Vilas Park Improvements
April 30, 2024 Update
Tennis Courts Closed
• Due to significant cracks and damage, the City's Risk Manager has deemed the Vilas Park tennis courts as unsafe and the courts are closed.
• The condition of the courts has deteriorated to the point beyond repair and must be replaced. Budget allocations for replacement are several years away.
• The courts will be demolished after the appropriate archeological study is completed and permits are issued. We expect this to occur by the end of 2024.
Project Details
Project Information
Many park improvements and projects are happening and planned to occur in Vilas Park. While timelines and scope vary for each project, this page is intended to capture and detail each project for this community park.
Project Updates
ACCESSIBLE BEACH MAT
The Parks Division, in partnership with the Madison Parks Foundation, will be installing an accessible beach mat at Vilas Park Beach in 2024. A concrete sidewalk was installed in September 2023 to provide access to the beach mat from Vilas Park Drive. The beach mat is planned to be installed in the spring of 2024.
A beach mat allows access the beach and the water for people with limited mobility or in wheelchairs. The Parks Division installed a beach mat at Bernie's Beach in 2021 which has been well received. A photo of the installation is included at the bottom of this page.
Project Plan
Mat at Bernie's Beach
