Lamington National Park covers 20,590 hectares and boasts extensive walking tracks along the McPherson Range, which allow visitors to explore the area's forests, creeks and waterfalls. Dramatic lookouts afford views over the Gold Coast, south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Lamington is part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia (CERRA) World Heritage Area, which includes the most extensive areas of subtropical rainforest in the world.

The Rainforest Track is a short walk that follows the Border Track through rainforest for 700 metres. The large boulders just past the entrance are a good example of how exposed basalt eventually decomposes by a weathering process (exfoliation) into spherical boulder shapes.

This walks offers excellent bird watching opportunities - watch for yellow-throated scrubwrens and logrunners among the leaf litter.