Local favourite park · Free State, South Africa
the big tree
the big tree is a park in Free State, South Africa.
the big tree: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit the big tree
Season: Year-round, evenings.
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 the big tree — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -28.71668, 28.13809. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near the big tree
- Swartkrans · viewpoint · Free State · ~32 km · Must-see
- Snymanshoekberg · viewpoint · Free State · ~35 km · Must-see
- Blouberg · viewpoint · Free State · ~47 km · Must-see
- Mount Horeb · viewpoint · Free State · ~48 km · Must-see
- Moteng Pass · viewpoint · Butha-Buthe District · ~57 km · Must-see
- Koeberg · viewpoint · Free State · ~57 km · Must-see
- Bokong Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Leribe District · ~60 km · Must-see
- Ribbokkop · viewpoint · Free State · ~61 km · Must-see
- Wodehouse Kop · viewpoint · Free State · ~68 km · Must-see
- Gereformeerde Gemeente Bethlehem · church · Free State · ~70 km · Must-see
- Golden Gate Highlands National Park · sanctuary · Free State · ~71 km · Must-see
- Mahlasela · viewpoint · Butha-Buthe District · ~73 km · Must-see
- Mount Morkel · viewpoint · Free State · ~11 km
- Hoenderkop · viewpoint · Free State · ~11 km
- Klein-Thaba Bosiu · viewpoint · Free State · ~11 km
- Loskop · viewpoint · Free State · ~13 km
- Lifis Nek · viewpoint · Leribe District · ~14 km
- Liphofung Historical Site · fort · Butha-Buthe District · ~15 km
Other parks near the big tree
- Pretorius Kloof · park · Free State · ~69 km
- Makoanyane Square · park · Maseru District · ~115 km
- woodlands · park · Leribe District · ~9 km
- shrubary · park · Leribe District · ~10 km
- some yoke · park · Free State · ~10 km
- woodland and scrub · park · Leribe District · ~12 km
- traditional hedge · park · Leribe District · ~12 km
- Woodland · park · Leribe District · ~13 km
- Kimberlite Park · park · Butha-Buthe District · ~14 km
- woodland · park · Free State · ~18 km
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Frequently asked
Is the big tree open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for the big tree yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit the big tree?
Year-round, evenings. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near the big tree?
Nearby: Swartkrans (viewpoint, 32 km), Snymanshoekberg (viewpoint, 35 km), Blouberg (viewpoint, 47 km), Mount Horeb (viewpoint, 48 km), Moteng Pass (viewpoint, 57 km), Koeberg (viewpoint, 57 km).