The park also has a fair number of balsam fir, even though it is at the extreme western limit of the natural range of that species.

The flatter land areas surrounding the park have almost entirely been converted to cereal grain farmland, making the park (and the contiguous Manitoba Duck Mountain Provincial Forest) an environmental refuge for such large animals as elk, moose, black bear, lynx, bobcat, and timber wolf.

Other animals, such as white-tailed deer and coyote, are also found in abundance in the forest, but roam more freely into the surrounding agricultural lands and are thus less reliant on the park.

Fish species include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, burbot, and white sucker.

The area also provides abundant wildlife viewing opportunities, especially in the immensely large local breeding flock of ducks and other waterfowl.

There are multiple campgrounds throughout the park that have varying levels of services, including electrical hook-ups, potable water, laundry, sani-dumps, washrooms, and showers.