[1] The park lies at the heart of the Montes de Málaga coastal mountain range.

The Guadalmedina river that runs through Málaga, crosses the park area which includes small valleys cut by the Guadalmedina's tributaries The vegetation is dominated by shrubland with Pistacia lentiscus and Arbutus unedo.

The animals in the protected area include the genet, badger, fox, ocellated lizard, Andalusian wall lizard, Mediterranean chameleon and the Iberian ribbed newt.

There are also birds of prey such as the eagle, Eurasian sparrowhawk and northern goshawk.

There is also the Ethnographic Museum (Museo Etnográfico) in an old farm in Torrijos, within the park area.