Tamborine National Park
contains precious remnants
of subtropical rainforest
and open forest on and around
the slopes of the scenic
Tamborine Mountain Plateau.
Much of the subtropical rainforest
is dominated by the distinctive
piccabeen palm.
The unusual
cycads Lepidozamia peroffskyana
growing on the mountain are
relics of plants which flourished
150 million years ago.The
park is home to many rainforest
animals including the rare
Albert’s lyrebird and
one of the world’s
largest skinks, the land
mullet.
The Richmond birdwing
butterfly and noisy pitta
migrate seasonally to the
park from nearby higher altitude
rainforests.Basalt columns,
cliffs, rocky outcrops and
waterfalls are a lasting
legacy of volcanic eruptions
23 million years ago. Tamborine
is the most northerly remnant
of these flows from a volcano
centred on Mt Warning.
Tamborine
is about 80km or one hour’s
drive south of Brisbane or
36km and 30 minutes north-west
of the Gold Coast via the
Pacific Highway and Tamborine-Oxenford
Road. You can also drive
to the park from Brisbane
via Tamborine Village or
from Nerang via the Nerang-Beaudesert
Road.