Verkykerskop is a town in Phumelela Local Municipality in the Free State province of South Africa, located on the R722.

The town is 40 km from Harrismith, just off the N3.

[1] Village some 35 km east-south-east of Warden and 40 km south-west of Memel.

[2] Sitting on a hill on the Free State side of the border with KwaZulu-Natal, it is described as a tiny village with fewer than 20 residents in town, and a few hundred more living in surrounding villages.

[3] It is known for having one of the lowest crime levels in South Africa.