 The headlands are covered in grasses and wildflowers.Wooded areas just inland have stands of bishop pine ("Pinus muricata"), shore pine ("Pinus contorta"), and Douglas fir ("Pseudotsuga menziesii").The park contains 95% of the entire distribution of the rare Mendocino spineflower ("Chorizanthe howellii"), which grows in the protected dunes of the Inglenook Preserve.