On the Polish side it was called Pieniński Park Narodowy, while the Slovak part of the Pieniny Mountains was a national nature reserve.

Vysoké skalky is located in the Lesser Pieniny range, which forms a boundary ridge between Slovakia and Poland, consisting of several smaller cliffs.

In the south and southwest, bordering the Tatra National Park, the protective belt reaches the Popradská kotlina basin and the Ždiarska brázda furrow.

Before the deforestation, the basins and furrows were covered by beech forests, which no longer grow in the Tatras with a small exception of the Belianske Tatry reforestation project.

[1] The national park is home to mammals including the brown bear, the wolf, the lynx, the chamois, the river otter and the alpine marmot.

[1] The national park is known for its natural environment, including the Dunajec River Gorge, which is a rafting and hiking location.

[citation needed] The park offers traditional folklore and architecture, especially the village of Červený Kláštor with the Museum of National Culture.