Free access to City’s nature reserves this Heritage Day
18 September 2025
The City is inviting residents to visit any of our nature reserves on Heritage Day, 24 September 2025, and to enjoy free access to these beautiful natural and recreational areas across the city. The municipality protects and conserves natural areas and the biodiversity heritage within 16 reserves and other conservation areas across Cape Town. Residents could do walks and hikes to see some of the Spring blooms at the reserves, or enjoy the picnic areas for a perfect family outing.
‘It's Heritage Month and we want to showcase our natural heritage in Cape Town. We are so privileged to be surrounded with the pristine natural beauty that exists in our city. This Heritage Day, we encourage residents to get outdoors and make the most of the public holiday by exploring their local nature reserve or better yet, take a drive to the other side of town to visit a reserve you have not visited before for a hike before the braai, or perhaps a peaceful family picnic at our facilities. Two of Cape Town’s natural heritage gems that come to mind is the Blaauwberg Nature Reserve and False Bay Nature Reserve. Both offer the perfect spot for a braai; the Eerste Steen braai facility at Blaauwberg is the perfect beach braai location and of course the Zeekoevlei braai facilities at False Bay overlook the vlei,’ said the City’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews.
This offer applies to the nature reserves which usually have an entrance fee, namely the Table Bay; Blaauwberg; Tygerberg and Helderberg Nature Reserve. Please note that the normal rates for permitted recreational activities at the reserves will still be charged.
See below a list of the nature reserve facilities residents can choose from:
• Blaauwberg Nature Reserve
Location: Eerste Steen Resort, Otto du Plessis Drive (M14), north of Bloubergstrand
• Bothasig Fynbos Nature Reserve
Location: Border of Visserhof, Bosmansdam and Potsdam roads, Bothasig
• Botterblom Nature Reserve
Location: Botterblom Road, Vierlanden, Durbanville
• Bracken Nature Reserve
Location: 2 Reservoir Road, Brackenfell
• Durbanville Nature Reserve
Location: Racecourse Road, Durbanville
• Edith Stephens Nature Reserve
Location: Govan Mbeki Road, Philippi (off Jakes Gerwel Drive)
• False Bay Nature Reserve
Location: Rondevlei Section: Corner of Perth Road and Fisherman’s Walk, Grassy Park / Zeekoevlei
Location: Zeekoevlei Section: 01 Shoreline Drive, Zeekoevlei
• Harmony Flats Nature Reserve
Location: 11th Avenue, Strand
• Helderberg Nature Reserve
Location: Verster Avenue, Somerset West
• Steenbras Nature Reserve
Location: Faure Marine Drive (R44), about 9 km from Gordon's Bay
• Table Bay Nature Reserve
Location: Main entrance is at the southern end of Grey Avenue, Table View (Rietvlei Section)
• Tygerberg Nature Reserve
Location: Totius Street, Welgemoed
• Uitkamp Wetland Nature Reserve
Location: Mosselbank Road, Durbanville
• Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve
Location: Atlantis Dunes, Dassenberg Drive (R307), Atlantis
• Wolfgat Nature Reserve
Location: Baden Powell Drive, Mitchells Plain
• Location: 5 Pyrenees Road, Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain (Wolfgat Multipurpose Environmental Education Centre)
• Zandvlei Nature Reserve
Location: Coniston Avenue, Marina Da Gama, Steenberg
For further details regarding the City nature reserves please visit: http://bit.ly/469RbMy
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Published by:
City of Cape Town, Media Office
