New England National Park, Baalijin Nature Reserve and Jobs Mountain Nature Reserve are located on the edge of the great Escarpment, about 70 kilometres east of Armidale and 45 kilometres south-west of Coffs Harbour. Collectively the parks cover 72,250 hectares of land and lie within the traditional Country of the Thunggutti (Dhanggati), Gumbaynggirr and Anaiwan Aboriginal peoples.