The park is home to a variety of birdlife, with common birds during the summer including Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Spotted towhee, Eastern phoebe, Turkey vulture, and Grey catbird.

[3] Mammals in the park include Elk, Moose, North American porcupine, Canadian beaver, and Richardson's ground squirrel.

[5] The park has a unique mix of flora owing to its varied terrain between badlands, Aspen forest, and shrubby grassland.

[5] Badlands species that can be found in the park include Brittle pricklypear, Small-flowered beardtongue, Longleaf wormwood, Scarlet globemallow, and Textile onion.

Grassland plants found in the park include Longbeak sedge, Golden Corydalis, Flodman's thistle, Hillside arnica, Rough fescue, Curlycup gumweed, and Poverty weed.