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Chapman's Peak Drive - Long Beach
5.0★ · 94 Google ratings · Cape Town, Western Cape
✓ Parking✓ Short walk
Map of Chapman's Peak Drive - Long Beach
Guide
Good to know
Go at sunset for best experience
Multiple visitors specifically recommend timing your visit for sunset to see the colors and light over the ocean.
Visit for the scenic drive, not swimming
Chapman's Peak Drive is renowned as one of the world's most beautiful coastal roads, with dramatic ocean and mountain views.
Plan midday visits to avoid crowds
Reviewers report lighter traffic and easier parking during midday hours rather than peak sunset times.
Budget for toll fees both directions
A toll is required to enter and exit the drive; reviewers confirm it is inexpensive but mandatory.
Drive slowly on winding sections
The road features sharp curves that are part of its appeal but require careful driving, especially in large vehicles.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
14.6°C · mostly clear
Wind
45 km/h from the SE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
5 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:36 PM.
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 Chapmans Peak Dr, Outside, Cape Town, 7806
🅿 Parking 550 m from the listing
🌊 Water 80 m away, about 1 min walk
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Questions
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Where do you park at Chapman's Peak Drive - Long Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 550 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Chapman's Peak Drive - Long Beach?
80 m in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Chapman's Peak Drive - Long Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
