Forest Park

Forest Park: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Forest Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Forest Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.98139, -89.61793. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forest Park

• Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum · museum · Marathon · ~3 km · Must-see
• First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau · church · Marathon · ~3 km · Must-see
• Wausau Dam · lake · Marathon · ~4 km · Must-see
• Rib Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Marathon · ~11 km · Must-see
• Marathon County Forest-Nine Mile Unit · sanctuary · Marathon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dells of the Eau Claire Park · park · Marathon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Council Grounds State Park · park · Lincoln · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ackley State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Langlade · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Dubay · lake · Marathon · ~37 km · Must-see
• Glisezinski Lake · lake · Portage · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dewey Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Portage · ~47 km · Must-see
• IAT - Grandfather Falls Segment · waterfall · Lincoln · ~47 km · Must-see
• Prairie River State Fishery Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mead State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Wood · ~49 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Portage · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tree Lake · lake · Portage · ~55 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Portage · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lions Lake · lake · Portage · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Forest Park

Other parks near Forest Park

• Dells of the Eau Claire Park · park · Marathon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Council Grounds State Park · park · Lincoln · ~31 km · Must-see
• Iverson Park · park · Portage · ~65 km · Must-see
• Brewery Park · park · Portage · ~66 km · Must-see
• North Wood County Park · park · Wood · ~83 km · Must-see
• Robinson Park · park · Wood · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lyon Park · park · Wood · ~86 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Wood · ~91 km · Must-see
• Highground Veterans Memorial Park · park · Clark · ~119 km · Must-see
• Andrew Blackhawk Memorial Pow Wow Grounds · park · Jackson · ~143 km · Must-see

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