Eastern Cape Parks

Eastern Cape Parks are the national parks, marine protected areas, nature reserves and other nature conservation areas in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA) is the governmental organisation responsible for maintaining wilderness areas and public nature reserves in the Eastern Cape, based in East London.^[1]

National Parks situated in the Eastern Cape

Main article: South African National Parks

• Camdeboo National Park
• Addo Elephant National Park
• Mountain Zebra National Park
• Garden Route National Park, consisting of:
  • Knysna National Lake Area (Western Cape)
  • Tsitsikamma National Park (Eastern Cape)
  • Wilderness National Park (Western Cape)

Mega Parks in the making, predominantly in the Eastern Cape

• Greater Addo Elephant National Park
  • Addo Elephant National Park
  • Woody Cape Nature Reserve
  • Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area
    • Bird Island
    • St. Croix Island, Algoa Bay
• Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve
  • Baviaanskloof Reserve, (Western Cape)^{[citation needed]}
  • Baviaanskloof Provincial Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
  • Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area, privately owned.^{[citation needed]}
  • Baviaanskloof Conservation Area^{[citation needed]}
  • Guerna Wilderness Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
  • Kouga Wilderness Area^{[citation needed]}
  • Kouga private Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
  • Berg Plaatz Provincial Reserve^{[citation needed]}
  • Sepree River Private Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
  • Beakosneck Private Natur Reserve^{[citation needed]}
  • Berg Plaatz Provincial Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}

Parks managed by Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency

• Cape Morgan Nature Reserve

• Commando Drift Nature Reserve
• Dwesa Nature Reserve also known as the Dwesa-Cwebe Provincial Nature Reserve
  • Dwesa-Cwebe Marine Protected Area
• East London Coast Nature Reserve
• Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve
• Great Fish River Nature Reserve
  • Andries Vosloo Kudu Reserve
  • Double Drift Nature Reserve
  • Sam Knott Nature Reserve
• Great Kei Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
  • Kei Mouth Reserve
  • Great Kei River Private Nature Reserve
• Hluleka Nature Reserve also known as Hluleka Provincial Nature Reserve
  • Hluleka Marine Protected Area
• King William's Town Nature Reserve
• Mkhambathi Nature Reserve also known as Mkambati
  • Pondoland Marine Protected Area
• Mpofu Nature Reserve also known as Mpofu Provincial Game Reserve
• Oviston Nature Reserve
• Silaka Nature Reserve also known as Silaka Provincial Wilderness Reserve
• Thomas Baines Nature Reserve
• Tsolwana Nature Reserve
• Water's Meeting Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}

Natural Heritage Sites

• Barville Park Natural Heritage Site^{[citation needed]}
• Elmhurst Natural Heritage Site^{[citation needed]}
• Glendour Natural Heritage Site^{[citation needed]}
• Kasouga Farm Natural Heritage Site^{[citation needed]}
• Kruizemuntfontein Natural Heritage Site^{[citation needed]}

Private and Other Parks

• Aberdeen Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Alexandria Coast Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Amakhala Game Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Amalinda Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Asanta Sana Game Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Aylesbury Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Beggar's Bush Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Bayeti Game Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Beakosneck Private Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Buffelspruit Nature Reserve
• Makana Coleridge Game Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Citruslandgoed Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Christmas Rock to Gxulu River Marine Protected Area^{[citation needed]}
• Dorn Boom Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• East Cape Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Emlanjeni Private Game Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Groendal Wilderness Nature Reserve (Mierhoopplaat)^{[citation needed]}
• Guerna Wilderness Nature Reserve see Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve
• Hoeksfontein Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Hillside Safaris Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Hopewell Game Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Hunters Lodge Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Hunts Hoek Safaris Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve
• Inthaba Lodge Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Jarandi Safaris Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Karoo Safaris Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Kingsdale Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Koedoeskop Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Kuzuko Game Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Kwandwe Private Game Reserve
• Lady Slipper Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Lanka Safaris Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Loerie Dam Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Lottering Coast Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Luchaba Wildlife Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Mbumbazi Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Mierhoopplaat Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Minnawill Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Monteaux Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Mpofu Provincial Game Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Nyara River Mouth Marine Area^{[citation needed]}
• Oudekraal Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Rockdale Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Rupert Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Samara Private Game Reserve
• Scotia Safaris Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Schuilpatdop Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Sepree River Private Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Shamwari Game Reserve
• Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Timbili Game Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Tregathlyn Game Farm^{[citation needed]}
• Trumpeter's Drift Game Farm^{[citation needed]}

Forest Reserves

• Andrews State Forest^{[citation needed]}
• Blue Lily's Bush Forest Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Hankey State Forest^{[citation needed]}
• Hogsback State Forest^{[citation needed]}
• Inyarha (Nyara) Forest Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Isidenge State Forest^{[citation needed]}
• Katberg State Forest^{[citation needed]}
• Kologha Forest Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Koomans Bush State Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Kruisrivier Forest Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Kubusi Indigenous State Forest^{[citation needed]}
• Longmore State Forest^{[citation needed]}
• Lottering Forest Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Plaatbos Forest Nature Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Robbe Hoek Forest Reserve^{[citation needed]}
• Storms River Forest, part of the Tsitsikamma National Park
• Welbedacht State Forest^{[citation needed]}
• Witelsbos State Forest^{[citation needed]}

See also

• South African National Parks
• Protected areas of South Africa

References

1. "Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA)". provincialgovernment.co.za. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

External links

• Eastern Cape Parks
• World Database on Protected Areas