Do you pay to enter Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve?

No. Johannesburg City Parks does not publish an entry charge on the official reserve page. The Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve Association states entrance is free. Guided association walks for groups of ten or more are a separate booked product.

What are the hours at Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve?

The association FAQ: summer 06:00–18:00, winter 07:00–17:00, 365 days a year. Be out by gate closing. The JCPZ reserve page does not publish hours. Night walking is not permitted.

Are dogs allowed at Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve?

No. The association FAQ says no pets at all. JCPZ does not list dogs as a facility. This is a walking reserve, not one of the three free JCPZ picnic parks (Delta Park, Zoo Lake, Emmarentia Dam).

Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve

Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve is a Johannesburg City Parks site in Kibler Park, 11 kilometres south of the city centre. Listing: Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve. It is not Kloofendal and not Modderfontein Reserve.

Hours: KNRA: summer 06:00–18:00, winter 07:00–17:00, 365 days. Be out by gate closing. JCPZ does not publish hours.
Fee: Free
Dogs: Not allowed
Parking: KNRA preferred entrance: opposite 129 Peggy Vera Road, Kibler Park — secure free parking. JCPZ also names the Silent Pool entrance at the end of Frandaph Drive.
Phone: 011 943 1312

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Official facts

JCPZ: 680 hectares of open veld and koppies. The name means “stone river mountain.” The page lists 238 bird species, 600 plant species, blesbok, zebra and duiker, the highest concentration of identified Iron Age sites on the Witwatersrand, a BaTswana village replica and the walls of Sarel Marais’s 1850 house. The reserve is fenced. Trails range from short routes to nine kilometres, and Bloubos Spruit runs through most of them. We do not invent a colour-coded trail table on top of that. Maps are at the entrance precinct, according to the association.

The JCPZ walking-trails page describes an easy 30-minute walk beside the spruit, or up to three hours across the koppies, with a guard at the gate.

Phone 011 943 1312 (JCPZ also lists 011 943 2691). Large groups may need JCPZ permission on 011 712 6600 — that is an events line, not the gate.

Two entrances

The association’s preferred entrance is opposite 129 Peggy Vera Road, Kibler Park, with secure free parking. JCPZ’s getting-there copy points to the Silent Pool entrance at the end of Frandaph Drive (off Ormonde Drive / Columbine Avenue). The JCPZ address block is Peggy Vera Road, Kibler Park.

Hours, dogs, picnic

Association FAQ: summer 06:00–18:00, winter 07:00–17:00, every day of the year. Be out by closing. Walking is the only activity inside the reserve: no vehicles, bicycles, pets, camping, alcohol or night walking.

Braais and picnics are not allowed on the trails. The association says there is a braai and picnic area at the entrance precinct — bring your own equipment. That is why this reserve is not one of the three free JCPZ picnic parks on picnic spots in Johannesburg.

Official pages

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Questions

Do you pay to enter Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve?: No. Johannesburg City Parks does not publish an entry charge on the official reserve page. The Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve Association states entrance is free. Guided association walks for groups of ten or more are a separate booked product.
What are the hours at Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve?: The association FAQ: summer 06:00–18:00, winter 07:00–17:00, 365 days a year. Be out by gate closing. The JCPZ reserve page does not publish hours. Night walking is not permitted.
Are dogs allowed at Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve?: No. The association FAQ says no pets at all. JCPZ does not list dogs as a facility. This is a walking reserve, not one of the three free JCPZ picnic parks (Delta Park, Zoo Lake, Emmarentia Dam).