The local authority proclaimed the Cape Point area a nature reserve in 1938 & it was incorporated into the Table Mountain National Park in 1998. It encompasses 7 750 hectares of rich & varied flora & fauna & its 40 kilometre coastline stretches from Schuster's Bay in the west to Smitswinkel Bay in the east. The cliffs at the southern point, towering more than 200 metres above the sea, consists of three clearly defined promontories - Cape of Good Hope, Cape Maclear & Cape Point. This part of the park is home to an array of fynbos, over 250 species of birds, buck, baboons and Cape mountain zebra. There are numerous picnic spots, paths on which one can set off on foot or mountain bike, and tidal pools on almost isolated beaches.