak (South Africa)]] ** {{annotated link|Cathedral Peak State Forest}} see also [[Cathedral Peak (South Africa)]] ** {{annotated link|Cathkin Peak Forest Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Monk's Cowl Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Giants Castle Nature Reserve}} see also [[Giant's Castle]] ** {{annotated link|Giants Castle Game Reserve}} see also [[Giant's Castle]] ** {{annotated link|Highmoor State Forest}} ** {{annotated link|Mkhomazi Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Kamberg Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Lotheni Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Vergelegen Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Cobham Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Mzimkulu Wilderness Area}} ** {{annotated link|Garden Castle State Forest}} ** {{annotated link|Garden Castle Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Mzimkulwana Nature Reserve}} ===Private and Other Parks=== * {{annotated link|Albert Falls Game Reserve|aka=Albert Falls Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area}} * {{annotated link|Amatikuku Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|AmaZulu Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Athole Natural Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Beachwood Mangroves Natural Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Bonamanzi Game Park}} * {{annotated link|Coleford Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Craigie Burn Nature Reserve|aka=Craigie Burn Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Dlinza Forest Nature Reserve}}, also see [[Dhlinza Forest]] * {{annotated link|eMakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park}} * {{annotated link|Enseleni Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Falaza Game Park}} * {{annotated link|Himeville Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hlatikulu Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Impendle Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Iphithi Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Iqxalingenwa Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Karkloof Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Makasa Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mount Currie Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mtsikeni Wildlife Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Ophathe Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Paardeplaats Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Phinda Resource Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Poccolan (Robinson's) Bush Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Pongola Bush Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Pongolapoort Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Qudeni Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Richards Bay Game Reserve|aka=Richards Bay Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Shongweni Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Sileza Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Sodwana Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Springside Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Ubombo Mountain Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Umlalazi Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Vryheid Mountain Provincial Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Weenen Game Reserve|aka=Weenen Provincial Nature Reserve}} === Natural Heritage Sites === * {{annotated link|Kombewaria}} * {{annotated link|Langfontein}} * {{annotated link|Oshoek}} * {{annotated link|Oudehoutdraai}} * {{annotated link|Tafelkop}} * {{annotated link|Theespruit}} * {{annotated link|Rooikraal}} ==Limpopo== ===National Parks=== {{main|South African National Parks}} * {{annotated link|Kruger National Park}} ** {{annotated link|Makuleke|aka=Pafuri Triangle}} * {{annotated link|Mapungubwe National Park}} * {{annotated link|Marakele National Park}} === Provincial Parks === {{main|Limpopo Tourism and Parks Board}} * {{annotated link|Lekgalameetse Provincial Park}} * {{annotated link|Letaba Ranch Provincial Park}} * {{annotated link|Mano'mbe Provincial Park}} * {{annotated link|Mokolo Dam Provincial Park}} * {{annotated link|Nwanedi Provincial Park}} * {{annotated link|Tzaneen Dam Provincial Park}} ===Private and Other Parks=== * {{annotated link|Associated Private Nature Reserves}} in the [[Greater Kruger National Park]] ** {{annotated link|Balule Nature Reserve|aka=Bulule Private Game Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Kapama Game Reserve|aka=Kapama Private Game Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Manyeleti Game Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Moditlo Private Game Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Klaserie Game Reserve|aka=Klaserie Private Game Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Timbavati Game Reserve|aka=Timbavati Private Game Reserve}} *** ''Motswari Game Reserve'' *** ''Ngala Game Reserve'' ** {{annotated link|Thornybush Game Reserve|aka=Thornybush Private Game Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Sabi Sand Game Reserve}}. See [[Mpumalanga]], province. ** {{annotated link|Sabi Sabi}} Private Game Reserve *** {{annotated link|Mala Mala Game Reserve}} *** {{annotated link|Djuma Game Reserve}} *** {{annotated link|Lion Sands Reserve}} *** {{annotated link|Londolozi Private Game Reserve}} *** {{annotated link|Singita Game Reserve}} *** {{annotated link|Ulusaba Private Game Reserve}} *** {{annotated link|Exeter Private Game Reserve}}. ** {{annotated link|Umbabat Game Reserve|aka=Umbabat Private Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Atherstone Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Ben Alberts Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Ben Lavin Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Blouberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Blyde-Olifants Conservancy}} * {{annotated link|D'nyala Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Doorndraai Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Entabeni Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hanglip|Hanglip Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hans Merensky Wilderness}} * {{annotated link|Kaingo Private Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Kololo Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Langjan Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Lapalala Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Luvhondo Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mabalingwe Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mabula Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Makuleke}} region, Kruger NP * {{annotated link|Makalali Conservancy}} * {{annotated link|Makapansgat Valley}} * {{annotated link|Makuya Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mapesu Private Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Masebe Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Matshakatini Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Modjadji Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mohlabetsi Conservancy}} * {{annotated link|Mokolo Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Musina Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mwanedi Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Ndzalama