[4] The park is located on the site of the old Klondike Sandstone Quarry, which was founded in 1898 when the Tavern Rock Sand Company acquired the land.

The park features six different cabins that host up to eight guests and over forty campsites with restrooms and shower houses.

The park has many different habitats for wildlife such as the large pond, riparian forest, emergent wetland, and grassland.

Different animals and life forms call Klondike Park their home.

The grassland areas attract white-throated sparrow, dickcissel, and eastern meadowlark.

Pied-billed grebe, Canada geese, and mallards use the deeper water in the center.