Nature reserves and parks near Johannesburg
Reserves and parks within 300 km of Johannesburg and Pretoria, from the Cradle of Humankind to Pilanesberg and the Waterberg.
Everything here is within roughly 300 km of Johannesburg as the crow flies, listed nearest first. Most are a weekend rather than a day, so the park pages show the nearest places to stay.
26 places
Each one opens on the park page with the nearest stays, sorted by distance.
Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
Botanical Garden · Gauteng, South Africa · 26 km
Waterfall and indigenous plants
Malaria-free
Krugersdorp Game Reserve
Game Reserve · Gauteng, South Africa · 37 km
Urban game reserve
Malaria-free
Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve
Provincial Nature Reserve · Gauteng, South Africa · 37 km
Largest nature reserve in Gauteng
Malaria-free
Fossil Hominid Sites (Cradle of Humankind)
World Heritage Site · Gauteng, South Africa · 47 km
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