Wabakimi Provincial Park
Understand
Classified as a "Wilderness" park by Ontario Parks, Wabakimi covers 892,061 hectares in Northern Ontario. It is the second-largest park in Ontario (only Polar Bear Provincial Park is larger), and the largest park that is not primarily a wildlife preservation zone.
Since this is a wilderness park, the advice given in Wilderness backpacking, Leave-no-trace camping, Wild camping, and the "see also" pages linked from those pages should be taken to heart if you plan to camp here.
History
The park was created in 1983.
Landscape
Flora and fauna
This is boreal forest country.
Climate
Get in
The park does not have a front gate; one can fly in by float plane to any of the lakes within the park. There are also a few roads in from Armstrong, east of the park.
The Canadian rail line passes through the southern end of the park and can be flagged down.
Fees and permits
Admission to the park is free. The base daily rate to camp during the 2019 camping season is $9.00 for Canadian residents, $13.25 for non-residents of Canada.
Get around
This is a wilderness park; you'll be hiking or canoeing everywhere.
See
The beauties of nature.
Do
Hiking and canoeing. You're here to get away from it all.
Buy
There are no facilities in the park. You are limited to what you bring in with you.
Eat
There are no facilities in the park. You are limited to what you bring in with you.
Drink
There are no facilities in the park. You are limited to what you bring in with you.
Sleep
Lodging
Camping
Backcountry
The park's campsites are classed as "Backcountry Camping" by Ontario Parks - they are first-come-first-served. While there are over 500 campsites throughout the park, the park does cover 892,061 ha.
Permits can be purchased online at https://reservations.ontarioparks.com/backcountry/ up to two weeks before your trip.
Stay safe
Go next
| Routes through Wabakimi Provincial Park |
| Winnipeg ← Sioux Lookout ← | W  |
→ Longlac → Toronto |