The park covers an area of 68,033 hectares. It extends over the highest part of the north-western Murge plateau, straddling the provinces of Bari and Barletta-Andria-Trani.

It coincides with part of the largest special protection zone established to protect the gramineous steppe, habitat of the kestrel falcon (Site of Community Importance).

The park’s main attractions include the northernmost part of the park which hosts Castel del Monte, one of the most famous castles in southern Italy and a World Heritage Site, and the beautiful villages of Minervino Murge and Spinazzola.