Parks in Gauteng

[kalevra]

My lady and I went to the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens this past weekend. Usually go for a picnic or just chill and do some reading etc.

I'm trying to find more Botanical Gardens or parks like this in and around jo'burg, can anyone recommend? Preferably with paid entrance (tends to keep the riff raff out) but will look at all. Obviously looking for parks that are well maintained and safe - hoping to go to a new park every weekend for the next 10 weeks - well that's what I wanted to try anyway.

Thanks...

 

[AlphaBravo]

Roodepoort Botanical garden in Little falls is nice. I don't know the Walter Sisulu one by name so pardon if it is this one.

 

[kalevra]

Roodepoort Botanical garden in Little falls is nice. I don't know the Walter Sisulu one by name so pardon if it is this one.

Those are the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens They're quite something - amazing that something like that is tucked away here in jo'burg...

 

[Lupus]

Roodepoort Botanical garden in Little falls is nice. I don't know the Walter Sisulu one by name so pardon if it is this one.

That's it

 

[isie]

My lady and I went to the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens this past weekend. Usually go for a picnic or just chill and do some reading etc.

I'm trying to find more Botanical Gardens or parks like this in and around jo'burg, can anyone recommend? Preferably with paid entrance (tends to keep the riff raff out) but will look at all. Obviously looking for parks that are well maintained and safe - hoping to go to a new park every weekend for the next 10 weeks - well that's what I wanted to try anyway.

Thanks...

Cant vouch for all of them:

http://www.jhbcityparks.com/index.php/our-parks-contents-28/find-a-park-contents-64#flag:

Flagship parks
These top parks and nature reserves are the jewels in City Parks’ green crown. Choose a park or nature reserve from the list below to find out more about it.
Delta Park
Diepkloof Park
Diepsloot Park 1
Dorothy Nyembe Park
Florida Lake
Golden Harvest Park
Ivory Park Regional Park
James & Ethel Gray

Johannesburg Botanical Gardens
Joubert Park
Jukskei Park
Klipriviersberg Municipal Nature Reserve
Kloofendal Nature Reserve
Kremetart
Melville Koppies Nature Reserve
Mofolo Regional Park

Orange Farm Regional Park
Orlando West Regional Park
Rhodes Park
Rietfontein Ridge Nature Reserve
Rose Street Park
Thokoza Park/Moroka Dam
The Wilds Municipal Nature Reserve
Wilgeheuwel
Zoo Lake

Something for you to work off

 

[Pynet]

Mushroom park in Sandton (Where the Hyundai Hot air ballon). Good security and very well maintained (well its kinda brand new)

 

[senyetse]

Kloofendal Nature Reserve also in Roodepoort.

 

[kalevra]

Mushroom park in Sandton (Where the Hyundai Hot air ballon). Good security and very well maintained (well its kinda brand new)

thanks will def have a look see

 

[kalevra]

Thanks - gonna need to do a bit more research to find out which are the good ones and the not so need to be cautious in SA

Cant vouch for all of them:

http://www.jhbcityparks.com/index.php/our-parks-contents-28/find-a-park-contents-64#flag:



Something for you to work off

 

[DigitalSoldier]

I know you said JHB, but why not go to the botanical garden in Pretoria ?

 

[Russell S]

Also Emmerentia Dam is well maintained and has security guards and is very popular. I run through there quite often and never had any problems.

 

[Pho3nix]

Mushroom park in Sandton (Where the Hyundai Hot air ballon). Good security and very well maintained (well its kinda brand new)

+1 Reallt nice park this

 

[Noseworthy]

Blackberry park in sandton

 

[ghostbuster]

Also Emmerentia Dam is well maintained and has security guards and is very popular. I run through there quite often and never had any problems.

Problem here is Dogs and people not respecting other people by not using a leash on their dogs

 

[isie]

Problem here is Dogs and people not respecting other people by not using a leash on their dogs

And taking their dogs into the No dogs allowed area

It makes it difficult for the people that actually follow the rules, I'm afraid they will Ban dogs all together soon

 

[Kornhub]

Also Emmerentia Dam is well maintained and has security guards and is very popular. I run through there quite often and never had any problems.

Yup,Johannesburg botanical gardens is so nice and the dam is a plus (esp if you like fishing)

 

[GreGorGy]

Norscott and Kingfisher. One has the eagles. I see them from time to time and stop on the side of the road to admire the beasts. Wingspan is almost as wide as my car! Fourways area.

 

[ghostbuster]

And taking their dogs into the No dogs allowed area

It makes it difficult for the people that actually follow the rules, I'm afraid they will Ban dogs all together soon

Wheres the the no dogs allowed area?

Sure hope they ban the dogs or atleast fine the ones without leashes

 

[isie]

Wheres the the no dogs allowed area?

Sure hope they ban the dogs or atleast fine the ones without leashes

I know the Rose garden side they not allowed, and there are certain other areas where they are not allowed , just need to check the boards. - I Dont mind most dogs as long as they on a leash but you always get the owners that ruin it for others.

Once at a picnic and this dog with out the leash went over to some family and one of the kids gave the dog some meat the owner went ballistic swearing at the kids as her dog (though im sure its a rat) would choke and they not alowed to picnic etc the kids father told her off pointing at the sign showing no dogs of leash and picnic area etc and generaly to F off with her rat, any way this big dude with a bigger dog saw this, and went over (I swear i saw the kids dad *** in his pants) any way big dude swore the other dog owner telling her that its people like her that make it difficult to take their dogs out.

 

[Bokkie_]

Sorry in advance for posting to such an old post...

Im looking for parks in Gauteng with those army type obstacle courses... monkey bars etc. I can remember them back in the day, but do not know if they still exist?