 In 1916 the chief surveyor of the Northern Territory, T. E. Day surveyed the range and named it Dulcie after one of his daughters.Around 1920 an early pastoral lease was taken out at Old Huckitta station, the remains of which are within the southern boundary of the park.There was an established population of traditional aboriginal Akarre Arrernte people, evidenced by numerous rock art sites in the Dulcie Range.