Wabakimi Provincial Park

10/24/2025

As the sun sets on another paddling season and the frosty nights begin taking hold we’d like to thank everyone who visited Wabakimi Provincial Park!

Stay excited over the winter by planning your next adventure in the park and we look forward to hearing from you in the spring!

Our Facebook account will not be monitored during the winter, but please write to us at [email protected] or by calling 807-475-1634.

All the best!
Wabakimi Provincial Park staff

10/20/2025

We are excited to announce the launch of a new sticker design contest inviting people of all ages to submit an original art design. The contest theme is ‘Connect with Nature’, where visitors can visually showcase the ways in which they connect to parks. For more information follow this link:

Do you love the great outdoors? Do you love creating cool designs? Then this is your chance to let your imagination run wild!

10/03/2025

Wabakimi park rangers completed their last trip of the season last week. Warm weather during the later part of September made for some enjoyable travels in the interior! The crew was able to clear one of the lesser travelled routes in the park between Black Bear Lake to Granite Lake via Berry Lake.

The park would like to give a big thanks to the rangers who had a busy season with over 150 staff days in the interior clearing just over 800km of canoe routes.

We wish all those who got a chance to visit the park this year a great fall and hope you plan on a return to Wabakimi in 2026. If you have any questions feel free to reach out!

09/19/2025

The Wabakimi canoe rangers just completed a weeklong trip from Rockcliff Lake to Whitewater via the Palisades. The weather was cooperative but lower water made for some extra work along the portages. The rangers are out again this week along the Lookout River and heading up to Berry Lake for their last trip of the season. Happy Travels!

08/20/2025

Wabakimi Canoe Rangers just completed a trip through Wabakimi and Whitesand Provincial parks. They landed in Whiteclay Lake to collect songmeters with valuable data for our park biologist. After that they made their way through the very special Cliff Lake and all the way down to the Pikitigushi Lake put-in.

Our rangers were lucky enough to meet and chat with a couple of experienced and friendly canoe trippers, who were happy to be traveling just a couple days behind the folks with the chainsaw! The portages had a decent amount of cutting to do, having been a few years since they were last maintained, but were in overall good condition and easy to find.

The route is difficult but rewarding, with stunning pictographs, beautiful cliffs, and uniquely sandy terrain for Wabakimi. Remember if you're lucky enough to spot a pictograph, please be respectful of these sites.

08/13/2025

Wabakimi is a great place to catch a glimpse of many wonderful species of flora and fauna. One sighting that’s quite sought after is none other than the majestic moose!



Moose are the biggest animal in the deer family,and share Wabakimi with the boreal woodland caribou. This time of year the antlers of bull moose are still growing, preparing for the fall when they'll strip their protective layer of velvet and use them during mating season before they fall off for the winter!



Their summertime diet mainly consists of aquatic plants, lily pads being number one, so it’s easiest to find them in sheltered, shallow bays with tall grasses and lily pads abound. Moose will usually be seen on their own, but a cow and a calf can be seen traveling together as well.



Don’t forget to give these big creatures their space! Bears get quite the rap as dangerous animals, but moose can be surprisingly aggressive and territorial, and you should always give them a wide berth. Stay especially far if they put their ears back or p*e while staring at you, stomp their hooves, or make grunting noises. That’s them giving you a gentle warning that you’re encroaching on their personal bubble!



So best of luck out there paddlers, stay safe and spot some moose!

08/07/2025

Last week, the Wabakimi Canoe Rangers made their way through Brightsand River Provincial Park, working to clear portages and document campsites along their route. The crew entered the park from the Graham road and launched at the boat ramp on Aylsworth Lake, eventually making their way up to Antler Lake by the end of the trip.

Throughout the journey, portage conditions were found to be in excellent shape, making for smooth travel. However, the team did notice some litter left behind at a few campsites, which serves as a reminder of the importance of Leave No Trace principles.

It was a rewarding return to Brightsand River for the crew, with highlights including wildlife sightings and friendly encounters with fellow paddlers along the way.

07/30/2025

Canoe rangers Adam and River are in Brightsand River Provincial Park this week. The crew started on Aylsworth Lake and are working their way north towards McEwan Lake doing backcountry maintenance. Be advised that conditions in the area remain smoky. Water levels remain average for this time of year.

07/24/2025

Canoe Rangers were busy clearing up a blowdown on the route between Baldhead Lake and Ballast Lake this past week. The portage which takes 12 minutes to walk took two full days to clear. Happy to report that this site is reopened now. Be advised that this is a challenging route that does not get a lot of use so is recommended for experienced paddlers only.

07/04/2025

For the first Food Friday of the year, we’re sharing some pantry essentials!

Spices in our camp kitchen include the classic (and essential) salt and pepper. The other staples include paprika, garlic powder, and chili flakes. And of course, any meal-specific spices are brought along too.

Some other handy items to have: Sauces! Getting your hands on packets of ketchup, mayo, hot sauce, and soy sauce can add a good bump of flavour to your camp meals! Just make sure to pack those packages out afterwards.

For our longer (or campfire-less) trips, we rely on our trusty camp stoves all day; from getting water boiled for that essential morning coffee, to cooking up the evening dinner buffet. Most of our staff use the MSR Whisperlite Stove for its durability and fix-ability in the field.

For our pairs of canoe technicians, a double pot set is usually good enough to cook everything they need on (but our Ops Tech Jake did haul a cast-iron Dutch oven around for a short, personal trip once! He claims it was worth it).

Another crucial part of any kitchen gear in Wabakimi is a filet knife or two. Sometimes the meal plan can wait when you feel like having an impromptu fish fry!



What’s your camp kitchen look like? Tell us down in the comments the three favourite things you bring with you.

06/24/2025

Park staff recently completed maintenance and inventory along the Caribou-Smoothrock-Berg River-Whitewater-Smoothrock section of the park. Portages were reported to be in good shape. Recent rainfall has maintained average water levels for this time in the season. Trip highlights included multiple moose sightings and several caribou noted along the route.

Happy Travels and if you have questions about this or other routes in the park feel free to get in touch!

06/12/2025

Two crews were out in the interior this past week doing portage maintenance on the Upper Flindt and Allanwater Rivers. Conditions were cool and smoky for the first several days of the trip but cleared up by the second half of the travels. Water levels are below average for this time of year. Trip highlights included multiple moose sightings and some nice tail winds to help travel efforts 😀