Cool place, nice park for young kids to play at. Alot of nature and scenery to explore on the walking trail which goes around the whole park. Baseball games are a good time when they are playing. Can also fish in half moon pond but I wouldnt recommend eating or keeping anything you catch. That being said its a nice pond with a beach at one end to hangout at in the warm weather. Ice skating in the winter. The park also features a football field home to local adult teams and high schools that play at different time throughout the football season. The Paul Bunyan logging museum is a cool place to check out if youre into history, also has an old schoolhouse and other historic items from around the area that are interesting to see and read about. Lastly there is the train and railroad tracks with a couple old buildings. The tracks give a decent tour when the train is running. With all that available and plenty of spots in the park to have a gathering of any size the park is one of the cities main sites of recreation and events. Its not a bad idea to plan a trip here around one of the sporting events or other events/festivals and gatherings that take place here during the year. Its also a great spot to go for a walk and not be bothered if youre more of a private person as well.

Definitely among my top 3 favorite city parks that Ive ever been to. While the open areas and kids playground section are quite nice, what I like most about Carson Park is that theres also a ton of lakeside pathways and patches of woods to explore! And lets not forget about all of the wildlife as well!

Carson Park is a great place to let kids expend energy and/or take walk. Just beautiful in the fall!

Pretty nice park. Big group of college kids out there today, not a single person wearing a mask. But it is what it is. Good place to go in better times.

Went on Memorial Day weekend and it was busier than usual according to Google, but there were still parking spaces available. The bathroom was fine. Running water (not pit toilets). A short walk by the water under the cool pines was just what I needed in the middle of a busy day.

Carson park has so many opportunities for enjoying the outdoors! Lots of places to walk and have a picnic. A great place to enjoy a little bit of the great outdoors within the city! In the years when there isnt a pandemic, its also a great place to watch minor league baseball!

This park is really nice. It has a huge canvas of multiple things for the l.o to play on..has a rubberry turf so very comfortable to walk on. Not too packed.

This was an awesome visit on a day trip up from Rochester. Plenty of stuff to keep us busy for 90 minutes, and the kids asked when we were coming back. Highly recommend on any trip to Eau Claire.

The fall leaves are decorating the park in such a riot of colora that it is soothing to walk through...

Always love going here to get away

Went kayaking on Half Moon Lake at Carson Park. Hard to believe you are in the middle of Eau Claire. Very peaceful place to go if you just want to leisurely paddle around for a couple hours. I dont fish, but it seems to be a popular spot for it.

Great park show casing the contributions of Hank Aaron and other baseball players/supporters. Nice to see community use of the tennis courts. Hopefully baseball will be back when all is safe.

Awesome park THE ROCKS NEED TOO GO! But other than that awesome park.

Toys are fun for the kids minus all the trashy people but its a public park cant expect much! We watched two people make out while sitting on the slide waiting for there child to come down the slide and then continued to yell at him for no apparent reason

What an amazing park. Looking for a place to have a nice picnic while on a road trip we found Carson Park. The playground was fantastic and had so much to offer. Many big and little slides, a Zipline, a rocking boat,a see saw, and so many climbing structures. Highly recommend!

They do a awesome job of keeping this park clean

Nice clean park. Played at the tennis courts, theres a football stadium, and you can swim there. Nice area. Sometimes busy!

Very nice place to visit for people of any age.

Unique place in the city with a nice variety of thing to do with family.

This park reminds me of a park we have back home. It was easy to navigate, had several small parking spots to stop roadside, and we even found some geocaches! Wish it had a little bit better of a water view, but that is nature at its finest!

What a waste of money to put up new toys...the old ones where perfectly fine but eau Claire decided to waste extra money they had rather than feed homeless or even roads. Disgrace. Ill never go there again

Beautiful park to visit and down by the water just sitting on the benches is my favorite. Its calm and everyone is friendly. So many activities in a super clean environment. My happy place is at Carson Park!

Great place to fish with kids and explore the grounds.

