Hudson Park
2919 Lakeland Ave.Madison, WI 53704 Directions
Acres: 4.75
Hudson Park, located at 2919 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.
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.