The park is located on the traditional country of the
Malgana people. Edel Land was an important place for
Indigenous Australians. Tools were created using stone from a natural quarry at Crayfish Bay. Food was available in the form of fish, as well as the flora located in the park.
Fresh water was sourced from Willyah Mia, on the eastern shore of the
peninsula. The earliest European exploration of the region was by the
Dutch explorer
Dirk Hartog in 1616. Hartog landed on the nearby island, now named
Dirk Hartog Island. Hartog was the first European to land on the western coastline of Australia. ==References==