The national park comprises the southern part of the 160-kilometre (99 mi) long mountain range, called Lofotenveggen (translated from Norwegian as "Lofoten Wall").

The purpose of the creation of Lofotodden National Park is to preserve the natural, cultural and historical values of the landscape, little affected by human intervention.

The park area includes significant and diverse ecosystems, such as rubble forests, bogs, cliffed coast, and sand dunes.

[3] The rocky terrain of the protected area is very rugged and difficult to access in places, but there are many trails and a few crossings of the mountain range.

During the Second World War, there was an equipment warehouse and between 1952 and 1963 the Norwegian Ministry of Defense used the site as a military firing range.