Oudekraal, Table Mountain National Park

“Oudekraal” searches land on a local map pack, a Free State country estate, a Caledon farm, and beach blogs. The visitor product SANParks actually sells is the Oudekraal Picnic Site in Table Mountain National Park — a coastal braai and picnic pay point.

The official picnic

The TMNP picnic-sites page names Oudekraal with Newlands, Tokai, Silvermine, Buffels Bay, Bordjiesdrif, Glen and Deer Park. Alcohol, dogs and music are prohibited in those picnic braai areas. Braaing is often banned in high wind. SANParks’ tickets desk describes the site as a coastal picnic among rocks on the Atlantic — we do not invent swimming, snorkelling or a street address on top of that.

Confirm the current Oudekraal conservation fee on the TMNP rates page. We do not copy a rand figure. A Wild Card or TMNP My Green Card covers Oudekraal among the park’s named pay points. SANParks lists Oudekraal as a selectable gate on the entrance-gates page — hours change, so check that page before you drive. Tokai Tourist Office: 021 712 7471 (weekdays).

SANParks treats a gazebo function at Oudekraal as a separate events product, not a walk-up picnic. Ask SANParks on the filming and events page if you need that, not this listing.

What this is not

• Not De Oude Kraal Country Estate & Spa in the Free State.
• Not Oudekraal Farm near Caledon.
• Not a copied “Oudekraal Beach” swim guide — we do not invent tidal-pool rules.
• Not Silvermine, Tokai or Newlands — those are the other TMNP picnic pay points, inland.

For a free City Bowl lawn see picnic spots in Cape Town. For a booked wine-estate basket after the drive, Groot Constantia is the Constantia product.

Official pages

• TMNP picnic sites (SANParks)
• TMNP rates and entry fees
• TMNP entrance gates
• TMNP My Green Card

Run an Atlantic picnic or hike we should verify? Get listed free, or ask about a featured slot.

Questions

Do you pay to enter Oudekraal?

Yes. SANParks lists Oudekraal as a Table Mountain National Park pay point and sells a day ticket. Confirm the current Oudekraal conservation fee on the official TMNP rates page — we do not copy a rand figure. A Wild Card or TMNP My Green Card covers this named gate among its twelve free pay-point entries.

Are dogs allowed at Oudekraal?

Not on the picnic and braai site. SANParks prohibits dogs, alcohol and music in picnic braai areas. A My Activity permit does not override that picnic-site ban.

Is Oudekraal the beach or the picnic site?

Searches mix three places: this SANParks picnic pay point on the Atlantic seaboard, informal “Oudekraal Beach” write-ups, and De Oude Kraal Country Estate in the Free State. This page is the Cape Town SANParks picnic. Confirm the Oudekraal gate on the official entrance-gates page before you treat a cove as the pay point.