[1] The park derives its name from the Indravati River, which flows from east to west and forms the northern boundary of the reserve with the Indian state of Maharashtra.

The vegetation of the Indravati National Park is mainly of the tropical moist and dry deciduous type with predominance of bamboo, Sarai and teak.

There are also patches of grassland providing food to large herbivores such as wild water buffalos, chital, barking deer, nilgai, and gaurs.

The most common tree in the park are teak, lendia, salai, mahua, tendu, semal, haldu, Boir and Jam.

The village Kutrue, the main entry point of the park, is situated at the distance of 22.4 km north of Jagdalpur-Bhopalpattanam road.