It is bound to the north east by the Great Western Tiers, many hydro electric schemes emanating from rivers that flow to the south - and to the west by Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park.

Its central point, to the west of Great Lake, is about 117 kilometres (73 mi) north-west of the town of Hamilton.

[3] Central Plateau surrounds the locality of Cramps Bay, on the eastern shore of Great Lake.

The localities of Breona, Doctors Point, Brandum, Reynolds Neck, Liawenee and Miena occupy a corridor between the western part and Great Lake.

[4] The conservation area extends beyond the boundaries of the locality, taking in parts of the localities of Blackwood Creek, Brandum, Breona, Bronte Park, Caveside, Derwent Bridge, Doctors Point, Jackeys Marsh, Lake St Clair, Liawenee, Liffey, Little Pine Lagoon, Mayberry, Meander, Mersey Forest, Miena, Mole Creek, Reynolds Neck, Walls of Jerusalem, and Western Creek.