[4] Together, the two parks forms a sideways horseshoe or "C" shape with Winagami Lake at the center.

The lowest point is the valley of the South Heart River where it exits the park on the southern border at 588 metres (1,929 ft).

The Köppen climate classification of the park is Continental, Hemiboreal (Dfb) characterized by cold winters, and warm summers.

[13] The park's northern portion consists of lands around the dams of the South Heart River.

Small circular mounds of Glaciolacustrine deposits are scattered throughout the wetlands, a feature not common to fens.

These include great blue herons and bald eagles nesting in large shoreline trees.

Also American white pelican, ducks, grebes, gulls, and sandpipers are found here on bodies of water.

The purchase is to offset the area impacted by Suncor’s Oil Sands Operations in Fort McMurray, Alberta.