Keurboom Park is a park in

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, in

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. It borders the and

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. It is named after the original Keurboom estate. It has two children's play areas within it, in addition to open air exercise equipment, dog friendly open areas, and ponds and streams for local wildlife. This includes a seasonal frog and dog pond. It is locally known for its sweeping views of

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, and for being a child and dog friendly park. The

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is an indigenous tree known for its very fast growth and pink flowers. In 2003 a planting program to plant keurboom trees in the park began with the planting of twelve trees on

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. By 2007 over 200 trees had been planted. Since 2019 the park has hosted an annual family market in November. The park hosted the

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with races ranging from .

External links

Keurboom Park Association

References

{{park-stub Parks in Cape Town Rondebosch Dog parks