Reserve|aka=Ndzalama Wildlife Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Nylsvley Nature Reserve|Nylsvley Conservancy}} * {{annotated link|Nwanedi Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Percy Fyfe Conservancy}} * [[Philip Herd Nature Reserve]] * {{annotated link|Polokwane Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Rust De Winter Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Schuinsdraai Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Selati Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Soutpansberg Conservancy}} * {{annotated link|Touchstone Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Tshukudu Private Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Umhlametsi Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Welgevonden Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Wolkberg Wilderness Area}} * {{annotated link|Wonderkop Nature Reserve}} ==Mpumalanga== === National Parks === {{main|South African National Parks}} * {{annotated link|Kruger National Park}} === Provincial Parks === {{main|Mpumalanga Parks Board}} * {{annotated link|Barberton Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve}} (mostly in Mpumalanga, small section in [[Limpopo]]) * {{annotated link|Loskop Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mabusa Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mahushe Shongwe Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mdala Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mkhombo Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mthethomusha Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Nooitgedacht Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Ohrigstad Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Songimvelo Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|SS Skosana Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Verloren Valei Nature Reserve}} ===Private and Other Parks=== * {{annotated link|Edeni Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Josefsdal Songimvelo Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|K'Shani Private Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mthethomusha Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|SterkSpruit Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Kudu Private Nature Reserve}} * Lionspruit, part of {{annotated link|Marloth Park}} ==Northern Cape== ===National Parks=== {{main|South African National Parks}} * {{annotated link|Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park}} * {{annotated link|Augrabies Falls National Park}} * {{annotated link|Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park}} * {{annotated link|Meerkat National Park}} * {{annotated link|Mokala National Park}} * {{annotated link|Namaqua National Park}} ** {{annotated link|Skilpad National Park}} ** {{annotated link|Namaqualand Marine Protected Area}} * {{annotated link|Tankwa Karoo National Park}} ===Private and Other Parks=== * {{annotated link|Archaeological Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Goegab Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Hester Malan Veldblom Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Spitskop Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Sunnyside Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Tswalu Desert Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Thuru Lodge}} * {{annotated link|Witsand Nature Reserve}} ==North West== ===National Parks=== {{main|South African National Parks}} === Provincial Parks === {{main|North West Parks and Tourism Board}} * {{annotated link|Barberspan Bird Sanctuary}} * {{annotated link|Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Borakalalo Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Boskop Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Botsalano Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Kgaswane Mountain Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Lichtenburg Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Madeleine Robinson Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Madikwe Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mafikeng Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Marico-Bosveld Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Molemane Eye Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Molopo Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Oog van Malmanie Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Pienaar Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Pilanesberg National Park}} * {{annotated link|Rustenburg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Rust De Winter Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|S.A. Lombard Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Schoonspruit Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Vaalkop Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Wolwespruit Dam Reserve|aka=Wolwespruit Nature Reserve}} ===Protected Areas=== * {{annotated link|Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Magaliesberg Protected Natural Environment}}<ref>National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 Section 12</ref> ===Private and Other Parks=== * {{annotated link|Faan Meintjies Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Magaliesberg Natural Area}} * {{annotated link|Marico Bosveld Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Knysna National Lakes Nature Reserve}} ==Western Cape== === National Parks === {{main|South African National Parks}} * {{annotated link|Agulhas National Park}} * {{annotated link|Bontebok National Park}} * {{annotated link|Garden Route National Park}} ** {{annotated link|Knysna National Lake Area}} ** {{annotated link|Tsitsikamma National Park}} ** {{annotated link|Wilderness National Park}} * {{annotated link|Karoo National Park}} * {{annotated link|Table Mountain National Park}} * {{annotated link|West Coast National Park}} === Provincial Parks === {{main|CapeNature}} ====West Coast==== *{{annotated link|Cederberg Wilderness Area}} *{{annotated link|Bird Island Nature Reserve (South Africa)|Bird Island Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|Rocherpan Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area}} ====Winelands==== * {{annotated link|Limietberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Jonkershoek Nature Reserve}} ** {{annotated link|Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve}} ====Overberg==== *{{annotated link|Marloth Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|Kogelberg Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|Walker Bay Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|Salmonsdam Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|De Mond Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|De Hoop Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|Boosmansbos Wilderness Area}} ====Cape Karoo==== *{{annotated link|Anysberg Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|Swartberg Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|Gamkaberg Nature Reserve}} ====Garden Route and Little Karoo==== *{{annotated link|Outeniqua Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|Goukamma Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|Keurbooms River Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|Robberg Nature