The Tapin Tops National Park is situated approximately northeast of
Sydney, with the closest town being . Access to the park from Wingham is reached via Elands Road, Wherrol Flat Road, Dingo Tops Road and Knodingbul Road, generally unsealed roads accessible via 2WD vehicles. The park is bounded by the Bulga, Knorrit, and Dingo
state forests to the north, south, and southwest respectively, and by Killabakh
nature reserve to the east. Within the park are a number of
threatened species including the
common and
little bent-wing bat and
greater broad-nosed bat, the
spotted-tailed quoll, the koala, the
Parma wallaby, the
red-legged pademelon, the
glossy black cockatoo, the
wompoo fruit dove, and the
powerful owl. Scenic lookouts such as Rowley's Peak provide panoramic views via a platform with a 360–degree view, across and the
Tasman Sea to the east, the catchment area of
Caparra Creek to the southeast, and the extensive forested hinterland toward in the west. The platform has an estimated elevation of . Mountain Brush circuit is a 15-minute walk through a rainforest which contain
red cedar and
coachwood,
brush box,
soft corkwood and the
yellow carabeen. Camping is permitted in the Dingo Tops campground. A walking track from Potoroo Falls picnic area can be accessed alongside the Little Run Creek to view Potoroo Falls, approximately upstream. Several swimming holes are also located in the area. Parts of the
Rowleys and
Nowendoc rivers and the
Dingo and
Bobin creeks lie within the Tapin Tops National Park. ==Etymology==