Nature Reserves in South Africa.
| Nature Reserve |
Nearest towns |
Province |
| A |
| Albert Falls Nature Reserve |
R33
northeast of Pietermaritzburg |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Amatigulu Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean at Amatikulu and Gingindlovu |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Andries Vosloo Kudu Nature Reserve |
Part of the Great Fish Nature Reserve
Fort Beaufort,
Grahamstown,
King
Williamstown R67,
R345 |
Eastern Cape |
| Atherton Nature Reserve |
north of Madikwe |
Limpopo Province |
| |
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| B |
| Barberspan Bird Sanctuary |
Off N14
west of Delareyville |
North-West |
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| Balule Nature Reserve |
East of Mica,
south of Ba-Phalaborwa
R530 |
Limpopo Province |
| Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area |
South of the Baviaanskloof Mountains and north of the Kouga Mountains,
southeast of Willowmore |
Eastern Cape |
| Ben Alberts Nature Reserve |
Thabazimbi |
Limpopo Province |
| Ben Lavin Nature Reserve |
Makhado |
Limpopo Province |
| Bewaarkloof Nature Reserve |
Southeast of Polokwane,
north of Zeekoegat off R37 |
Limpopo Province |
| Bloemhof Dam Nature Reserve |
Bloemhof |
North-West |
| Blouberg Nature Reserve |
West of Vivo
R521
|
Limpopo Province |
| Blyde Olifants Concervancy |
South of Mica,
west of Marulaneng
R526
R40 |
Limpopo Province |
| Blyderiver Canyon Nature Reserve |
R532
north of Ohrigstad
and Graskop |
Mpumalanga |
| Boosmansbos Wilderness Area |
Between R60
and R342
at Barrydale
|
Western Cape |
| Boskop Dam Nature Reserve |
R501
north of Potchefstroom |
North-West |
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| C |
| Caledon Nature Reserve |
Off R701,
south of Jammersdrif, north of Smithfield |
Free State |
| Cape Henderson Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean northeast of East
London at Haga
Haga off the R349 |
Eastern Cape |
| Cape Recife Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean, Port
Elizabeth |
Eastern Cape |
| Cape St Francis Nature Reserve |
Cape St
Francis |
Eastern Cape |
| Cathedral Peak Nature Reserve |
Drakensberg World Heritage Site |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Cederberg Wilderness Area |
At Piketberg
east of Clanwilliam
and Citrusdal |
Western Cape |
| Cobham Nature Reserve |
Drakensberg World Heritage Site
northwest of Himeville |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Coleford Nature Reserve |
North of Coleford off R617,
north of Kokstad,
south of Himeville |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Commando Drift Nature Reserve |
East of Cradock,
west of Tarkastad,
south of R61 |
Eastern Cape |
| Congas Kraal Nature Reserve |
Off R72
west of Alexandria |
Eastern Cape |
| Craigie Burn Nature Reserve |
R622
east of Mooi
River, west of Greytown |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Cwebe Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean off N2
at Idutywa |
Eastern Cape |
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| D |
| De Hoop Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean between Bredasdorp
and Witsand
|
Western Cape |
| De Mond Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean south of Bredasdorp
between Struis
Bay and Arniston
|
Western Cape |
| Didima Conservation Area |
Drakensberg /
uKhahlamba Park, southwest of Winterton,
west of Estcourt |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Diepsloot Nature Reserve |
Between R511
and R512,
north of N14,
borders Rhenosterpsruit Nature Reserve |
Gauteng |
| Doorndraai Dam Nature Reserve |
West of R101
between Mokopane
and Mookgopong |
Limpopo Province |
| Doubledrift Nature Reserve |
Part of the Great Fish Nature Reserve
Fort Beaufort,
Grahamstown,
King
Williamstown R67,
R345
|
Eastern Cape |
| Doublemouth Nature Reserve |
At Indian Ocean off R349
at Morgans
Bay |
Eastern Cape |
| Dr Alden Lloyd Nature Reserve |
North of Dundee |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Dragon Peaks Nature Reserve |
Drakensberg /
uKhahlamba Park, south of Winterton,
southwest of Estcourt |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Dwesa Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean off N2
at Idutywa |
Eastern Cape |
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| E |
| East London Coast Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean southwest of East
London off the R72
|
Eastern Cape |
| Enseleni Nature Reserve |
N2
north of Empangeni |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Entumeni Nature Reserve |
West of Eshowe
R66 |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Erfenis Dam Nature Reserve |
Between the N1
near Winburg,
and the R708
near Theunissen
|
Free State |
| |
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| F |
| Finfoot Lake Reserve |
30 minutes from Pilanesberg
Game Reserve |
North-West |
| Formosa Nature Reserve |
Between R62
(from Misgund
in west to Kareedouw
in east) and N2 |
Eastern Cape
Western Cape
