Northwest Parks - Bloemhof Dam Camping Site

Bloemhof Camping and Accommodation

Situated on a private farm close to the Bloemhof dam.

Camping sites situated close to the water on the bank of the Vaal River just below the Bloemhof Dam and within easy access of the dam itself and 2km from the town of Bloemhof, this lovely resort offers camping and affordable accommodation for fishing and family getaways. There are also 2 river pools, for safe swimming for the whole family and a small playground for the children. Bicycles welcome, no quadbikes or motorcycles.

Here you can fish from your camping site while having a braai!

This resort offers some of the best camping and fishing on the Vaal River system, with regular good catches of large carp, barbel and Geelvis.  

General Information

   
This camping and accommodation resort is close to the Bloemhof dam itself but on a wide part of the river, with a weir.
   
Known for its excellent fishing, with fisherman & families returning to our camping site year after year
   
Carp, onderbekke, barble and geelvis can be caught here
   
About 5km downstream from the Bloemhof Dam wall, in a lovely area with lots of trees, alongside the Vaal river
   
About a 7km drive to the Bloemhof  dam
   
not suitable for boating, but ok for canoes and other paddle-craft
   
2 river-swimming pools in the camping area(with river water): a splash pool for kiddies and a bigger pool for adults. The pools are of river water, so are not filled when the river water is particularly dirty.
   
Our camping site has a  small play-park with jungle gym, trampoline, swings and so on for children
   
clean, well maintained ablution blocks in our camping site and accommodation
   
bicycles welcome in our camp site
   
no motorbikes nor quad bikes allowed in our camping area
   
no pets allowed, please
   
Bloemhof town has a number of restaurants, no restaurant on site

Bloemhof camping and self catering holiday accommodation

There are tent campsites, caravan sites and self-catering accommodation at the resort

Camping Sites

We have camping sites with and without electricity.

Max 6 people per camping site

Some campsites close to the water, fish from your camping site!

1km from Bloemhof town



Bloemhof Caravan sites:

Caravan stands close to the water.

Sites with and without electricity

Quiet, peaceful camping site

Maximum 6 people per site

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Family Safari Tents

Self catering Accommodation close to the water.

- beautiful self catering safari tents with lovely fittings

- overlooking the river

- one bedroom, sleeps 4 (1 double bed and a sleeper couch for 2 children) NOT for 4 ADULTS

- bedding is supplied

- please bring your own towels

- own bathroom

- covered deck with table and chairs

- the braai place is next to the deck (no open flames allowed in the tent or on the deck)

- the kitchen is on the deck, has with fridge, kettle, a 1-plate Snappy Chef electric stove, pots & pans, utensils, cutlery and crockery

- no microwave but you’re welcome to bring your own with you

- cleaning and dish washing service once a day

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Four converted Self catering Park-homes (12 bedrooms)

- each accommodation unit consists of 3 separate bedrooms

- each bedroom has its own entrance door from the outside so the bedrooms are not connected in the inside

- some bedrooms have double beds and others have 2 single beds

- there is space for two little kiddies on their own bedding on the floor of each bedrooms (no charge for children 10y and younger)

- the bedding is supplied in all accommodation

- please bring your own towels

- no bathroom - use the shared ablution facilities

- no kitchen as each Parkhome has its own lapa nearby which is the living area shared by guests in the 3 bedrooms

- each lapa has its own fridge-freezer and braai area

- bring your own microwave oven, gas stove, cookware if you would like.

- bring your own cutlery and crockery

- bring your own braai grid

Therefore when you pack, pack as though you’re going camping, you just don’t bring along your tent, bed, bedding and fridge.

The Bloemhof Dam is situated on the Vaal River, downstream of Vaal Dam approximately 2km upstream of the town of Bloemhof. The Bloemhof Dam was originally known as the Oppermansdrif Dam, and was build during the sixties and commissioned in 1970. The Bloemhof Dam is a composite dam comprising earthfill flanks on each side of a very long 305m long central concrete spillway. Due to the flat topography of the Bloemhof area, the Bloemhof dam wall is very long with a total crest length of 4 270m and a maximum wall height of only 35.2m above deepest foundation level.

When full, the capacity of Bloemhof Dam is 1 269 million m3 with a total surface area of 223 square kilometers. Bloemhof Dam is therefore a very large and shallow reservoir in an area with relatively low rainfall ( 474mm/a ) and high potential evaporation ( ~1800mm/a ).


Bloemhof Dam was build to collect runoff from below the Vaal Dam to supply water to users in the Lower Vaal River region. The Bloemhof Dam supplies water to various industrial and municipal areas, but most of the water released from the Bloemhof Dam is used for riparian irrigation along the Vaal River. A total 17 000ha is irrigated with water from the Bloemhof Dam. Water is also released from Bloemhof Dam to suppliment water supply to the Vaalharts Government Water Scheme where approximately 37 000ha of farm land are under irrigation. The Vaalharts scheme is presently the largest user of water from Bloemhof Dam and the water released from Bloemhof Dam is diverted from the Vaalharts Weir via a canal system to the irrigation scheme in the Vaalharts River catchment - a tributary of the Vaal River.