Franskraal, also known as Franskraalstrand, is a coastal village near to Gansbaai in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Franskraal falls within the Overstrand Local Municipality, which is part of the Overberg District Municipality.
Franskraal is situated on the southern coast of the Danger Point peninsula, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) to the southeast of Gansbaai. It lies between the neighboring village of Van Dyksbaai (now Kleinbaai) to the west and the mouth of the Uilkraal River (or Bushmans River) to the east. The R43 highway passes along the northern edge of the village.
Also known as Frikkie se Baai, the history of Franskraal dates back to 1806 when one Frederick Andrews, who picked guano at Dyers Island, lived in a shack on the sheltered bay. Part of the original cottage was incorporated into a museum building that can still be seen at Strandveld Museum. The remainder of his pier is still evident on entrance to town where the road from the R43 makes a T-junction with Seaview Avenue. The Strandveld Museum also contains artefacts of HMS Birkenhead, which was wrecked in 1852 off Danger Point.
The Uilenkraalsmond Resort, located at the eastern end of the village, provides camping and caravan facilities. The resort is situated next to the Uilkraal River, beyond which lies the Uilkraalsmond section of the Walker Bay Nature Reserve. A sandy beach stretches from the resort past the lagoon at the river mouth into the nature reserve.