Walker Bay Nature Reserve, Nature reserve in Western Cape, South Africa

Walker Bay Nature Reserve is a CapeNature-managed reserve made up of five separate areas on the coast between Hermanus and Cape Agulhas, in the Overberg region of the Western Cape. The five parts lie along the same shoreline rather than forming one continuous block.

Walker Bay Nature Reserve is administered by CapeNature and comprises five separate areas along the coast between Hermanus and Cape Agulhas in the Overberg. The reserve's Klipgat Cave holds Middle Stone Age and Later Stone Age material, evidence of early human occupation of this stretch of the Western Cape coast.

The reserve's five separate areas lie between Hermanus and Cape Agulhas in the Overberg, and CapeNature administers them. The coastal fynbos and limestone shore are what visitors walk through, and the strandveld and dune vegetation change with the distance from the sea. The name Walker Bay refers to the bay itself, not to a person, and the reserve takes it from the water it borders.

The site can be entered through several access points near Stanford with good paths for exploring. Visitors should be prepared for changeable coastal conditions and bring wind protection.

The coastal waters serve as breeding and calving grounds for Southern Right Whales, making it an excellent land-based whale watching location. This annual migration is a natural spectacle that visitors can witness directly from the shore during the season.