The Harter family farmstead stands as a reminder of the long-time Harter Dairy operation, with part of the barn dating back to the Civil War. Near the barn, a stand of young pines speaks of the more recent past. During the late 1960s, local girl scouts planted 40,000 tree seedlings at various sites in the park providing the start for future forests. The Bridle Trail at this park is the only Metro Parks trail for horses and their owners. Coal mines dating from the late 1800s underlie part of the park.
Many butterflies flit among the flowers and grasses as well.
Hawks circle overhead to hunt rabbits, mice and voles living in the grass and weeds below. Deer travel among the woods, fields and wetlands. Tall Sycamores grow in soggy areas while in a drier spot there is a hickory woods with smaller Hop-hornbeam trees, also known as ironwood, growing beneath. The beech-maple woods has a good display of spring wildflowers. Downstream from Silver Creek Lake, Silver Creek's namesake stream also is of special interest.