|
| Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve |
Northwest of Fort
Beaufort, east of Adelaide
R63 |
Eastern Cape |
| Fort Pato Nature Reserve |
On R346
west of East
London |
Eastern Cape |
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| G |
| Garden Castle Nature Reserve |
Drakensberg
World Heritage Site west of Underberg
and Himeville |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Gariep Nature Reserve |
Gariep Dam |
Eastern Cape
Free State
|
| Geelkrans Nature Reserve |
Southeast of Still
Bay on the Indian Ocean |
Western Cape |
| Giants Castle Nature Reserve |
Drakensberg World Heritage Site
west of Mooi
River |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Goegap Nature Reserve |
Between N14
and R355
at Springbok |
Northern Cape |
| Great Fish Nature Reserve |
Fort Beaufort,
Grahamstown,
King
Williamstown R67,
R345 |
Eastern Cape |
| Groendal Nature Reserve |
Northwest of Uitenhage,
west of R75 |
Eastern Cape |
| Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve |
North of Heidelberg,
part of the Boosmansbos Wilderness Area |
Western Cape |
| Groot Winterhoek Nature Reserve |
North and east of Porterville |
Western Cape |
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| H |
| Hans Merensky Nature Reserve |
Off R529
south of Giyani,
north of Letsitele,
near Tzaneen |
Limpopo Province |
| Harold Johnson Nature Reserve |
Tugela
R102 |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Hazelmere Nature Reserve |
Verulam
R102 |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Highmoor Wilderness Reserve |
Drakensberg /
uKhahlamba Park, north of Himeville
and west of Howick,
southwest of Mooi
River |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Himeville Nature Reserve |
Himeville |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Hluleka Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean off R61
at Libode, west of Port
St Johns, or off N2
at Umtata |
Eastern Cape |
| Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve |
South of Franschhoek,
east of Stellenbosch,
north of Somerset-West
and Grabouw |
Western Cape |
| Huisklip Nature Reserve |
West of Oyster
Bay, off the N2
south of Clarkson, west of Humansdorp |
Eastern Cape |
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| I |
| Impofana Nature Reserve |
Drakensberg /
uKhahlamba Park, southwest of Mooi
River |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| |
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| J |
| Jubilee Creek Nature Reserve |
North of Knysna
|
Western Cape |
| John Ness Nature Reserve |
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| K |
| Kabeljous Nature Reserve |
Off R102,
north of Jeffreys
Bay |
Eastern Cape |
| Kalkfontein Dam Nature Reserve |
Off R704,
north of Fauresmith,
east of Koffiefontein |
Free State |
| Kamberg Nature Reserve |
Drakensberg World Heritage Site
north of Himeville
and west of Howick,
southwest of Mooi
River |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Kammanassie Nature Reserve |
Between the N9
and R341,
south of De Rust,
west of Uniondale
|
Western Cape |
| Karkloof Nature Reserve |
Southeast of Mooi
River, north of Howick |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Keurbooms River Nature Reserve |
North of Plettenberg
Bay, N2
|
Western Cape |
| Kgaswane Mountain Reserve |
Off R52
between Rustenburg
and Koster,
and R30
between Rustenburg
and Derby |
North-West |
| |
|
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| Kidds Beach Nature Reserve |
R72,
R347
at Kidds Beach |
Eastern Cape |
| Klaserie Nature Reserve |
Northeast of Marulaneng
north of Thornybush Game Reserve |
Limpopo Province |
| Klein Karoo Nature Reserve |
R62
Ladismith
|
Western Cape |
| |
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| Klein Palmietrivier Nature Reserve |
Western part of Formosa Nature Reserve |
Western Cape |
| Klipfontein Nature Reserve |
6Km south of Vryheid
on the R34 |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Kopana Nature Reserve |
Part of the Pilanesberg Game
Reserve |
North-West |
| Kosi Bay Nature Reserve |
12Km from the Mocambique border at Kosi
Bay |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Kranskloof Nature Reserve |
Kloof
Durban
|
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Kwelera Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean northeast of East
London and Gonubie
|
Eastern Cape |
| |
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| L |
| Lake Eteza Nature Reserve |
Off N2
south of Mtubatuba
|
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Langjan Nature Reserve |
North of Vivo
R521
|
Limpopo Province |
| Lelievlei Nature Reserve |
North of Knysna,
west of R339
|
Western Cape |
| Limietberg Nature Reserve |
At Wellington |
Western Cape
|
| Loteni Nature Reserve |
Drakensberg World Heritage Site
north of Himeville
and west of Howick |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Lydenburg Nature Reserve |
Lydenburg |
Mpumalanga |
| |
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| M |
| Magaliesberg Natural Area |
