The parks are in the traditional Country of the Wathi Wathi, Daddi Daddi, Mutthi Mutthi and Nari Nari Aboriginal peoples. They are important in protecting part of a rich cultural landscape which includes significant Aboriginal cultural heritage as well as shared heritage associated with the former 160-year-old Yanga Station.
The Yanga parks protect significant vegetation and landscape types within the largely cleared Riverina Bioregion, that are poorly represented in the reserve system at a national and state level. These include part of the third largest contiguous stand of river red gum forest in Australia. A range of threatened species are also found there.
As well as providing a scenic open air museum, the Yanga parks provide for boating and fishing, camping and birdwatching. These parks were not impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires.
This is the first plan of management for these parks.