Oconomowoc River Conservancy Park
W307 N8280 Laskin Road - Merton

The Town of Merton and Tall Pines Conservancy have collaborated to update and implement the master plan for the Oconomowoc River Conservancy Park. The approximately 25-acre park is designed to educate and encourage patrons to enjoy nature through passive recreational activities such as walking, hiking, skiing, wildlife observation and bird watching.  

In 2019, Tall Pines completed the installation of the Hunt Eldridge Memorial Observation Deck through generous funding provided by the Buchanan Foundation. In 2020, a Healing Nature Trail was integrated through the support of  Kettle Moraine Garden Club.
A trail system with wayfinding signage was installed in 2021, and an amphitheater/outdoor classroom along with a butterfly garden was completed in 2024.

Other partners include Waukesha County, the Oconomowoc Watershed Protection Program, the Ice Age Trail Alliance, the Laudato Si Project, various Eagle Scout Troops and Mid-Kettle Partners.

Future projects include the integration of a bird observation deck, goat prairie, xeric prairie, and more connector trails that would go through the park and existing prairie to the river and the Ice Age Trail.