The protected area is scattered across 14 separate reserves[5] which make up the National Park, interspersed with villages.

Wildlife in the park includes Lyrebirds, the elusive platypus, brush-turkeys, lorikeets, eastern whipbirds and satin bowerbirds.

The Witches Falls section, on the eastern side of Mount Tamborine village, became Queensland's first national park in 1908.

[5] The main walk here is the Witches Falls Circuit (3 km (1.9 mi)) which snakes down a steep slope through closed in forest into rainforest with cycad groves, seasonal lagoons, enormous strangler figs and palm groves, en route to the falls.

Also in Eagle Heights, adjacent to the Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens, is the MacDonald Park section.

It contains the Cameron Falls Circuit (3 km (1.9 mi)) which offers fine views, rainforest environs, open forest and the occasional black skink sunbathing on the rocks.

Stands of forest she-oak are found at the Knoll as well as the lacebark, an Australian native flowering tree.

Located approximately 20 km (12 mi) north of the Knoll and main section of Tamborine Mountain, Niches corner sits looking towards the Gold Coast and delivers expansive views.