The northern section measures 267 acres (108 ha) with 4.5 miles of trails, a rocky incline, and waterfalls.

The southern portion measures the remaining 727 acres (294 ha) and contains 8 miles of woodland trails.

[1] The preserve contains the southernmost remnant of the "Spacewalk Trail", which was constructed by Boy Scouts in the 1960s and ran from Monte Sano State Park to the southern edge of Green Mountain.

[1] Armadillos, bobcats, coyotes, deer, foxes, opossums, raccoons, and turkeys live in the preserve.

Plant species include the Alabama snow-wreath, the American smoketree, and the yellow's lady slipper, in addition to the endangered Morefield's leather flower and Price's potato-bean.