Its accessibility to Manila and other major urban areas in Calabarzon makes it a popular destination for tourists and mountaineers.

[5] It is also the location of several waterfalls which are popular among pilgrims and devotees such as the Santa Lucia, Suplina and Cristalino Falls on Mount San Cristobal in Dolores.

[5] The park was originally established in 1921 as the Mount Banahao Forest Reserve covering an area of 12,858 hectares (31,770 acres).

42 signed by Governor-General Leonard Wood for the reforestation, conservation and water protection of the area comprising mounts Banahao and San Cristobal.

[4] It also hosts a number of unique flora including palms, ferns and mahogany trees such as the Aglaia banahaensis.