There are several parking areas along the access road, which ends in a parking area on the Mississippi, with a small campground on the right. The area north of this parking lot is a low field where grassland and shrubland species may be found. There is an access road north along the railroad which provides views of shrubs and low trees on the east, and a bluff with tall woods on the west across the railroad.

On Wilkinson Trail, there are plenty of woodpeckers and some good views into the canopy for migrating warblers as you go uphill. Meadows on top of the ridge are exceedingly birdy in fall and winter, with numerous sparrow species present, and other species in the trees at the edges. Open meadows are good for viewing raptors as well. 

Mostly mixed hardwood forest. There is river access with wing dams for fishing. Extensive meadows are maintained on ridge tops with some food crops planted for wildlife, including grain and blackberries.

Wilkinson Trail is accessed from two parking lots along the access road.  It climbs through steep, hardwood forested slopes to the top of the ridge, and then follows the ridge through areas maintained as open grassland and food crop plantings.