While it remains only placidly hot in May and June, the cold sets in when the monsoons come to lash in late July and early August.

In the winters cold increases in severity gradually until the west winds bring rains, which eventually turn into snow.

The main floral species are Cedrus deodara, blue pine, yew, silver fir, horse chestnut and oak.

The World Wide Fund for Nature has launched an ethno-botanical initiative here "to demonstrate the sustainable use of plant resources as a means for protecting biodiversity.

In addition to riding trails, hiking places, picnic spots and motels, there is a chairlift in Ayubia that takes the tourists to a nearby summit called Mukeshpuri for a view of the forested hills.

In September 2023, the park faced a proposed de-notification, a decision contested by wildlife department officials, bio-environmentalists, and legal experts who have labeled it as unlawful.

Concerns have been raised that this de-notification is primarily driven by a motive to expand grazing areas for illicit activities, notably timber smuggling.