Stillbay petrified forest

Stillbay petrified forest: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Stillbay petrified forest

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Stillbay petrified forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -34.38537, 21.42401. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Stillbay petrified forest

• Noordkapperpunt Stone-Walled Fish Traps · fort · Western Cape · ~2 km · Must-see
• Blombos Cave · cave · Western Cape · ~24 km · Must-see
• Garcia's Pass · viewpoint · Western Cape · ~66 km · Must-see
• Shelly Beach · beach · Western Cape · ~1 km
• Stilbaai Marine Protected Area · sanctuary · Western Cape · ~6 km
• Jongensgat Nature Reserve · cave · Western Cape · ~7 km
• Grootjongensfonteinstrand · beach · Western Cape · ~12 km
• Wild Rescue Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Western Cape · ~22 km
• Blombosstrand · beach · Western Cape · ~25 km
• Garden Route Game Reserve · sanctuary · Western Cape · ~38 km
• Elbertsvlei · sanctuary · Western Cape · ~42 km
• Grootkloof · viewpoint · Western Cape · ~42 km
• Werner Frehse Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Western Cape · ~42 km
• Kanonstrand · beach · Western Cape · ~56 km
• Rooielsberg · viewpoint · Western Cape · ~57 km
• Holgatkloof · viewpoint · Western Cape · ~59 km
• Koksposberg · viewpoint · Western Cape · ~60 km
• Kareekop · viewpoint · Western Cape · ~61 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Stillbay petrified forest

Other forts & heritage near Stillbay petrified forest

• Noordkapperpunt Stone-Walled Fish Traps · fort · Western Cape · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fortuinsklip · fort · Western Cape · ~22 km
• Voortrekker Wagon · fort · Western Cape · ~43 km
• The Old Jail Coffee House · fort · Western Cape · ~45 km
• Jonkerspos · fort · Western Cape · ~47 km
• Valsrivier · fort · Western Cape · ~51 km
• Tolhuis · fort · Western Cape · ~64 km
• Lemontree Cottage · fort · Western Cape · ~67 km
• The Malay Graves · fort · Western Cape · ~87 km
• War Memorial · fort · Western Cape · ~89 km

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