- The list below includes 33 free or cheap things to do in or near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, including 25 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Movie Theaters, Mountain Biking and Walking Trails.
- From Carson Park to Phoenix Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Eau Claire and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Chippewa Falls and Menomonie.
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Bring Your Own Beverage classes organized by a team of paint artists are a perfect way to discover new skills or simply make new friends
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This park has a historic baseball stadium, softball fields, a football stadium, picnic areas, a pavilion that can be reserved, playgrounds, horse shoe pits, tennis courts, a small beach, walk paths and a train you can ride through the wooded loop. There are festivals, fishing areas and kayaking areas.
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Situated where the Eu Claire River meets the Chippewa River is Phoenix Park. The nine acre park offers a walking labyrinth, an outdoor amphitheater and a year-round farmer's market with fresh produce.
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Spanning 30 miles, the Chippewa River Trail takes travelers along the Chippewa River and can be used for biking, walking and skating. In the winter, the trail can be used for cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.
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The park has separate trails for snowshoeing and pet walking so as not to interfere with the mountain bike, hiking, and skiing trails. A bridge provides access to both sides of Lowes creek for fishing and other activities; picnic shelter and pit toilets are located next to the parking lot.
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Situated on Dells Pond and nearby the Chippewa River, Mount Simon Park offers visitors the ability to boat, swim and fish. The park also features trails for biking and hiking, volleyball courts, a nine-hole Frisbee golf course and pavilions.
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The Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market hosts a wide variety of local and regional vendors who sell fresh produce as well as an array of other wares. The market is open between May and November.
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Children's Museum exhibits include a miniature city, a kids' construction zone, a show business theatrical area for kids to do all aspects of a production, Toddler Park, Water Works, interactive farm exhibits, and a Body Parts area for hands on learning about the body.
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Located at Carson Park, the museum has exhibits about the history of American farm life, Immigrant settlement and survival, 300 years of history of the Ojibwe tribe, and the historic Sunnyview School and Anderson Log House buildings. There's a 50's style ice cream parlor, gift shop, a 4-story doll house.
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Receive a history lesson at Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum. With a friendly and helpful staff to give guided tours of Paul Bunyans sleeping quarter and more with clear, well laid out exhibitions.
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Activities at Action City include indoor go carts, indoor batting cages, indoor climbing wall, indoor bumper cars, laser tag, mini bowling and a super arcade; outdoor activities include mini golf, a maze, bandit cars, and sprint cars.