today the memorial is part of the table mountain national park. there is a well-known tea room behind the memorial, and it is a popular viewpoint and picnicking spot which is frequented by students from the university of cape town (uct) as well as cape town residents and also tourists. it is also a starting point for walking and hiking on devil's peak. around the memorial are groves of oaks and stone pines from europe, and there are also a few remaining pockets of the original afromontane forest nearby. just up the slope from rhodes memorial there is a small forest of a famous native tree called the silvertree. table mountain is possibly the only place on earth where this majestic tree grows wild and rhodes memorial has one of the last surviving stands.