[5] The conservation park occupied crown land in Sections 4, 10 and 19, and Allotment 105 in Deposited Plan 116702 within the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Darling, which was previously gazetted as a native forest reserve under the Forestry Act 1950.

An announcement made on 29 September 2017 by Ian Hunter, the then Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, and Leon Bignell, the then Minister for Forests, in the South Australian government described the creation of the conservation park as follows:[8]High value native vegetation in the western part of the Wirrabara forest are being safeguarded for future generations and incorporated into the greater South Australian parks system.

The South Australian Government has approved the transfer of more than 3,500 hectares of land in Wirrabara forest from ForestrySA to the state’s parks system under the management of the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.

The land transfer creates one linked up area for conservation, recreation and tourism providing continued enjoyment for both the local community and visiting tourists.

In addition to protecting ongoing public access, the transfer will also ensure co-ordinated conservation and fire management plus the potential for the future establishment of nature based-tourism ventures.Its name is derived from the Wirrabara Native Forest Reserve and was approved on 16 Nov 2017 by the Surveyor-General.