1
Isle of Ferns Park
Managed by City of Wausau
27 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Wausau
Wausau, WI parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.6% of Wausau is conserved land, roughly 855 acres. There are about 6.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Isle of Ferns Park (0.9 mi), Peoples Sports Complex (0.5 mi), and Eau Claire River Conservancy (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Wausau, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Wausau outdoors
Conserved land
6.6%
855 of 12,927 acres
Trails
6.5 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
43
21 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
35.7 mi
18.8 mi lanes · 11.2 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Peoples Sports Complex
Managed by Marathon County
68 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo North Parking
3
Eau Claire River Conservancy
Managed by Marathon County
49 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Marathon Park
Managed by Marathon County
79 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 43 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 43 parks & preserves
Isle of Ferns Park27 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · City of Wausau
Peoples Sports Complex68 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Marathon County
Eau Claire River Conservancy49 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Marathon County
Marathon Park79 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Marathon County
Memorial Park30 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Scholfield Park16 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Westview Terrace5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Alexander Airport Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
River Highlands5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Sylvan Hill Park81 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Wausau
Gilbert Park Boat & Kayak LaunchFee · In Gilbert Park
Schofield Park Slipway
Unnamed boat launch
Unnamed boat launch in D.C. Everest County Park
Unnamed boat launch in Memorial Park
Unnamed boat launch in Oak Island Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 3.2 mi
- West Loop0.3 mi
- Middle Path0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
855 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes18.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths11.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes5.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis41
- Baseball27
- Soccer22
- Pickleball12
- Tracks12
- Football7
- Basketball6
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Wausau
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 523 acPrivate Park 219 acLocal Recreation Area 59 acState Conservation Area 39 acState Resource Management Area 39 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Hills Country ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 147 | Open |
| Sylvan ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 79 | Open |
| Marathon ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 79 | Open |
| American Legion Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 71 | Open |
| Eastbay Sports ComplexLocal Recreation Area | County | 59 | Open |
| Sunny Vale ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| State Owned IslandsState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 39 | Open |
| Rib River ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - WdState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 30 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Andrew Warren Historic DistrictDistrict
Hmong-Lao Veterans MemorialWar memorial
Peace PolePeace pole
Wausau Railroad DepotBuilding · 1902
Pine Grove CemeteryCemetery
Saint Josephs CemeteryCemetery
Saint Michaels CemeteryCemetery
Wausau Hebrew CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Wausau and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Wausau's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 24.4-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.