Northern Cape

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Sandy track beside sparse desert scrub and rocky hills under a clear sky — Richtersveld National Park, Northern Cape. Photo: South African Tourism from South Africa, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Credits

Campsites

2820CBAugrabies Falls Rest CampGreen Kalahari, Northern CapeThe main rest camp of Augrabies Falls National Park has a camping area next to its chalets and cottages, a short walk from the falls. More than half…National park campPower pointsShadeAblutions
2817AADe Hoop Camping Site|Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, Northern CapeOne of the Richtersveld's bookable campsites, 38 km from Sendelingsdrift and 8 km from Richtersberg camp along a stretch SANParks warns has deep sand…National park camp
2917DBGoegap Nature Reserve CampsiteNamaqualand (Goegap Nature Reserve), Northern CapeGoegap is a reserve of more than 7,000 ha about 15 km southeast of Springbok, off the R355, known for its spring flower display and Hartmann's…Nature reserve camp
3017DCGroenrivier Coastal Rest CampNamaqualand, Northern CapeNamaqua National Park's coastal section runs from the Groen River mouth to the Spoeg River mouth. Along it are eight rustic camping areas with 31…National park campFires allowed
2820CBKhamkirri CampingGreen Kalahari (Orange River), Northern CapeA riverside camp on the northern bank of the Orange River, about 14 km upstream of Augrabies Falls and 25 km from Kakamas, the last 17 km on gravel…Private campsitePower pointsHot waterCaravans OKSwimming
2919AAKlein Pella Guest Farm CampsiteBushmanland (Orange River, near Pella), Northern CapeA campsite on a large date farm near the Orange River west of Pofadder, reached from the Pella tar road and then about 28 km of gravel through a…Farm campsitePower pointsHot waterSwimmingShade
2817ADKokerboomkloof Camp Site|Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, Northern CapeA remote campsite deep in the Richtersveld, 78 km from the Helskloof entry gate and on SANParks' long loop from Sendelingsdrift via Richtersberg.…National park camp
2520CCMata-Mata Rest CampKgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern CapeA rest camp on the banks of the Auob River on the park's western boundary with Namibia, about 2.5 hours' drive from Twee Rivieren. It has chalets and…National park campAblutions
2924ABMotswedi Camp SiteMokala National Park, Northern CapeThe camping option in Mokala National Park, south-west of Kimberley. The sites are arranged in a semicircle around a waterhole, each with its own…National park campFires allowedShadeAblutions
2520BCNossob Rest CampKalahari (Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park), Northern CapeNossob is in the dry bed of the Nossob River in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, at least a three-and-a-half-hour drive from Twee Rivieren. It has…National park campSwimming
2816BBPotjiespram Camp SiteRichtersveld, Northern CapeThe largest campsite in the Richtersveld, on the bank of the Orange River about 11 to 15 km from reception at Sendelingsdrif. Sites are informal and…National park campAblutions
2817ACRichtersberg Camp Site|Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, Northern CapeA small riverside camp on the South African bank of the Orange River in the Richtersveld, facing the Namibian mountains with the Tatasberg peaks…National park campsite4x4 access onlyAblutions
2820ADRiemvasmaak Hot Springs CampsiteGreen Kalahari (Riemvasmaak Community Conservancy), Northern CapeA community-run campsite in the dry riverbed of the Molopo gorge, next to the Riemvasmaak hot springs, reached by about 4 km of gravel from the…Community campsiteSwimming
2816BBSendelingsdrif Camp Site|Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park, Northern CapeA basic, fenced camping area next to Sendelingsdrif Rest Camp, where every visitor to the South African side of the park has to report at reception.…National park campsite
3220AATankwa Karoo National Park CampsitesTankwa Karoo, Northern CapeTankwa Karoo National Park allows camping at designated spots for campers who are fully self-sufficient, on a leave-only-your-footprints basis. Each…National park camp
2620BCTwee Rivieren Rest CampKgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern CapeThe largest rest camp in the Kgalagadi and the park's administrative base, on a dry riverbed about 5 km from where the Nossob and Auob rivers meet. It…National park campAblutions

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