Outdoors in the Wisconsin Northwoods.

400 Block

A 1.3-acre downtown park and event plaza featuring an outdoor stage with canopy, interactive water fountain, and winter ice skating rink. Hosts Concerts on the Square, Chalkfest, Harvest Fest, and other community events year-round.

400 Block Wausau

Alexander Park

A 2.4-acre neighborhood park near the Wausau Airport with an aviation theme, featuring a vintage AD Corsair II fighter jet, play control tower, playground with slides and zip line, basketball and pickleball courts, and picnic shelters.

Big Eau Pleine County Park

A 1,450-acre county park on a peninsula in the Big Eau Pleine Reservoir with 106 campsites across two campgrounds, twelve miles of hiking and biking trails, three boat landings, disc golf, and horseback riding.

Bluegill Bay County Park

A 68-acre scenic county park on Lake Wausau with a double boat launch, hiking trails, fishing pier, picnic shelters, volleyball courts, playground, and horseshoe pits. Popular with boaters and ice fishermen year-round.

Brockmeyer Park

25.5-acre park with a baseball diamond, soccer fields, a playground & seasonal outdoor skating rink.

Dells of the Eau Claire County Park

A 190-acre county park featuring ancient volcanic rock formations, spectacular waterfalls, swimming beach, nature trails, and campsites along the Eau Claire River. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Doepke Recreation Area

A 38-acre community park near Rib Mountain with playgrounds, ball diamonds, soccer fields, nature trails through wetlands, and winter ice rinks.

Isle of Ferns Park

A peaceful island park on the Wisconsin River in Wausau, reached by a pedestrian bridge. Features walking trails through lush fern-covered terrain, picnic areas, wooden bridges, and excellent birdwatching along the river.

Kickbush Plaza

Marathon County Park

Large park with mature pine trees & campsites, plus ballfields, skating rinks & a kids' train ride.

Monk Botanical Gardens

29-acre park with themed areas such as a meditation garden, extensive trails & a treehouse.

Oak Park

Recreation area with baseball diamonds, picnic/BBQ shelters, tennis courts, boat dock & pathways.

Pleasant View Park

Neighborhood park in Wausau on Sumner Street.

Rib Mountain State Park

Designated a state park in 1927, this Marathon County ridge rises to 1,916 feet on quartzite roughly 1.8 billion years old, formed during the Penokean orogeny southwest of Wausau.

River Edge Parkway

Public parkway along the river in Wausau with walking paths.

Riverlife Park

Public park along the Wisconsin River in Wausau with walking paths and river access.

Riverside Park

Park featuring an island in the river connected by a pedestrian bridge, plus a playground.

Sunnyvale County Park

County park on South 72nd Avenue in Wausau.

Sylvan Hill Park

Popular place with a mountain biking park, cross-country ski trails & a tubing hill with tows.

The Emerald Night Club

Wausau's premier LGBTQ+ nightclub featuring a state-of-the-art sound system, drag entertainment, custom cocktails, and themed events.

Wausau Whitewater Park

Nonprofit locale for competitive kayaking & canoeing, with slalom & freestyle runs.