West Coast National Park, Nature reserve and national park in Western Cape, South Africa

West Coast National Park is a nature reserve and national park along the Atlantic coast that combines marine areas, beaches, wetlands, and other habitats across roughly 27,000 hectares. The land supports over 250 bird species and a range of mammals and plants adapted to the coastal and semi-arid environment.

The park preserves fossils of ancient mammals, including sabre-toothed cats and four-tusked elephants, from millions of years ago. These discoveries reveal that the region once had a very different climate and wildlife than what exists there today.

The park's name comes from its position on South Africa's Atlantic west coast, and the Langebaan Lagoon has been a Ramsar wetland site since 1973. The Geelbek centre at the lagoon's southern shore houses environmental education and information facilities, with a tea room for visitors.

The park is open daily and well-suited for walking, bird watching, and coastal exploration on foot. Multiple entry points and accommodation options ranging from camping to self-catering cottages allow visitors to plan visits that fit their preferences and schedule.

Postberg, open only in August and September, consists of three former farms: Oude Post, Nieuwland and Kreeftebai. Its northern tip is a military exclusion zone closed to the public all year. The land was added to the park in 1987 as a contractual national park and remains privately owned, managed by the national parks board.