Mago National Park is located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region about 782 kilometers south of Addis Ababa and north of a large 90° bend in the Omo River. The landscape consists of riverine forest, wetlands along the lower Mago river and around Lake Dipa. Also there are mountainous areas with great views over the bush savanna.

The 2162 square kilometers park lies on the eastern sides of a small branch of the eastern Rift Valley (Omo depression), bordering Omo National Park divided by the Mago River, a tributary of the Omo. To the west is the Tama Wildlife Reserve, with the Tama river defining the boundary between the two.

Mago National Park is the newest park of all the national parks in Ethiopia. It was established in 1979. It is located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region (SNNP) on the east bank of the Omo River.