The park is part of the larger Walpole Wilderness Area that was established in 2004, an international biodiversity hotspot.

[2] The traditional owners of the area are the Murrum[3][4] of the Minang peoples of the larger Noongar group[5] who have inhabited the region for over 30,000 years.

The park was first declared in 1910 when James Mitchell the Minister of Lands and Agriculture visited the area and was so impressed with the beauty that he set aside 370 ha (910 acres) for conservation as an A-class reserve.

Most similar canopy walks around the world are constructed using suspension bridge-type structures — not for the faint of heart.

The park also extends to the coast, providing a range of habitats from forest to coastal heathland featuring swamp paperbark and a red flowering gum which is endemic to the region.