OPEN: (Updated 06/15/2020): Help us keep the courts open by following these adjustments and precautions. 

• Play with members of your immediate household only
• Pickup games are not allowed with persons outside of your immediate household since it is not possible to maintain 6ft physical distancing
• Stay home if you are ill.
• Consider wearing a face-covering.
• Use hand sanitizer and avoid touching common touchpoints. 

Sports Guidance and FAQs

View COVID-19 for all impacted City services. More information: Public Health Madison & Dane County 

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Madison Parks ranks #1 in the nation for the number of basketball hoops per resident, come check out the hoops in your neighborhood! Most of the basketball courts are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you are planning a new league or tournament see Athletic Field Reservations. 

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• Hiestand Park - Basketball Court

  Surface: Asphalt
  Lighted: No
  Number of Courts: 1 full
  

OPEN: During our current Public Health Madison & Dane County order, disc golf courses are open with adjustments. See PLAY IT SAFE below. 

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*NEW* 

(09/25/2020) Practice disc golf for FREE at Wexford and Westhaven Trails parks.   Select link to park for locator map. 

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PLAY IT SAFE!

Help keep disc golf safe and open during COVID-19 by practicing the following: 

• Purchase and show proof of a daily or annual permit.
  • Available online only: cityofmadison.com/parks/permits
• Maintain at least 6 feet between people.
  • Social distancing must be observed at all times, unless the players are from the same household.
• Do not gather in groups or congregate before or after play.
  • Max 4 players per hole.
• Retrieve disc without touching the basket.
• Do not share equipment.
• Do not leave trash behind!
• Consider wearing a face-covering.
• Use hand sanitizer.

For more information on Parks updates and changes due to COVID-19, visit cityofmadison.com/parks/coronavirus 

• View COVID-19 for all impacted City services. 
• More information: Public Health Madison & Dane County

 

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Madison Parks offers three seasonal disc golf courses. Hiestand and Elver are open late spring through early fall and Yahara Hills is open late fall through early spring. A daily or annual permit is required for anyone age 16 years or older and may be purchased online. A 2020 permit is valid through December 31, 2020. 

2020 Fees

Daily	$5
Annual	$40
Replacement	$12

 

 

HOW TO PURCHASE A PERMIT

• ONLINE
• On-site at kiosk - temporarily unavailable

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• Hiestand Park Disc Golf Course

  Location: 4302 Milwaukee Street
  Bleachers: No
  Lighted: No
  Setup: Adult
  Type: Game
  

Madison Parks are a unique blend of active recreation and passive recreation spaces.  Open Fields are just that - open, not pre-designed as a softball diamond, or football field.  These open fields are available in these parks to spark your imagination, play a game of tag, or follow the leader - or anything you can think of!  Enjoy your parks!

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• Hiestand Park - Open Field Games

Madison Parks offers smaller picnic shelters that may be reserved for exclusive use or are available on a first-come, first served basis when not previously reserved.  Please call (608) 266-4711 to check availability and reserve your favorite shelter. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. 
 
2020 FEES & PERMITS:

• Picnic Shelter Reservation: $35/day, including tax
• Amplified Sound Permit (optional): $60/reservation (6 hours maximum). Please ask when reserving
• Temporary Structure Permits:  $110/day, including tax
• Alcohol Permit (optional):  $55/reservation. It is required in select parks. Please ask when reserving.

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Additional large shelters are reservable online (except Gates of Heaven)
• Madison Parks does not guarantee absolute privacy to any group.  Your reservation will reserve only the facility you are using, not the entire park or other facilities within the park. If you are interested in reserving the entire park, please visit Special Events.
• Alcohol is permitted in most Madison Parks. There are a handful that are alcohol-free. In order to have alcohol in these parks, you must have a reservation and an alcohol permit, which can be obtained when placing a reservation.
• All picnic shelters are open year-round, however, if the picnic shelter has restrooms, these are open seasonally (closed winter/cold months).
• Firearms or weapons are not permitted at any of the shelters. Violators may be considered trespassers and may be subject to forfeiture or arrest.
• **IMPORTANT**Public improvements and/or construction may be underway during the time of your reservation.  The City of Madison Parks Division makes every attempt to schedule around events and shelter reservations whenever possible, however, this is not a guarantee.  Please keep in mind improvements to parks and infrastructure continues throughout the year.  Please visit the Park Projects website for a partial list of major capital improvement projects.

CHANGES & CANCELLATIONS OF PICNIC SHELTER RESERVATIONS:

• Cancellation requests must be submitted to the Parks Administration Office in writing to:
  210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, #104, Madison, WI  53703 or by email. 
• There is no charge to change the date and/or location, if the request is received 28 days or more prior to event date.
• Full refunds are given, at no charge for cancellation requests received at least 28 days prior to the event date.
• Cancellations and changes received 27 to 11 days prior to the event date (counting notice date and event date) will incur a $10 administrative fee. 
• No cancellations or changes will be accepted 10 days or fewer before the event date (counting notice date and event date).

 

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• Hiestand Park Picnic Shelter

  Restrooms: No
  Lighted: Yes
  Notes: Solar lighting
  

OPEN: (Updated 06/15/2020) Playgrounds are open with the following precautions: 

• Maintain at least 6' between people outside of your immediate household.
• Consider sanitizing common touchpoints.
• Use hand sanitizer after use. 

View COVID-19 for all impacted City services. More information: Public Health Madison & Dane County
 

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• Hiestand Park - Playground

Many of the Madison Parks are located in ideal locations for sight seeing.  Enjoy the view! View all Scenic Overlooks

Madison Parks offers many hills perfect for winter sledding. The locations listed below are few suggestions for ideal sledding with a good snow base. Sledding hills are not maintained by parks staff.

The Elver Park sledding hill is one of the most popular and is lit for nighttime sledding during the open season. Sleds are available to purchase or to rent from the Elver Park winter shelter (see website for schedule). 

PLEASE NOTE: For your safety, and to uphold the quality of our landscapes, please do not use the sledding hills without a significant snow base.

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• Hiestand Park - Sledding

  Warming House: No
  Concessions: No
  

Many of the soccer fields are programmed with youth and adult league play.  If you would like to reserve a field or facility, please call the Athletic Scheduler at 266-4711.  Find out more about Athletic Field Reservations.
 

FIELDS, OPEN OR CLOSED?

The best and ONLY way to know if your field is open for play is to call the Rainout Line (608)267-8787. Weekdays the line will be updated by 2:00pm, weekends and holidays the line will be updated by 9:00am. The line will be updated if fields are questionable, if no update by times listed, fields are open for play.
 

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• Hiestand Park - Soccer East

  Bleachers: No
  Lighted: No
  Setup: Adult
  Type: Game
  

• Hiestand Park - Soccer West

  Bleachers: No
  Lighted: No
  Setup: Adult
  Type: Game