Tamborine Mountain

Tamborine Mountain is a forested plateau and town in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland's Gold Coast hinterland, about 30 km inland from Surfers Paradise. Rising to about 525 metres, it is known for its subtropical rainforest, Tamborine National Park, waterfalls such as Curtis Falls, and a cluster of villages along Gallery Walk with wineries, distilleries, cafes and craft shops. The area offers scenic lookouts, walking tracks and wildlife within easy reach of Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

Visitors can expect a cool-climate mountain plateau with three main villages (North Tamborine, Eagle Heights and Mount Tamborine) set among subtropical rainforest and eucalypt forest. The area features Tamborine National Park walking tracks to waterfalls and lookouts, the Gallery Walk strip of art galleries, craft shops and cafes, wineries and distilleries, the Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk, botanic gardens, and markets. Surroundings include forested escarpments with views toward the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim.

The plateau is part of the traditional lands of the Yugambeh people. European timber-getting began in the 1860s-1870s, followed by farming settlement from 1875. Tamborine National Park, declared in 1908, was Queensland's first national park. The mountain developed as a hill-station retreat and tourism destination from the early 20th century.

Tamborine Mountain is valued for its rainforest heritage, village community character, and long-standing arts, crafts and food and wine culture centred on Gallery Walk and local markets. The national park protects significant subtropical rainforest remnants important for nature-based tourism.