It is situated near Noosa Heads between the Pacific Ocean and the Sunshine Coast's northern area of urban development and extends southwards, past Lake Weyba to Coolum.

[2] Rockclimbing, fishing, surfing and snorkeling are other recreational activities undertaken in the park, while camping is banned.

[5] The land area of what is today part of Noosa National Park was formed by a series of landforms, including parabolic high dunes from the Pleistocene era, but also includes sandplains, that have continuously been forming since the Quaternary era.

Nearby is Hell's Gate, which has been a sandstone cliff when it created the coves around 190 million years ago.

[8] The Headlands Section of the park contains pockets of rainforest where hoop and kauri pines dominate.

[5][9] The Peregian Section is known for its wildflowers which blossom in spring, particularly the rare swamp orchid and Christmas bells.