It is a large, elongated, irregularly shaped park, centered around Matinenda Lake.

Permitted activities include boating, canoeing, backcountry camping, swimming, fishing, and hunting.

[2] Its landscape is characterized by 2 types of landforms: rugged Canadian Shield upland with exposed bedrock, lakes, and swamps; and low sandy hills with widespread lichen barrens.

It is also surrounded by several noncontiguous sections of the Matinenda Lake Enhanced Management Area.

This 31,400 hectares (78,000 acres) area regulates land use to provide further protection of the natural and recreational values of the Blind River and Matinenda Provincial Parks.