Go! Drive & Camp – September 2019

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76 | September 2019 go! Drive & Camp

CampsitesinGautengaren’toverlyplentiful.

Fortunately, there is Klipdraai, where you

can also hook a catfish or carp.

FISHING RESORT

KLIPDRAAI CARAVAN PARK

CHOOSE YOUR SPOT
Much of the Klipdraai Caravan Park lies
on the Klip River in Meyerton. On the
way here, you’ll briefly drive through
the Rothdene neighbourhood, and mere
moments later you’ll find yourself in front
of the resort. The town’s road stops at
Klipdraai’s gate, and this is where you leave
the town behind.
Below the high-voltage pylons in front
of you lies a patch of grass where several

antelope graze. Expect to see springbok,

blesbok and nyalas at the very least.

If you want to camp close to the heated

pool, aim for the first stands, but if you

desire more shade, carry on past them.

The farthest stands are on the banks of the

river (which forms a horseshoe around the

resort) – here you can fish right out of your

camping chair.

Most of the sites are unmarked, but

the resort staff have begun applying

numbers. The electrical sockets are of the

usual three-prong type. If you camp some

distance away from a plug point, you’re

going to need an extension cord. A braai

area is also being built for each site.

But no matter where you camp, you’re

always close to a bathroom, because the

10 ablution blocks are dotted around

the campsite. The largest one is near the

heated pool and the second biggest is at

the farthest point of the resort.

Instead of the usual sign showing

the men’s and women’s sides, two large

concrete figures stand here: to the left is

an replica of the David statue that looks as

if he’s checking out the Eve’s side, where

there’s a sculpture of a woman with her

hands behind her head.

At Klipdraai, all the action happens in

the middle of the resort, almost like in the

arena of a circus or an old-fashioned town

square. On a leafy patch of grass, about the

size of a rugby field, you can choose which

way you and your offspring want to get rid

of pent-up energy. There is a huge timber

jungle gym, an airplane-shaped trellis, a big

sandpit (around 21 x 6 m) and, on the side,

two trampolines.

Next to it is a mini-golf course (R20

per game), a games room with two pool

and two foosball tables (R200 deposit

for the cues and R2 per game), a giant

garden chess set, a volleyball court with

a sandy surface plus an unheated pool and

a splashpool for the little ones.

The shop is next to the games room and

here you can buy basic groceries (such as

milk) and all kinds of sweets. A bag of sickle

wood costs R28 and charcoal is R38.

Meyerton

Vanderbijlpark

Vereeniging

ThreeRivers

GAUTENG

GAUTENG

FREESTATE

toAlberton

N1

R57 R59

toJohannesburg R59

Klipdraai

CaravanPark

Vaal River

Only a stone’s

throw from the

big smoke...