Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve

Nature reserve in South Africa

uMhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve
Southern extension of the Ohlanga river lagoon

Coordinates	29°42′33″S 31°05′51″E / 29.70917°S 31.09750°E / -29.70917; 31.09750
Area	26 hectares (64 acres)

uMhlanga Lagoon is a 26 hectares (64 acres) nature reserve on the shore of the Indian Ocean at uMhlanga Rocks, South Africa. The reserve encloses the Ohlanga River's lagoon and mouth. The forest forms a natural extension of the less accessible Hawaan Forest, of which the greater part lies inland of the busy M4 road. The reserve trails start at a car park at the northern end of Lagoon Drive, uMhlanga.

The reserve has picnic sites, the remains of a prehistoric shell midden and walking trails, with a walkway and pedestrian bridge that span the lagoon.

At the mouth of the Ohlanga lagoon, there is a popular but unofficial nudist beach. Increased use of the area by non-nudist walkers and families resulted in complaints about nudism and antisocial behaviour. The area was at one time a ‘no-go’ area, due to a serious crime problem.

Notes and references

Bainbridge 2010.
^ Ballard 1998.
Beater & Maud 1963.
Steele 2012, p. 234.
"Uncovering Umhlanga's secret 'Nude Beach'". Phoenix Sun. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
"uMhlanga nudist beach, a possibility". Northglen News. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
^ Anthony, Lauren (26 February 2013). "Lewd beach behaviour exposed". News. looklocal.co.za. Retrieved 2013-07-23.

Bainbridge, James (2010). South Africa Lesotho and Swaziland. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-74220-375-1.
Ballard, Sebastian (1998). South Africa Handbook. Footprint Handbooks. ISBN 978-0-8442-4966-7.
Beater, B. E.; Maud, R. R. (Apr 1963). "The Occurrence of a Coastal Midden near Umhlanga Rocks, Natal". The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 18 (69). South African Archaeological Society: 21–23. doi:10.2307/3887491. JSTOR 3887491.

Steele, Robert (2012). Naked Magazine's Worldwide Guide to Naked Places. The Nazca Plains Corporation. ISBN 978-1-61098-305-1.

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