An area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) is covered by deciduous and coniferous woods, lakes, streams and open grassland.

The Eifel National Park is home to over 7,100 animal and plant species of which 1,800 are classified as endangered on the red list of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Amongst the other forms of wildlife in the park are the European wildcat, the black stork, the middle spotted woodpecker and the wall lizard which is a rarity in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Because, following its designation as a national park, nature was left to itself in many areas, large numbers of conifers fell victim to bark beetle.

All paths are marked with wooden signs and shown on the current walking map issued by the Eifel Club.

On the former Vogelsang Military Training Area, the Dreiborn Plateau, there are additional knee-height posts with a coloured band indicating the correct routes.

Specially established in the nature reserve and underpinned by associated literature are the circular 'themed' tours and the four-day Wilderness Trail (Wildnis-Trail).

The Wilderness Trail is laid out so that it runs from Monschau-Höfen in the southwest in numerous bends to the northernmost point of the nature reserve to Hürtgenwald-Zerkall.

Fallen logs, old giant trees and new offshoots give an insight today in several places of how in decades past it might have looked everywhere.

The largest occurrence of yellow wild narcissi in Germany begins at the edge of the "federal gold village" (Bundesgolddorfes).

The monthly family days are particularly geared to children and parents and, during the local state school holidays, take place on Tuesdays and Fridays as well.

Anti-personnel minefields, sown with Glasmine 43 mines dating from the Second World War period, still exist near the dam of the Urft Reservoir.

The areas of the park that were sown with glass mines are fenced off and marked with warning tape; entering them is strictly forbidden.