A nice peaceful place and very pretty this time of year

Any trees being preserved in small to big cities is great! I caught fish there. Once, almost a keeper. Good for kids to learn before its a fish on the line every cast. Great pavilions for gatherings! Superb park, if people stopped stealing parts. Clean up after your dog or sister please. Stuff happens at the field, but Paul Bunyan is more important and right behind. Horseshoes next to the road. I dont know where to get horseshoes to throw, unless I bring some from home. They need to bring back the ROCKET! Put a sign that statesNo bubble wrap parented kids allowed.

Beautiful, beautiful park.

Beautiful park with updated playgrounds and Access to bike trails and lovely green space.

Love this place! Great for a fun day of relaxing on the kayak in the middle of the lake

Great plac for go whit childrens,for fish o try kanoe

Great childrens playground.

Great park for families to enjoy the outdoors.

Lots 2 do here! Walking, Lots of Pokemon spinners/gyms if thats your thing, play ground for the littlest people in your family! All around beautiful area!

Carson Park is beautiful! Lots of space and tons to do!

Great place for children of all ages to play!

The playground was awesome. Really big and so much different things to do. The zipline and rope/rubber walking was neat. Even the adults were doing the zipline. They even had musical instruments too. We drove around the island and it had all sorts of places to adventure. People were biking, fishing, relaxing in hammocks, and eating at the plethora of picnic tables. So much to do, so little time.

Simplly beautiful place to hang out. Pavilions for picnic, grills for charcoal cooking, playgrounds, and of course baseball diamonds.

Havent been here in years, it is simply beautiful

Went to Chippewa Valley Museum Gingerbread Competition and Judging

Date of Visit 08/18/2018 - Seemingly clean park with a lot of area to explore with the kids. Not a lot of dirt hiking trails compared to other parks in the area. Would rate the park higher if there were more accessible maps - quite easy to get lost. Fairly busy park with multiple gatherings/weddings/etc.

Beautiful park to enjoy fall colors!

Plenty of places for kids, fishing, and relaxing. Also a great route for biking and playing pokemon go.

It is a fun and friendly environment with lots of different play area for all children and adults of many ages.

Kids will enjoy the park with its many activities

Love this park. We just stopped as we were paying through but the playground was so great. Lots of great play and climbing for kids of all ages.

This was our first visit to the new playground. Everyone enjoyed the mini zip line.

Good place to counsel friends.

Love love love the new playground equipment!! My kids(and my husband ) have a blast on the zip line and the spiderweb!! The ground is now a spongy mat instead of wood chips and they have a variety of musical toys too.

We come here frequently.

Very nice stopped for picnic lunch much fun!

The playground is amazing my grandson loves it

Its quite lovely place to walk.

So much fun to be had at this park.

The jewel of the Eau Claire parks system. From a baseball stadium to football games. To a public museum and a wonderful outdoor playground with a zip line. Great place to spend the day.

Great park! Right next to Roadside for a treat after playing on the park Equipment or playing a football game! Love the trains!

Perfect for eating pizza after a long drive.

Great fishing for the kids!

I cant wait to go back to this park! I live 2 hours away but the next time Im in Eau Claire Ill definitely be stopping here again. I only went to the playground but I know this park offers much more. The playground is large and has numerous, new and unique climbing structures. Handicap swings and other play equipment. My kids loved it!

Since the remodel of the park this place is amazing for kids to have fun.

Very nice football stadium. Indoor, heated bathrooms. The food was better than expected. Nice place to watch a game.

Had a blast with my little dude. Only thing that could make it any better would be to fence in the toddler area a bit. Not that watching your child should be an issue. It would just be nice not to have to worry so much.

It is an excellent park with an excellent selection of things for your child and you to either do together or by yourselves only problem is the park was designed for children 4 to 11 years old so its hard for new parents with younger children to find a good activity to do thats not dangerous for a 2 year old or 3 year old and the parents there dont seem to care that there kids are pushing and overall being mean to the younger kids but thats everywhere so 4 stars if it was for all ages 5 stars all day and dont forget to go for a walk excellent trails and a stream you can explore plus a base ball stadium right next to park you can also explore to an extent

Nice peaceful location with great views and lots of shaded areas.

