Recreational activities at Awenda include camping, swimming, canoeing and hiking.

[9] Geological features include the Nipissing Bluff and a kettle lake formed during the retreat of the glaciers at the end of the most recent ice age.

Much of this area was logged around the beginning of the 20th century, so most of the mature deciduous forests here are actually second growth.

Although dominated by mature deciduous forest, the park has a diversity of habitats, including: bogs, fens, coastal meadow marshes, dunes and pine oak savanna.

It supports a rich variety of plant and animal life -including 32 species of amphibians and reptiles.