干旱台地高原国家公园成立于1979年，是南非西开普独立的干旱台地高原，西博福特附近的一个野生生物保护区。该区几乎是半荒漠的，因孤立而闻名。国家公园占地面积为767.9km²，是众多沙漠哺乳类动物广为人知的黑雕的家园。它也是世界上五大公园中拥有陆龟品种最多的。濒危动物如黑犀和南非山兔都成功在此安家。

许多化石裸露在国家公园和周边地区，其中一些估计有将近3亿年。许多化石可追溯到地球历史的中生代。这个时期间，这里一片汪洋大海，泥沙覆盖在生物尸体上方。而后，这个地方变成了火山岩，当砂岩侵蚀掉后，它留下了具有干旱高台高原特征的锥形和平层山脉。

The Karoo National Park, founded in 1979, is a wildlife reserve in the Great Karoo area of the Western Cape, South Africa near Beaufort West. This semi-desert area covers an area of 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi). The Nuweveld portion of the Great Escarpment runs through the Park. It is therefore partly in the Lower Karoo, at about 850 m above sea level, and partly in the Upper Karoo at over 1300 m altitude. There are two main game viewing drives that do not require a four-wheel drive vehicle: the one to the east remains on the “Lammertjiesleegte” plains of the Lower Karoo; the other is the 49 km long circular route to the west which ascends the Klipspringer Pass on to the plateau (Upper Karoo), and eventually returns to the plains at the "Doornhoek" picnic site at the western extremity of the loop. From there it follows a south-easterly course across the plains to the beginning of the Klipspringer Pass, near the camp site and chalets. At the top of the Klipspringer Pass the Rooivalle View Point presents a magnificent panorama of the Lower Karoo. The middle portion of the park, to the west of the Klipspringer Pass circular route, is easily accessible in 4x4 vehicles, and covers an extensive area, with rewarding game viewing opportunities.