The park occupies 1,693 square kilometres (654 sq mi) and encompasses areas in three Norwegian counties: Innlandet, Trøndelag, and Møre og Romsdal and includes large parts of the mountain range of Dovrefjell along with the Sunndalsfjella mountains.

Although it is a harsh environment, the mountains make for spectacular hiking during the summer and skiing in the winter.

An unequaled natural attraction in Norway is the 156-metre (512 ft) high waterfall down in Åmotan (62°30′36.14″N 9°03′32.26″E / 62.5100389°N 9.0589611°E / 62.5100389; 9.0589611).

The final decision on the permanent management model was made in August 2010[6] and the new board was formally established on 4 January 2011.

The council consisted of the eight involved municipalities and four counties, with political representatives, usually the mayors, elected by the members.

The council's responsibility for coordinating regional planning and society development, mainly through the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism of The EUROPARC Federation are now being transferred to the new board.