Much of the park consists of grassland, fringed by mopane and Kalahari sand woodlands. However, a series of seasonally flooded pans in the south-west of the park attracts a wide variety of waterfowl. Most of Zimbabwe's more common indigenous mammals are seasonal visitors to the area; less common species of note include gemsbok, oribi, roan antelope and tsessebe.
Cheetah also occur. Kazuma Pan was proclaimed a National Park in 1949, but was deproclaimed in 1964 as no development had taken place. It regained its National Park status under the Parks and Wild Life Act (1975).
There is no accommodation within the park but camping is allowed with permission from the Department of National Parks and Wild Life Management. A four-wheel-drive vehicle is essential.