Laura Bay protects a flooded forest. Mangroves grow in tidal mud and twice a day the tide floods their roots. To survive mangroves have upright root extensions that act like snorkels. Decaying leaves provide food for a host of small marine creatures that in turn become meals for fish and sea birds. The bay is surrounded by a number of flora coastal communities and there are stands of coastal mallee that once covered large areas of the northern Eyre Peninsula.
 

On the road out to the headland is a large stone water storage tank and gutters which was built in 1914 to collect runoff for local farmers in times of drought. This water storage tank is capable of holding nearly one million litres of water. The nearby house predates the Conservation Park. The residents persuaded the Government to allow them to stay on and since 1973 they have worked to maintain the area.