The only covered area open to the public allows, in its 1187 hectares of forest, contact with countless animal species. The Cerco garden surrounds the building, covering an area of 8 hectares, and works as a transition element between the monument and Tapada de Mafra. The central pond, the water wheel and the small lakes are worth mentioning.

Built in 1747, the Tapada Nacional de Mafra was created with the aim of providing adequate involvement to the Mafra Palace, to constitute a recreational space for the King and his court and also to supply firewood and other products to the Convent. With an area of 1187 hectares, Tapada has a rich fauna and flora and offers a series of activities to the public, such as walking, mountain biking and train routes, night visits, traditional games and activities for the youngest.

In this space you can, with a little patience, to observe the diverse avifauna of the Mafra area, riparian areas, since poultry heaths and estuaries until birds of prey.

Opened in 2007, this large and pleasant Park offers a set of infrastructures, such as a multiúsos room (room Atlantic), a music room, a mine visitable, an outdoor amphitheatre, a playground, a ring, a weight room and cardio-fitness room, squash courts, tennis courts, a mini-golf course and a few commercial areas.

Well-groomed garden, located in the vicinity of the convent of Mafra, an interesting building classified as a national monument.