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National Parks in South Africa

South Africa has 28 national parks on the map. Each is drawn from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), a snapshot taken 2026-06-23. This is a count of where parks are mapped, not a ranking.

PARKS MAPPED28
NAMED IN SAMPLE28
WITH IUCN CATEGORY24

By protection category

Among the named sample below, the IUCN protection category OpenStreetMap records for South Africa’s parks. Many parks carry no category in the data, and are not counted here.

IUCN II · National park24

A sample of parks

All 28 of South Africa’s mapped national parks, alphabetically.

  • /Ai-/Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park (ARTP)IUCN II · National park
  • Addo Elephant National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Addo Elephant National Park (Darlington Section)
  • Addo Elephant National Park (Kabouge Section)
  • Addo Elephant National Park (Kuzuko Section)
  • Addo Elephant National Park (Zuurberg Section)
  • Agulhas National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Augrabies Falls National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Bontebok National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Camdeboo National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Garden Route National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Golden Gate Highlands National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Grasslands National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Kalahari Gemsbok National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Karoo National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Kruger National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Lichtenburg Game Breeding StationIUCN II · National park
  • Mapungubwe National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Marakele National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Mokala National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Mountain Zebra National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Namaqua National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Pilanesberg National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Table Mountain National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected AreaIUCN II · National park
  • Tankwa-Karoo National ParkIUCN II · National park
  • West Coast National ParkIUCN II · National park
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