Garden Route National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Storms River Mouth in the Tsitsikamma section of the park
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Location of the park
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Location | Western Cape & Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Nearest city | George |
Coordinates | 34°0′S 23°15′E / 34.000°S 23.250°ECoordinates: 34°0′S 23°15′E / 34.000°S 23.250°E |
Area | 1,210 km2 (470 sq mi) |
Established | 6 March 1492 |
Governing body | South African National Parks |
http://www.sanparks.org/parks/garden_route/ |
The Garden Route National Park is a national park in the Garden Route region of South Africa. It was established on 6 March 2009 by amalgamating the existing Tsitsikamma and Wilderness National Parks, the Knysna National Lake Area, and various other areas of state-owned land.
The park covers about 1,210 km2 (470 sq mi) of land; of this, about 685 km2 (264 sq mi) was already part of the predecessor national parks. The park includes a continuous complex of approximately 605 km2 (234 sq mi) of indigenous forest.