It flows in a mostly southerly direction through a variety of landscapes with high, rugged rock cliffs in the north, and flatter, lower lying areas in the south.

It has generally wide, deep, slow-moving stretches interspersed by narrow channels of whitewater.

Starting at Five Mile Lake Provincial Park, the canoe route is about 98 kilometres (61 mi) long, requiring 5 days.

[4] Over the period 1980 to 2022, the Aubinadong River has an average mean flow of 17.6 cubic metres per second (620 cu ft/s).

[1] Notable features of the park are its wild nature that provide habitats to a wide variety of amphibian, reptile, and bird species (including hawks, kingfishers, ravens, swallows, and possibly peregrine falcons).