Hazel, blueberries, sweet fern, bearberry, wintergreen, bracken and reindeer moss provide lush ground cover.

The Crow Wing's lower reaches are flanked by a river bottom forest of elm, ash, cottonwood, box elder, oak, basswood, maple, willow and aspen.

Due to its sandy bottom, limited cover and dearth of deep pools, the Crow Wing is not a good game fish river.

The Crow Wing supports only a limited number of waterfowl because of sparse aquatic vegetation and a lack of backwater areas.

The Old Otter Tail Trail crossed the river near the Wadena post and was the main transportation route between St. Paul and Fort Garry in Winnipeg.

Nimrod is also the home of canoe outfitters who rent canoes by the day or longer to the aforementioned groups throughout the six-month season and is home to the city park of Stigman's Mound, named in honor of former major league baseball pitcher Dick Stigman, who was born and raised there.