A beautiful park. We went to the Shrine Circus. It got cold and rainy so because of weather the circus was cut short. What acts that happened were good. People all very professional and nice. Definitely would go again. We also plan to take in a baseball game or .... there. Parking is good. Easy access to everything.

This is a great plaxe to play and watch eau claire baseball

Nice place to visit

Gross pond great lake tho

This guy Zach gave us a tour at the express game it was so awesome and my son is a all star of the game thanks you I had alot of fun

A safe and fun playground for all ages and for all needs. The rubber ground is squishy for falls too. You shouldnt leave before saying hello to Babe and Paul too.

A great family venue, wether enjoying a ball game or the natural beauty this park is for everyone

Very nice and enjoyed my time there fishing

If you are looking for a quick nature fix, then this is the place to go. Sitting on a bench next to Half Moon Lake is a nice way to calm nerves. During the summer months you definitely dont want to miss an Express baseball game. Paul Bunyan, Babe the blue ox and Chippewa Valley museums are also tucked away within the park - great for history buffs! Theres more things to explore and do!

Lovely day to spend in the park, taking a walk with the pup.

Love Brauns Bay at sunset

Its been a while since we checked out the play equipment here, and we were pleasantly surprised! Kids had a blast, you could easily spend a couple hours there playing

Carson Park was very nice. I was there for my cousin’s daughter’s birthday. Lots of older trees and newer play equipment.

Kids can play while I fish

If you get a chance, go see a great baseball game!

This is a very good park. There is a football stadium right next to it, and is surrounded by a forest. The park playground is made out of metal, so it will be hot in warm temperatures. And has LOTS of bugs in the summer. Fall is probrally the best place to go here, winter to.

Beautiful, a lot of fishing spots.

Is a great palce to hangout and watch a baseball game or play i the park. Me and my son where there for stuff a bus. I work for Student transit.

Hank Aaron played here as a young man.

Great playground and beautiful scenery

I really do enjoy this park but it gets way too hot. New rubber thats for safety feels about 20 degrees hotter than the wood chip areas. Slides also get burning hot. Go early, before 10am.

The large handicapped accessable playground is a great place to take any kid of any age. There is something for everyone.With nearby picnic areas, you can make an afternoon of it.Throw in a baseball game with the Cavaliers or Express and you can have a full day of fun and entertainment.

Really cool Park you might call it a national forest preserve is huge and lots of deer and other animals. Every now and then you might get to see a fox. If you like to feed ducks if you enter from Water Street make your first left and go to the boat landing. There is always like a hundred Ducks there but remember bread is not good for them, bird feed, craced corn and peanuts they really like. Theres also a really cool secluded Chill Spot up by the train tracks if you have kids during the summer they can get on a little small train that takes you all through Carson Park. Plus the water is good to swim in. Also watch for the hiking trails.

Nice hang out to catch a few fish.. decent bass population, good place to take the kayaks out and chill on some water right in town.

I love baseball and football and nature

A beautiful park with that offers so many different things. Huge playground for kids, or take a train ride on Sundays! Go fishing. Watch the ducks. Check out an Express game.

Great place to relax and enjoy a ball game or outdoors with family and friends!

Carson Park is always beautifully serene, clean and well kept. Halfmoon Lake is beautiful, and easily accessible from several points of the park. There are tall trees, playgrounds, and of course Carson Ballpark - which has baseball games, kickball tournaments, and much more.If youre looking for a sporting event to attend, or even just a small escape from crazy city life, this is the place for you!

This is one of my favorite parks in the city. The playground is a fun place for kids of all ages (including my 40 year old self), there is a ton of open space to play catch, frisbee, or whatever, and there are lots of grills and picnic tables. Its also pretty easy for my family to get there on our bikes. Bonus.

Great area to walk around in. Randomly came upon a lumberjack contest and that was pretty cool. Very nice area!

Fun park for the whole family. So much to do there. Fish, swim or play on the large playground.

Historic and iconic. Whats not to love?

Kids had a Blast. Very nice set up

Great place numerous locations for family fun from hiking and fishing to grilling and family fun at the different playgrounds just over all a nice place to spend a day

Kids have room to play

Has something to do for all ages

Great park for families!

Cool little stadium!