The Rondevlei Nature Reserve is home to a very shy hippopotamus, a few eland and other mostly nocturnal animals including many caracal and porcupine.

Grassy Park began to develop in the early 1900s on part of the Montagu's Gift estate north of Zeekoevlei.

[4] Grassy Park was proclaimed a local area in 1935, which meant that the residents received municipal services, for which they paid higher rates.

There is a hub of small retail outlets, the local Library, Police Station and a transport interchange which connects Grassy Park to Mitchell's Plain, Retreat and Wynberg.

Another commercial area is at the corner of Prince George Drive and 5th Avenue where supermarkets, fast food restaurants and a petrol station can be found.