Dead Horse Ranch State Park is situated within a variety of bird and wildlife habitats which lends this area well to diverse wild inhabitants. Basically, you never know what you’re going to experience here, and that’s part of the excitement! The high desert of north-central Arizona contains unique and exciting mammals, reptiles, and birds that carve out an existence in the semi-arid climate. In contrast, the riparian areas of the Verde River host a wide variety of birds and animals that relate to and benefit from, life near the water and under story of the lush deciduous vegetation that thrives there. |