Magaliesberg between Rustenburg
and Hartbeespoort |
North-West
Gauteng
|
| Makutsi Conservancy |
R36
east of Ofcolaco |
Limpopo Province |
| Malekgonyane Wildlife Reserve |
On Lesotho border east of Matatiele,
near Thaba Chitja |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Mapelane Nature Reserve |
St Lucia
R618 |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Marico Bosveld Nature Reserve |
Groot Marico |
North-West |
| Marloth Nature Reserve |
Between R60
(south) and R62
(north), and between Swellendam
and Bonnievale
|
Western Cape |
| Matshakatini Nature Reserve |
on Zimbabwe border, east of Tshipise |
Limpopo Province |
| Mdedelelo Wilderness Area |
Drakensberg /
uKhahlamba Park, west of Mooi
River, southwest of Estcourt |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Midmar Nature Reserve |
R617
west of Howick |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Mihobi Nature Reserve |
St Lucia
R618 |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Milkwood Nature Reserve |
North of Knysna
|
Western Cape |
| Misgund Nature Reserve |
Part of Baviaanskloof Wilderness
Area southeast of Willowmore |
Eastern Cape |
| Mkambati Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean, between Lusikisiki
R61
and Port Edward
|
Eastern Cape |
| Mkomazi Nature Reserve |
Drakensberg World Heritage Site
north of Himeville
and west of Howick |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Mokolo Dam Nature Reserve |
Off R510
at Elmeston south of Lephalale |
Limpopo Province |
| Molopo Nature Reserve |
On the Botswana border, R375
near Vorstershoop |
North-West |
| Monks Cowl Nature Reserve |
Drakensberg World Heritage Site |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Mount Currie Nature Reserve |
North of Kokstad,
off R617 |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Mpofu Nature Reserve |
At Liddleton, north of Fort
Beaufort R67, |
Eastern Cape |
| Musina Nature Reserve |
Musina |
Limpopo Province |
| Mzimkhulu Wilderness Area |
On the Lesotho border, west of Himeville
|
Kwazulu-Natal |
| |
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| N |
| Ndzalama Reserve |
North of Gravelotte,
south of Hans Merensky Nature Reserve |
Limpopo Province |
| Niekerksberg Nature Reserve |
Northern part of Formosa Nature Reserve |
Eastern Cape |
| Nooitgedacht Dam Nature Reserve |
R33
north of Carolina |
Mpumalanga |
| Nthabathemba Tribal Reserve |
Northern part of the Tsolwana Nature Reserve,
southeast of Tarkastad,
west of Sada, southwest of Queenstown
between R61,
R351
and R344
|
Eastern Cape |
| Ntsikeni Wildlife Reserve |
Southeast of Kingscote off R617,
north of Franklin, north of Kokstad |
Eastern Cape |
| Nylsvlei Nature Reserve |
|
Limpopo Province
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| O |
| Ohrigstad Nature Reserve |
Ohrigstad |
Mpumalanga |
| Onderstepoort Nature Reserve |
North of Pretoria |
Gauteng |
| Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve |
Off N2
west of Port
Shepstone |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Oviston Nature Reserve |
At Gariep Nature Reserve on the Gariep
River at Oviston |
Eastern Cape |
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| P |
| Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve |
East of R44
at Paarl
|
Western Cape |
| Pauline Bohnen Nature Reserve |
North of Still
Bay |
Western Cape |
| Percy Fife Nature Reserve |
Southwest of Polokwane,
northeast of Mokopane
off N1 |
Limpopo Province |
| Pienaar Nature Reserve |
Off R49
north of
Zeerust |
North-West |
| Pongolapoort Nature Reserve |
Off N2
at Candover |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| |
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| Q |
| Queen Elizabeth Park Nature
Reserve |
R103
Pietermaritzburg |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| |
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| R |
| Rhenosterspruit Nature Reserve |
Between R511
and R512,
north of N14,
borders Diepsloot Nature Reserve |
Gauteng |
| Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve |
Off R563
between Krugersdorp
and Hekpoort |
Gauteng |
| Richards Bay Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean at Richards
Bay |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Rietvlei Nature Reserve |
Off R21
south of Pretoria |
Gauteng |
| Robberg Nature Reserve |
At Plettenberg
Bay |
Western Cape |
| Romanus Nature Reserve |
|
North-West |
| Roodeplaat Dam Nature Reserve |
Off R573
northeast of Pretoria |
Gauteng |
| Rugged Glen Nature Reserve |
Drakensberg World Heritage Site |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Rust de Winter Nature Reserve |
Off N1,
north of Pretoria |
Gauteng |
| Rustenburg Nature Reserve |
Rustenburg |
North-West |
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| S |
| SA Lombard Nature Reserve |
Off N12
west of Bloemhof |
North-West |
| Salmons Dam Nature Reserve |
R326
east of Stanford |
Western Cape |
| Sam Knott Nature Reserve |
Part of the Great Fish Nature Reserve
Fort Beaufort,
Grahamstown,
King
Williamstown R67,
