The first Europeans to visit the place were Captain James Cook and botanist Sir Joseph Banks.

It is covered with diverse vegetation including mangroves, littoral rainforest and coastal vine thickets, freshwater paperbark swamps, eucalypt forests and much more.

Inland, a short uphill walk leads to a lookout, known as Ganoonga Noonga, with views of the coast and paperbark swamps of the park.

The northern section of the park includes Rodds Peninsula and Bustard Head and its lighthouse; nearby is Jenny Lind Creek.

[4] Tours from the Town of 1770 regularly visit Bustard Head; however, Rodds Peninsula is accessible only by private boat.