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South Africa's parks and reserves, province by province

National parks, provincial nature reserves, game reserves, marine protected areas and protected heritage sites — each with its province, municipality, size, year of proclamation and a map.

Nature reserves 323Game reserves 51Private game reserves 39Wildlife sanctuaries and parks 33Marine protected areas 27
Tokai ParkMeerkat National ParkGrassland National ParkGarden Route National ParkTankwa Karoo National ParkMokala National ParkWilderness National ParkKaroo National ParkWest Coast National ParkTable Mountain National ParkMapungubwe National ParkMarakele National ParkMountain Zebra National ParkKruger National ParkSodwana Bay National ParkAddo Elephant National ParkAgulhas National ParkTsitsikamma National ParkNamaqua National ParkGreater Kruger National ParkGolden Gate Highlands National ParkCamdeboo National ParkQwaQwa National ParkAugrabies Falls National ParkBontebok National Park
Darker provinces have more listed areas. Orange dots are national parks.
615protected areas listed
25national parks
110,5Kkm² across 115 areas with a size
1893oldest: Rooipoort Nature Reserve
by size

The ten largest

Full ranking
  1. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape1Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area · Northern Cape38 000 km²
  2. Kruger National Park, Limpopo2Kruger National ParkNational park · Limpopo19 623 km²
  3. iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal3iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area · KwaZulu-Natal13 289 km²
  4. Waterberg Biosphere, Limpopo4Waterberg BiosphereBiosphere reserve · Limpopo6 540 km²
  5. Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve, Eastern Cape5Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area · Eastern Cape5 000 km²
  6. Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area, Limpopo6Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation AreaTransfrontier area · Limpopo4 872 km²
  7. UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal7UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area · KwaZulu-Natal2 428 km²
  8. Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape8Addo Elephant National ParkNational park · Eastern Cape1 640 km²
  9. 9St. Lucia SystemProtected area · KwaZulu-Natal1 555 km²
  10. Garden Route National Park, Western Cape10Garden Route National ParkNational park · Western Cape1 210 km²
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Latest proclamations

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Proclamations per decade
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Parks through the lens

Photographs from Wikimedia Commons; the photographer and licence are credited on each park’s page.

National parks
Kruger National Park, LimpopoKruger National ParkNational park · LP · 19 623 km²Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern CapeAddo Elephant National ParkNational park · EC · 1 640 km²Augrabies Falls National Park, Northern CapeAugrabies Falls National ParkNational park · NC · 820 km²Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern CapeMountain Zebra National ParkNational park · EC · 284 km²Table Mountain National Park, Western CapeTable Mountain National ParkNational park · WC · 225 km²Agulhas National Park, Western CapeAgulhas National ParkNational park · WC · 57 km²iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-NataliSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area · KZN · 13 289 km²Sterkfontein, GautengSterkfonteinProtected heritage site · GP
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Every province page has its own map, the full list and the largest reserves.

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WCWestern Cape144 areasLargest: Garden Route National ParkECEastern Cape72 areasLargest: Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveNCNorthern Cape23 areasLargest: Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkFSFree State26 areasLargest: Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentKZNKwaZulu-Natal117 areasLargest: iSimangaliso Wetland ParkNWNorth West39 areasLargest: !Khamab Kalahari ReserveGPGauteng58 areasLargest: Dinokeng Game ReserveMPMpumalanga47 areasLargest: Vaaldam Nature ReserveLPLimpopo89 areasLargest: Kruger National Park