Kamieskroon

The small town of Kamieskroon is nestled in the impressive Kamiesberg mountains. It is a good town to use as a base for other excursions into the surrounding areas. Several late afternoon trips were made on the road to Leliefontein. The pictures on this page were taken just outside Kamieskroon.

Kamies is one of the many names in Namaqualand derived from the language of the Namaqua division of the Khoi-Khoi people. It is said to mean "grass veld mountain". The Kamiesberg Mountains are part of the Namaqualand Klipkoppe, shown as the dark area on the map page, and stretching from the north of Springbok to the north of Bitterfontein. At Bitterfontein the landscape flattens out to become the Knersvlakte. The typical domed granite koppies can be seen in picture above, and also in the pictures of Kamieskroon and Springbok in "Album".

The rainfall in the Kamiesberg is reasonably higher than the drier areas of Namaqualand, and has reached 400mm per annum. There are a wealth of flower species and many areas to explore; there are also many flowers in the town itself. The sunset view from Kamieskroon in the "Album"  was taken from a small hill near the town camping site. Other excursions from Kamieskroon were to Springbok and Goegap, Skilpad and the short drive down the Soebatsfontein Road.