[2][5] The conservation park occupies land in sections 255 and 256 of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Monbulla.

A wetland called Green Swamp located in its south-west was described in 1990 as “a semi-permanent wetland of approximately 10 hectares (25 acres)” while in its south-east corner, there is a “small disused quarry.” [2][5] It originally acquired protected area status as one of two parcels of land proclaimed as a fauna sanctuary on 19 February 1970 under the Fauna Conservation Act 1964-1965 with the other parcel being located in the Hundred of Penola.

[3][7] The land was reported in 1990 as being previously used for grazing on the basis of the condition of the vegetation and the presence of a well at the edge of the Green Swamp.

[4] In 1980, the conservation park's listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate argued it to be significant for the following reasons:[8] A fine reserve preserving a range of habitat types representative of the stranded dune and swale terrain of the lower south-east of South Australia.

River red gum flats have sandy, mottled-yellow duplex soil.In 1990, the following vegetation associations were present: As of 1990, visitation consisted of use “mainly by local residents and schools groups” and “occasional” use for “bush camping.”[5] The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.