James Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden — Local services in Town of Wilson

Interesting place. Stumbled upon it when we were in the area looking for parks. The sculptures have aged, but are unique to look at and creative. There is a parking lot, and trails throughout the sculptures. The sculpture part of the trail can be done within quarter mile to half a mile. It's not very hilly, and pretty easy to access. The trail does continue on into the forest, but there are no sculptures after the first quarter mile. Love that this was free and open to the public. It's a very shaded walk, and interesting to see. Very quiet. It would be a neat place to just come and think. We didn't spend a ton of time here, maybe about 20-25 minutes, as it does not take long to walk through the sculptures. Came with my school age children, and they found it...

The sculptures themselves are a little old, disheveled, and lacking in awe. Most of them look like they were made out of a sandcastle like material minus 2 beautiful statues of St Paul and Abe Lincoln that look like they were actually carved out of stone. The best part about this area, besides being free, is the stunning view next to it. There's a walking trail that goes out from the sculpture garden that if you go in the right season is an absolutely beautiful walk. If it were not for the walking trail the sculpture garden would be rated lower, but I'm...

This was an absolute fantastic day. This location is very unique. And a great place to take the family, while I would exploring the lakeshore. This location has a pretty decent sized parking lot and good walking trails along with historic buildings, ample signage and lots of statues. While the park does not charge, it's probably a good idea to bring some donation money for the box.

Visiting this place in fall would be absolutely awesome with all the hard woods and colors of the leaves. There's also more walking trails beyond the property, which are...