[1] The local indigenous Australian people, the Cammeraygal occupied this area for at least 5,800 years.

The park is named after William Thomas Muston, the original European owner of the land and Mayor of Willoughby in 1890.

[2][3] Average annual rainfall is 1,200 mm (47 in) at Chatswood Bowling Club.

[4] Soils are moderately fertile, based on a transitional zone between the Hawkesbury sandstone and Ashfield Shale.

[2][3] Pacific Black Ducks, Sulfur-crested cockatoos, Water dragons and brush turkeys are some of the creatures seen in the park.