 It is located northeast of Woodward in a portion of Oklahoma known for a semi-arid climate and sparse vegetation.The park itself includes a forest of hackberry, walnut, soapberry (also called chinaberry), oak, and elm, attracting whitetail deer, wild turkey, raccoon, coyote, bobcat, beaver, badger, skunk, and opossum.Northwestern Oklahoma includes three eco-regions known as the Sandstone Hills, Gypsum Hills and High Plains.