OPEN: (Updated 06/04/2020): 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. 
• More information

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 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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• Wingra Park and Boat Livery - Basketball Court

  Surface: Asphalt
  Lighted: No
  Number of Courts:
  

OPEN WITH PRECAUTIONS - HELP KEEP PIERS OPEN AND SAFE!
As of 04/09/2020: Piers are installed at Marshall, Olbrich, Olin, Tenney and Warner and may be used with the following precautions:

• One Person per Pier - please take turns and be courteous of others 
• Common Touchpoints - use gloves, and hand sanitizer or disinfectant wipes
• Daily and Annual Permits - may be purchased ONLINE only, iron rangers are temporarily removed

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Launch your watercraft or ATV!

Surrounded by over 15,000 acres of lakes, accessing the water is easy in Madison and surrounding communities with your Lake Access Permit.  A daily or annual Lake Access Permit is required year-round for launching a motorboat, sailboat, iceboat, canoe, kayak, or ATV from a designated lake access parking lots (see locations below). Piers are in place early/mid-spring through fall. 

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LAKE ACCESS PERMIT (Ordinance 8.215):
• A daily or annual Lake Access Permit is required year-round for launching a motorboat, sailboat, iceboat, canoe, kayak, or ATV from a designated lake access parking lot and may be purchased ONLINE.
• The permit is valid for the issue year through March 31 of the following year at designated launch sites in Madison, Monona and Dane County (see brochure map).
• The permit should be displayed on the inside driver's side windshield 

DESIGNATED CITY OF MADISON LAUNCH LOCATIONS BY LAKE

LAKE MONONA: Law, Olbrich, Olin 
LAKE MENDOTA: Marshall, Spring Harbor, Tenney, Warner

LAUNCH AREA PARKING RULES AND TIPS (Ordinance 8.16):

• Long stalls are for parking vehicles with trailers only. 
• Regular-size stalls are for parking vehicles with no trailer only. 
• Parking on the grass is prohibited.
• When the launch parking lot is full, you must find an alternative launch site
• Violators are subject to a citation. 

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• Wingra Park and Boat Livery - Boat Launch

  Lake Access Permit Required: No
  
  Notes: No trailer parking available.

Madison Parks offers various locations to launch a canoe or kayak and is allowed at all of Madison Parks motorboat launch sites. Additionally, the parks listed below have a specially designated area for launch.

If you are looking to store your kayak or canoe in a park, please visit the storage webpage.

James Madison Park pier update (07/31/19): The pier at James Madison Parks sustained significant damaged during the flood of 2018 and was removed. Due to FEMA regulations and approvals, the replacement of this pier has been delayed. Unfortunately, we do not have a timeline for its replacement.  View all Canoe & Kayak Launch Sites

Interested in getting out on one of Madison's lakes but you don't have your own watercraft? No problem! We have partners at locations throughout the city offering these great lake amenities!

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• Madison Boats at Wingra Park

  Location: 824 Knickerbocker St
  Telephone: (608) 233-5332
  More Information: Madison Boats at Wingra Park
  Notes: Available: Canoes, single and tandem kayaks, stand up paddleboards, paddle boats, water mats, fishing boats and pontoon boats

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Parking lots are available in these parks for the programs or events in these parks.  Parking lots are available from 4:00 am to 10:00 pm. Overnight parking is not allowed.  Parking regulations specific to that park are posted at the entrance of the park. View all Parking Lots

OPEN: (Updated 06/15/2020) Under the Forward Dane Phase 2, playgrounds are open. You may continue to see a "closed" sign, as the process to remove system-wide may take several weeks.  Please use 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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• Wingra Park and Boat Livery - Playground

MANY OPEN: high use locations are open as a phased-in plan due to limited staffing to safely clean each facility. As of 06/19/2020, the following restrooms, listed alphabetically by park name, are open. You may anticipate these to be open daily by 10:00am, until posted otherwise. 

New signage once open includes:
RESTROOM GUIDELINES

• Help us keep restrooms OPEN AND CLEAN. Put trash in receptacles.   
• Maintain 6' physical space with members outside of your household.
  • Based on restroom size, this may mean one person at a time or every other stall. 
• Wash hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water.

FOR MORE PARK CHANGES AND UPDATES 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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Restrooms are located throughout the parks system and in most cases in a park with a reservable shelter.  Most of the restrooms are available only during the summer months. Restrooms available during the winter months include those open for winter activities at the following parks:   Tenney, Vilas, Elver, Olbrich, Warner and Westmorland Parks.

No firearms or weapons are permitted on this property. Violators are considered trespassers and subject to forfeiture or arrest.

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• Wingra Park Boathouse

  Lighted: Yes
  Open Year-Round: No
  
  Notes: Restroom facilities are open when Madison Boats is open.

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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• Wingra Park - Soccer

  Bleachers: No
  Lighted: No
  Setup: Youth
  Type: Game