Western Cape Nature Reserves

CapeNature is a public institution with the statutory responsibility for biodiversity conservation in the Western Cape. It is governed by the Western Cape Nature Conservation Board Act 15 of 1998 and mandated to: promote and ensure nature conservation; render services and provide facilities for research and training; and generate income.

CapeNature manages most of the mountain catchments and reserves that supply ecosystem services to the citizens of the Western Cape. Most reserves offer overnight accommodation and/or camping. Scattered throughout the Western Cape, CapeNature reserves are as diverse as the land they occupy. Activities include day hikes, multi-day trails, mountain biking, fishing, canoeing, kloofing, rock climbing, 4x4ing, whale-watching, bird-watching, horse-riding, donkey-carting.

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