Wabakimi is a remote, rocky habitat for woodland caribou, black bear, wolf and moose. Pure stands of jack pine and black spruce grow from the thin soil, and birch trees grow in sandpits by the water. The extensive dunes have been stabilized by vegetation. Lichens, bogs, and muskegs dot the low-lying terrain.

Wabakimi Wilderness Park was recently established (we had a major role in its creation), and is one of the largest wilderness areas in the world, and at 2,500,000 acres is the biggest wilderness canoeing area anywhere (bigger than Quetico and the BWCA combined, and far wilder). It has many hundreds of interconnected lakes and rivers, and is free of roads, logging, mining or any other civilization. Very remote, it is accessible only by Train, Floatplane, or by paddling in.

Originally established in 1983, Wabakimi was expanded almost sixfold in 1997, bringing the park to its current size of 892,061 hectares (8,920 square kilometres or 3,444 square miles). It is now the second largest park in the Ontario Parks system.

Three waterway provincial parks adjoin Wabakimi Provincial Park: The Brightsand River on Wabakimi's southwest corner, the Kopka River on the southeast corner and the Albany River at the extreme northern end of the park. All three offer excellent canoeing opportunities and can be combined  in a Wabakimi WildWaters Wilderness Canoe trip experience.