Table Mountain National Park: Entry time changes and introduction of cashless systems at entry points!

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced entry time changes as well as the introduction of cashless systems at two entry points into Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town. From the start of the new financial year, card machines will be active at Oudekraal Picnic Site and Newlands Picnic Site. Silvermine continues to take cash as there is no signal or electricity in this location to have a machine on site. Cape of Good Hope/Cape Point and Boulders Penguin Colony are alreday a cash-free environment; only payments via debit and credit cards are accepted.

Cape of Good Hope/ Cape Point
April 2022 to September 2022
07:00 – 17:00 exit by 1800

Boulders Penguin Colony
April 2022 to September 2022
08:00 – 17:00

Oudekraal Picnic Site                            
April 2022 to May 2022
08:00 – 16:00 weekdays
08:00 – 18:00 weekends and public holidays
01 June 2022 onwards open on weekends only / winter months between 08:00 - 16:00

Newlands Picnic Site
April 2022 to May 2022
08:00 – 16:00 weekdays
08:00 - 18:00  weekends and public holidays              
01 June 2022 onwards - closed for the winter

Silvermine                                      
01 May 2022 - 31 August 2022
08:00 - 17:00

Tokai Picnic Site  
01 May 2022 - 31 August 2022                                       
08:00 - 17:00