The park is located about 34 km out of Harare, off the Harare-Bulawayo highway. The beautiful views of the lake, the wildlife and the proximity to Harare make it an ideal destination for nature lovers- once embraced by the serenity of the park; it is hard to imagine the sprawling urban jungle called Harare is only a few kilometres away.
The park is about 61km 2 in size and is covered by high veld vegetation dominated by Brachystegia and miombo woodland with intermittent views of the lake. About 400 species call Lake Chivero home and in 2013 the park was declared a RAMSAR wetland site. The park is also host to white rhino, giraffe, zebra and wildebeest among others.