The town is located in the middle of the Rold Forest (Rold Skov), Denmark's second largest forested area; Lake Madum and Large Oks Lake (Store Økssø) lie south of the town of Skørping.

The first Rebild Festival took place in 1912, when King Christian X spoke to a crowd of 10,000.

It is the largest Fourth of July celebration outside the United States, and features speeches by American and Danish politicians, as well as general entertainment.

The park is visited by 400,000 people each year, making it one of Denmark's major tourist attractions.

There is also a full-size reproduction of Abraham Lincoln's log cabin and a totem pole in the park.