"It was a big success!" The park was further validated in 1997 when Danaiku won an "excellent" community rating from Chiayi County and a special county award for community excellence from the Taiwan Provincial Government. The Council of Aboriginal Affairs also recognized it for successfully promoting Aboriginal communities.
之後，達娜伊谷護溪的成就也分別於八十六年榮獲嘉義縣社區評比績優與全省社區評比特優獎，以及行政院原民會的促進原住民社區發展有功團體。