Verneukpan is a dry salt pan to the north of Brandvlei, between Swartkop and Diemansput in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Verneuk is the Afrikaans word for trick or mislead.

During the rainy seasons when the pan contains water many birds flock to the area. The surface is completely flat, and is approximately 57 by 11 kilometres.

In 1929 Sir Malcolm Campbell attempted to break the land speed record in his Napier-Campbell Blue Bird. The aim was to reach 300 miles per hour (483 km/h). However, he failed in the attempt when the coarse surface of the pan damaged his tyres. His average speed for the measured mile was 218.45 miles per hour.

More recently – in 2008 – Verneukpan was investigated by Andy Green who will be using the Bloodhound SSC in an attempt to match or exceed 1,000 miles per hour (1,609 km/h) to achieve a new world land speed record. Green decided to use Hakskeenpan to the north of Upington instead.

Over the decades a variety of speed records have been attempted on the pan.

The pan is regularly used for aerotowing, kite-surfing with wind buggies, and parasailing.