Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa

Gr10 Tourism Attractions: Free State Attractions

Golden Gate Highlands National Park is located in Free State, South Africa, near the Lesotho border. It covers an area of 340 km2.

The park's most notable features are its golden, ochre, and orange-hued deeply eroded sandstone cliffs and outcrops, especially the Brandwag rock.

The Brandway rock called "Brandwag Buttress" that is next to Glen Reenen and is located in Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, Free State, South Africa.

The Brandwag Buttress is the most recogniseble feature of the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. At sunset the cliff turn a bright orange, giving the area the name Golden Gate.

Coordinates:
28°30'09.7"S 28°36'50.2"E