Observation Deck

Observation Deck: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Observation Deck

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Observation Deck — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.92168, -89.69148. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Observation Deck

• Rib Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Marathon · ~1 km · Must-see
• Wausau Dam · lake · Marathon · ~7 km · Must-see
• Marathon County Forest-Nine Mile Unit · sanctuary · Marathon · ~8 km · Must-see
• First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau · church · Marathon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum · museum · Marathon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Dubay · lake · Marathon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dells of the Eau Claire Park · park · Marathon · ~37 km · Must-see
• Council Grounds State Park · park · Lincoln · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mead State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Wood · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dewey Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Portage · ~40 km · Must-see
• Glisezinski Lake · lake · Portage · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ackley State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Langlade · ~44 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Portage · ~48 km · Must-see
• IAT - Grandfather Falls Segment · waterfall · Lincoln · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tree Lake · lake · Portage · ~54 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Portage · ~54 km · Must-see
• Schmeeckle Reserve · sanctuary · Portage · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kranski Lake · lake · Portage · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Observation Deck

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Observation Deck

• Timms Hill · viewpoint · Price · ~89 km · Must-see
• North Bluff · viewpoint · Wood · ~96 km · Must-see
• South Bluff · viewpoint · Wood · ~104 km · Must-see
• Birch Bluff · viewpoint · Wood · ~107 km · Must-see
• Sugarbush Hill · viewpoint · Forest · ~123 km · Must-see
• Friendship Mound · viewpoint · Adams · ~131 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak Ski Area · viewpoint · Marathon · ~1 km
• Pine Dells · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~32 km
• Chase Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~62 km
• Porcupine Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~68 km

All hill stations & viewpoints in Wisconsin

Frequently asked