R345 |
Eastern Cape |
| Sandveld Nature Reserve |
Off N12
west of Bloemhof |
North-West |
| |
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| Sardinia Bay Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean at Port
Elizabeth |
Eastern Cape |
| Seekoeiriver Nature Reserve |
On the northern bank of the Seekoeiriver at Aston
Bay , south of Jeffreys
Bay |
Eastern Cape |
| Silaka Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean southwest of Port
St Johns, or off N2
at Umtata |
Eastern Cape |
| Skilpadbeen Nature Reserve |
Part of Baviaanskloof Wilderness
Area southeast of Willowmore |
Eastern Cape |
| Soetdoring Nature Reserve |
Between R64
and R700,
southwest of Brandfort,
northwest of Bloemfontein,
south of Soutpan |
Free State |
| Spioenkop Dam Nature Reserve |
East of Bergville,
north of Winterton |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| St Lucia Marine Reserve |
Part of the Greater
St Lucia Wetland Park, St
Lucia R618 |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Sterkfontein Dam Nature Reserve |
R74,
R712
south of Harrismith,
northwest of Bergville
|
Free State |
| Sterkspruit Nature Reserve |
Lydenburg |
Mpumalanga |
| Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve |
East of Patensie, northeast of Hankey,
R331
|
Eastern Cape |
| Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve |
West of Heidelberg,
east of Meyerton,
R42
R557 |
Gauteng |
| Sunshine Coast Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean between Kenton-on-Sea
and Port Alfred |
Eastern Cape |
| Sylvie Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean, west of Port
Elizabeth |
Eastern Cape |
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| T |
| Tembe Elephant Reserve |
On the border of Mocambique |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| The Island Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean, west of Port
Elizabeth |
Eastern Cape |
| The Swamp Nature Reserve |
East of Himeville
off R617
|
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Theklana Nature Reserve |
At Seaview,
west of Port
Elizabeth |
Eastern Cape |
| Thomas Bains Nature Reserve |
Off N2
next to R343
southwest of Grahamstown |
Eastern Cape |
| Tsolwana Nature Reserve |
Southeast of Tarkastad,
west of Sada, southwest of Queenstown
between R61,
R351
and R344
|
Eastern Cape |
| Tswaing Nature Reserve |
North of Mabopane, west of Temba, east
of Winterveld |
Gauteng |
| Tugela Drift Nature Reserve |
Off R103
at Colenso |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| |
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| U |
| Umbabat Nature Reserve |
Northeast of Marulaneng
on the border of Kruger National
Park, east of Klaserie Nature Reserve |
Limpopo Province |
| Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve |
Howick |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Umlalazi Nature Reserve |
N2
|
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Umtamvuna Nature Reserve |
Off R61
west of Port
Edward |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Umtiza Nature Reserve |
East of East
London off the R346 |
Eastern Cape |
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| V |
| Vaalkop Dam Nature Reserve |
R511
west of Beestekraal |
North-West |
| |
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| Vergelegen Nature Reserve |
Drakensberg
World Heritage Site north of Himeville
and west of Howick |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve |
Off R612
west of Umzinto |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Vogelpan Nature Reserve |
Thabazimbi |
Limpopo Province |
| Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve |
At Wakkerstroom, southeast of Robertson,
northeast of McGregor,
west of Bonnievale
|
Western Cape |
| |
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| W |
| Wagendrift Nature Reserve |
Off N3
south of Estcourt |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Waterberg Kloofs Nature Reserve |
|
Limpopo Province |
| Waters Meeting Nature Reserve |
West of Bathurst
R67 |
Eastern Cape |
| Weenen Nature Reserve |
R74
west of Weenen |
Kwazulu-Natal |
| Welbedacht Nature Reserve |
Part of Baviaanskloof Wilderness
Area southeast of Willowmore |
Eastern Cape |
| Werner Freshe Nature Reserve |
Southwest of Riversdale,
west of N2
|
Western Cape |
| Whiskey Creek Nature Reserve |
North of Plettenberg
Bay, east of R340
|
Western Cape |
| Willem Pretorius Nautre Reserve |
On the N1,
north of Winburg, wouth of Ventersburg,
southeast of Virginia. |
Free State |
| Wolkberg Nature Reserve |
South of Tzaneen,
southeast of Haenertsburg,
west of Ofcolaco |
Limpopo Province |
| Wolwespruit Nature Reserve |
22Km south of Leeudoringstad
|
North-West |
| |
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| Woody Cape Nature Reserve |
On the Indian Ocean at Colchester,
off N2,
east of Port
Elizabeth, south of Alexandria,
west of Cannon
Rocks |
Eastern Cape |
| |
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| Y |
| Ysternek Nature Reserve |
North of Knysna,
on the R339
|
Western Cape |