[4] Ifrane National Park was conceived in 1994 and established in October 2004 to protect important species and ecosystems, and because of increases in human activity and resource exploitation.

[3] In 2021, to celebrate World Biodiversity Day, several arruis (Barbary sheep) and crested porcupines were reintroduced to the park.

[8] Located in the Atlas Mountains, and affected by the cold north Atlantic current, Ifrane National Park has a continental-influenced warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) with short, somewhat dry, warm summers and long, cool, damp winters.

Because of its elevation, the area experiences snow during the winter months and a cooler climate during the summer (not as hot as in the nearby regions).

[9] Owing to the area's elevation and proximity to the north Atlantic Ocean, rainfall is very heavy whenever frontal systems affect the region.

[5] The park has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of Barbary partridges, ruddy shelducks, marbled teals, red-knobbed coots, Levaillant's woodpeckers, subalpine, Sardinian and speckled warblers, spotless starlings, Moussier's redstarts, and black-eared and black wheatears.