Flower Season
West Coast National Park boasts a popular and colourful flower season annually between August and September.
Depending on the amount of rainfall in the preceding winter months, West Coast’s Flower Season is fast becoming rival competition to other popular flower viewing sites in the country.
The park bursts into a vast array of colour as Spring brings with it a landscape of flowering fynbos and veld. Particularly prominent in the Postberg section of the park (which is only open to the public during Flower Season), the beautifully bright colour-scapes are unmatched along the West Coast of South Africa. Take a drive or hike through the Postberg section during flower season and you are guaranteed to capture picturesque scenes of Game in amongst the colourful flowers.
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Flower Season Popularity
Flower Season at West Coast National Park has become increasingly popular in the last few years, and visitors are encouraged to come early to avoid long queues at park gates, which on sunshine days, can be very long.
Tips to make the most of Flower Season
- Download the Gate Registration Form and fill it out before you come to the park. This will speed up time at the gate and shorten the waiting period for everybody.
- Weekends are particularly busy, so if you can, come through on a week-day.
- Plan to spend the whole day (or even overnight at one of the accommodation options in the park), as experiencing the Flower Season is best done at a slow, relaxed pace.
- Pack a picnic basket, or enjoy breakfast or lunch at Geelbek Restaurant in the park, which always brings Flower Season to life with new menu’s and specials.