Isle of Ferns Park — Attraction in Wausau

A small island park with a nice short trail, and some absolutely beautiful water views.

Ample parking at the entrance which is adjoined to another park.

There is a large open space with street lamps, and a few picnic tables, but not much else on the island itself (no restrooms, grills, trashcans, or shelters, though you will find those at Oak Island Park).

We had a great time hiking the trail. Lots of birds and other forest critters, and several areas with beautiful flowers. There's a real sense of peace here.

Be sure to see the rest of the Riverwalk while you're here!

There are a few Pokestops on the island, and MANY more (and gyms) in...

This park is beautiful!!! It's pretty small but it's absolutely beautiful! It's like you're in a magical fairy garden. Wish I had a kayak to launch off their little dock to explore the park that way. Only reason it got 4 stars instead of 5 is we stopped to enjoy the view of the river at one of the little beaches hidden in the trees and there was garbage, used toilet paper and a needle floating in the river. Absolutely disgusting. I hate people. This isn't the parks fault but something to pay attention to if you go exploring off the trails. The trails and the rest of the park were very well...

The playground was pretty big and had a lot of fun stuff to play on. But the playground equipment was mainly for bigger kids. They had a tiny slid and baby swings but the rest was more for big kids. Hard to climb stuff that is. The merry go round was neat it had stuff to climb and hang on. The walking trails are pretty well maintained but I did have to walk over a couple of down trees. They had a few little beach areas to stop at with picnic tables. And it was dog friendly as long as they...