Bontebok National Park, National park near Swellendam, South Africa

Bontebok National Park covers 27.86 km2 in the foothills of the Langeberg Mountains, 6 km south of Swellendam, bordered to the south by the Breede River. It is the smallest of South Africa's 19 national parks and lies within the Cape Floristic Region. The terrain is open grassland and fynbos veld, with a coastal renosterveld island holding plants found nowhere else.

The reserve was established in 1931 when bontebok antelopes faced near extinction from hunting, with only a handful remaining at that time. Creating the park allowed the species to recover from the brink of disappearing forever.

The rest camp, Lang Elsie's Kraal, is named after a Khoi-Khoi chieftain's wife who lived here between 1734 and 1800; the Aloe Hill Trail passes the site of the original building. The park also protects a renosterveld island with plant species found nowhere else, and over 200 bird species have been recorded, among them the blue crane, South Africa's national bird.

The park lies 6 km south of Swellendam, bordered to the south by the Breede River. Day visitors may use all areas except the Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest Camp, and the Die Stroom picnic area has ablutions, braai facilities, a children's play area and river access for swimming, fishing or kayaking. Trails start near the rest camp, including the 1.6 km Acacia Trail and the 3.3 km Aloe Hill Trail, which passes the original building of Lang Elsie's Kraal (c. 1734–1800).

Today's global bontebok population descends from a small group that survived in this park during the 1930s. Without this early protection effort, the species would not exist today.