The park was established on 3 June 1980 to protect landscapes of the Carpathian Mountains.

[1] In 1921, in the highest part of the Ukrainian Carpathians a nature reservation was created which originally had the area of 4.47 square kilometres (1.73 sq mi).

Carpathian National Nature Park was established in 1980 by the decree of the Council of Ministers of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and included about a half of the area which previously belonged to the Carpathian State Reserve.

[2] The park is an independent unit subordinated to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine.

[2] The three most common tree species in the park are silver fir, European beech, and spruce.