Free State National Botanical Garden
A valley garden with indigenous trees, koppies and walking trails.
Photo: Luzelle Nel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Plan your visitAbout 60 min
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- Visit duration60 minutesEditorial estimate · 2026-10-08
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Rayton Road, off Dan Pienaar Drive · Bloemfontein
About
The Free State National Botanical Garden, located just outside Bloemfontein covers 70 hectares, and is home to about 400 species of plants, largely native to Free State and Northern Cape Provinces and Lesotho. Near Bain's Vlei, the garden was established in 1965, around 10 km north of downtown between picturesque dolerite rocks. 140 bird species, 50 mammal species, and 50 reptile species live in the park. A wild olive tree (Olea europaea subsp.
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Free State - SANBI Free State National Botanical Garden Map coordinate source