[2] The park covers parts of the municipalities of Palmeiras, Mucugê, Lençóis, Ibicoara and Andaraí in the state of Bahia.

[3] The park is in the Chapada Diamantina, a plateau bounded by cliffs of 41,751 square kilometres (16,120 sq mi) in central Bahia.

[3] The park lies in the rugged Sincorá Range in the east of the plateau, an area of folded and heavily eroded structures.

[4] The range forces moist air moving west from sea upward which causes higher levels of rainfall, particularly in the east.

It has the objectives of preserving natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty, enabling scientific research, environmental education, outdoors recreation and eco-tourism.