Reserve}} *{{annotated link|Pledge Nature Reserve}} === Private and other Reserves === * {{annotated link|Akkeren Dam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Anrewsfield Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Annet Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Annex Arch Rock Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Aquila Private Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Babilonstoring Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Banghoek Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Basjanskloof Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve}} for the rest see [[Eastern Cape]]. * {{annotated link|Ben Etive Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Blouberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Boosmansbos Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Caledon Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Ceres Mountain Fynbos Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Dassieshoek Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Doringriver Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Drie Kuilen Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Duiwenhoksriviermond Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Dyer Island Nature Reserve Complex}} * {{annotated link|Elim Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Eyerpoort Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Fonteintjiesberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Gamtoos River Mouth Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Gondwana Game Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Goukamma Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Gouriqua Kernkor Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Greyton Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Groenlandberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Groote Kapelfontein Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Groot Swartberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hasekraal Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hoek-van-die-Berg Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hottentots-Holland Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Inverdoorn Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Kaplip Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Kareedouw Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Keurboomsrivier Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Kleinmond Coastal and Mountain Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Klipfontein Dam Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Koeberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hexberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Hopefield Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Houwhoek Nature Reserve|wedge=including the Lebenon State Forest}} * {{annotated link|Ladismith Klein Karoo Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Lourens River Protected Natural Environment}} * {{annotated link|Lutzville Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Maanschynkop Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Marloth Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Matjiesfontein Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Matroosberg Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Moedverloren Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Montagu Mountain Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Mount Rochelle Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Quoin Point Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Riverland Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Riviersonderend Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Robberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Rooiberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Rooikrans Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Ruiterbos Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Salmonsdam Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Sas Saldanha Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Skuilkrans Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Steenbokkie Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Susterdal Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Swartberg East Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Swartkops Valley Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Theewaters Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Towerkop Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Thaba Manzi Game Farm}} * {{annotated link|Twistniet Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Tygerberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Uintjieskraal Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Vaalkloof Private Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Warmwaterberg Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Witfontein Nature Reserve}} * {{annotated link|Wittebrug Nature Reserve|aka=Mostertshoek Forest}} * {{annotated link|Witzenberg Nature Reserve}} === Forests === * {{annotated link|Bergplaas Forest}} * {{annotated link|Diepwalle Forest}} * {{annotated link|Fisantehoek Forest}} (Petrus Brand) * {{annotated link|Jubilee Creek Forest}} Reserve (Goldfield) * {{annotated link|Groeneweidebos Forest}} Area * {{annotated link|Hankey State Forest}} * {{annotated link|Harkerville Forest}} * {{annotated link|Lelievlei Forest}} Reserve * {{annotated link|Millwood Forest}} Reserve * {{annotated link|Knysna Forest}} * {{annotated link|Quar Forest}} Reserve * {{annotated link|Sinclair Forest}} (Kruisfontein) * {{annotated link|Walker Bay State Forest}} * {{annotated link|Wilderness Forest}} * {{annotated link|Witelsbos State Forest}} === Natural Heritage Sites === * {{annotated link|Altydgedacht National Heritage Site}} * {{annotated link|Barkai National Heritage Site}} * {{annotated link|Elandsberg}} * {{annotated link|Groothagelkraal}} * {{annotated link|Gys se Kraal}} * {{annotated link|Kareedouw}} * {{annotated link|Paardenberg-Bewarea}} * {{annotated link|Tierberg}} === Mountain Catchment Areas === * {{annotated link|Hawequas}} Mountain Catchment Area * {{annotated link|Kammanassie Mountain Catchment Area}} * {{annotated link|Klein Swartberg}} Mountain Catchment Area * {{annotated link|Koue Bokkeveld}} Mountain Catchment Area * {{annotated link|Langeberg East}} Mountain Catchment Area * {{annotated link|Langeberg West}} Mountain Catchment Area * {{annotated link|Matroosberg}} Mountain Catchment Area * {{annotated link|Swartberg}} East Mountain Catchment Area * {{annotated link|Winterhoek}} Mountain Catchment Area == See also == * {{annotated link|List of national parks}} * {{annotated link|List of seaweeds of South Africa (disambiguation)}} * {{annotated link|South African National Parks}} * {{annotated link|Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife}} * {{annotated link|Eastern Cape Parks}} * {{annotated link|South African Heritage Resources Agency}} * {{annotated link|List of heritage sites in South Africa}} == References == {{reflist}} == External links== <!--Please consult [[WP:EL]] before adding external links here--> * [http://www.nationalpark.co.za/ National Park] * [http://www.sanparks.org/ South African National Parks 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