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Wabakimi Provincial Park

Provincial park in Ontario, Canada

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Overview

Wabakimi Provincial Park, in Northern Ontario, is one of the world's largest boreal forest reserves.

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Lodges and resorts

Wabakimi Outfitters and Eco-lodge
Guided and do-it-yourself canoe trips, shuttles by vans, floatplanes, trains, fly-in or train-in to 6 remote outposts in or near Wabakimi Park for fishing. A drive-to B&B with 8 bedrooms on Mattice Lake.
Address
Frontier Trail, Hwy 527, Armstrong
Phone
+1 807 583-2626
Website
wabakimi.com
Thunderhook Fly-InsPer person rates: cabins from $1215 for 4 days, outposts from $1055 for 4 days, canoe trips from $2000 for 4 days
A fishing lodge on Smoothrock Lake and remote outpost camps which are accessible by air only.
Price
Per person rates: cabins from $1215 for 4 days, outposts from $1055 for 4 days, canoe trips from $2000 for 4 days
Website
thunderhook.com

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Getting there

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Getting around

This is a wilderness park; you'll be hiking or canoeing everywhere.

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UnderstandClassified as a wilderness park by Ontario Parks, Wabakimi covers 8,920 km² in Northern Ontario.

Get inBy car from Thunder Bay, take Highway 527 north 265 km to Armstrong. Armstrong has access points to this remote park by Caribou Lake Road. The park does not have a front gate.

Fees and permitsAdmission 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 aroundThis is a wilderness park; you'll be hiking or canoeing everywhere.

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DoHiking and canoeing. You're here to get away from it all.

Buy, eat and drinkThere are no facilities in the park. You are limited to what you bring in with you.

SleepThe 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.

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