Flora
A partial list of trees and plants found in the park is described in the park's Waterfall Loop Nature Trail Guide. Some are non-native species, brought in by early settlers.
- Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum)
- Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
- California Buckeye (Aesculus californica)
- California Laurel (Umbellularia californica)
- California Nutmeg (Torreya californica)
- California Sagebrush (Artemisia californica)
- Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis)
- Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
- Coastal Wood Fern (Dryopteris arguta)
- Coyote Brush (Baccharis spp.)
- Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
- Golden Back Fern (Pityrogramma triangularis)
- Madrone (Arbutus menziesii)
- Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
- Sticky Monkey Flower (Diplacus auraniacus)
- Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)
- Tanbark Oak (Lithocarpus densiflorus)
- Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
- Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
- Western Sycamore (Platanus racemosa)
- White Alder (Alnus rhombifolia)
- Wood Rose (Rosa gymnocarpa)
- Periwinkle (Vinca major)
- Trailing Myrtle (Vinca minor)
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