It was established by decree 84.019 of 21 September 1979, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.

[2] The park covers parts of the municipalities of Alvorada d'Oeste, Campo Novo de Rondônia, Governador Jorge Teixeira, Guajará-Mirim, Mirante da Serra and Nova Mamoré in the state of Rondônia.

The Pico Tracoá is the highest point in park and in the state at 1,230 metres (4,040 ft).

The objectives are to preserve a representative sample of the transition between the Cerrado and the Amazon rainforest, to protect about 2,000 springs of three major river basins, to contribute to the integrity of the Rondônia Center Mosaic, to protect species of fauna and flora and endangered plant species endemic to the family Podocarpaceae, and to preserve the scenic beauty of the region.

[5] Protected species in the park include the black-shouldered opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta).