The Border Ranges National Park is located along the south east Queensland NSW border. The park has World Heritage status, protecting some 30 000 hectares of tropical wilderness. It was declared national park in 1983 and became a World Heritage Area in 1986.

The Border Ranges area was home to the Galibal and Githabul Aboriginal people, part of the Bundjalung tribe. The first Europeans to the area is thought to have been the cedar cutters who began to exploit the forests around 1842. Evidence of their presence can still be found in the park, including a rock wall with engravings at Sheepstation Creek

The best way to approach the park is from Murwillumbah along the Kyogle Road or via Nimbin and Lillian Rock. The Tweed Range Scenic Drive is a 44km gravel road that makes it's way through the eastern section of the national park.

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