A variety of evergreen trees thrive in the moderately dry areas of the park where they don't have to compete for light with the tall redwoods. The oak, madrone, ponderosa pine, and Douglas-fir trees dominate this community. Their acorns and cones feed the birds, squirrels, and other animals.
Deer eat the fir needles.
Common birds are acorn woodpeckers, chickadees, juncos, quail, robins, scrub jays, Steller's jays, thrashers and towhees.