Nerang National Park is an open forest environment providing a habitat for lot of native and non-native animals. The land of the Nerang National Park is around 100 m above sea level and located from the Pacific Ocean. The Nerang National Park is mostly small-large hills. Both the Coombabah and
Saltwater creeks run through the Nerang National Park. The soil in the park is mostly clay and limestone though near rivers and in fertile areas the soil is more loamy and aerated. Towards the centre of Nerang National Park is a small patch of critically endangered subtropical lowland rainforest, listed under the
EPBC Act 1999. This area of the National Park is the headwaters of the
Ramsar-listed
Coombabah Lake Conservation Park, an area of international conservation significance. There are several threatened fauna species that reside in Nerang National Park including the
greater glider,
koala,
glossy black-cockatoo,
Richmond birdwing butterfly,
grey-headed flying fox,
powerful owl,
echidna, and
tusked frog. Conservation-significant flora known to occur in Nerang National Park include
Rhodamnia rubescens,
Rhodomyrtus psidioides,
Cassia marksiana,
Endiandra floydii,
Endiandra hayesii,
Macadamia integrifolia,
Sophora fraseri,
Randia moorei,
Leichhardtia coronata, and
Leichhardtia longiloba. Two near threatened rainforest plant species are known to occur in the gullies and along the wetter creeks,
Richmond birdwing butterfly vine and the
long-leaved tuckeroo. ==Recreation==