Hudson Park
Madison, WI 53704 Directions
Acres: 4.75
Hudson Park, located at 2913 Lakeland Avenue, stretches along the shores of Lake Monona and is complete with 4.75 acres of lake views, ancient mounds, and a bronze memorial dedicated to the Ho-Chunk Nation. Native American artist Harry Whitehorse, of the Ho-Chunk Nation, transformed a storm-damaged tree into a memorial honoring his ancestors in 1991. The sculpture, created from the trunk of a hackberry tree struck by lightning, contains carvings of a wolf, bear, cub, lynx, thunderbird, eagle, and a Ho-Chunk warrior and overlooks the burial mounds.
After careful restoration, the statue was cast in bronze and rededicated in 2009.
Alternative park address: 2919 Lakeland Ave.
At this Park
Canoe and Kayak Launch
Access Lake Monona.
Fishing
People 16 years and older need a fishing license from the Wisconsin DNR.
Eating fish can be a delicious, low-cost, and nutritious meal. However, eating certain fish can also be harmful because they may contain mercury, PCBs, or PFAS. Learn more at Public Health Fish Advisories.