The glaciers that covered much of Ontario during the last Ice Age left their marks on the Wasaga Beach area. As ancient Lake Algonquin receded, a series of shorelines were left behind. These ancient beach ridges played an important role in determining the Wasaga landscape today.

These unique geological features have preserved over 10,000 years of history, painting a picture of the forces that have shaped our landscape today. These forest covered landforms are researched and studied for their ability to host threatened natural habitats and provide interesting relationships between events of the past and today's natural occurrences.

Unique vegetation includes yellow puccoon, ground juniper, butterfly weed, New Jersey tea, and a rare arctic flower, Hobell's rock cress.
The grass and shrub area gradually turns into a forest of pine and oak interspersed with bogs between the beach ridges. Various ferns, sedges, dogwood, holly and ash grow here.

White-tailed deer are frequent visitors to the park, while smaller animals like the snowshoe hare, porcupine, and raccoon are more common. Some 232 species of bird have been identified here. Shorebirds include various types of gulls, plovers, sandpipers and the sanderling. Warblers, sparrows, owls and the pileated woodpecker can be spotted in the sand dune area of the park.