Along the coastal edge, giant Sitka spruce dominate the Spruce Fringe forest community. The most exposed shoulder of the Spruce Fringe is stunted by wind and spray, forming a distinctive, wind-sheared knee timber that buffers the inner forest from the full force of Pacific weather systems. Overseeing this deformed margin, lofty Sitka spruce standing 50 to 90 meters tall survey the sea.

The West Coast Trail is a 75 km (47 mile) backpacking route along temperate rainforest, sandstone cliffs, waterfalls, caves, sea arches, sea stacks and beaches.