During the Qing Dynasty rule of Taiwan, Fongshan was an important military area.

During the Japanese rule, the Japanese viewed Kaohsiung as a base to develop the southern region of Taiwan and started to deploy armies and set up warehouses there called the Fongshan Warehouse.

After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, the Kuomintang government continued the military purpose of the camp until 1979, when the camp was deemed no longer suitable for military purposes.

Civic group which advocated environmental protection and arts began to lobby for an ecological metropolitan park.

The park is accessible within walking distance south from Weiwuying Station of Kaohsiung MRT.