It protects an area of coastal plain, heathland and solitary beaches between the towns of Iluka and Evans Head.

[citation needed] Along the Iluka peninsula coast at the southern end of the park are a number of closely spaced headlands that create small crescent shaped beaches of white sand.

[citation needed] Facilities in the park include camping areas at Black Rocks (a nature-based camping area with minimal facilities, adjacent to Ten Mile Beach) and at Woody Head (which provides amenities including hot showers, cabins and a kiosk).

[citation needed] The north-eastern portion of the park contains an exclusion zone utilised by the RAAF as an active bombing range and public access is restricted.

Its existence predates the gazettal of the park and provides a mixed benefit in that it has preserved a large area that has been relatively untouched by human interference for many years.