Escape to the Ontario’s Wabakimi Provincial Park

Whitewater canoeing, backcountry camping and wildlife watching are some of the extraordinary activities you can experience in Wabakimi Provincial Park in Northern Ontario.

Wabakimi Provincial Park is a wilderness park located to the northwest of Lake Nipigon and northwest of Armstrong Station.

The park has remote wilderness with opportunities for wildlife viewing and sport fishing for walleye and northern pike and fly-in backcountry lodges and resorts.

The lands within and around Wabakimi are the traditional areas for several Indigenous communities; the park has a long cultural history.

There are over 500 backcountry campsites at Wabakimi. In the spirit of a wilderness park these sites are remote and primitive. Backcountry travel group size is limited to nine people.

Wabakimi is a boreal birder’s paradise and offers opportunities to see species such as Boreal Chickadee, Red and White-winged Crossbill, Greater Yellowlegs, Spruce Grouse, Hawk Owl, Great Grey Owl and Pine Grosbeak. Bald Eagles abound and Gray Jays will follow you throughout your trip.

Wabakimi Provincial Park offers canoeing opportunities in a world-class setting. Canoeists in the park should be experienced, but have the choice of selecting trips that are calm and relaxing or offer more adventure. Park staff and local tourist outfitters are more than happy to discuss your trip plans with you and help you select the route that suits you best.