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    Midland Park

    5.0 (1 review)
    Open 4:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Vilas Park - Huge plowed ice rink

    Vilas Park

    3.7(3 reviews)
    0.7 miVilas

    Sometimes I forget how massive this park is! Vilas Park abuts the Henry Vilas Zoo and offers tons…read moreof green field space, two playgrounds (including the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe slide that's been there forever), a beach, and a fair amount of parking if you can figure out how to get to it. I've attended a few birthday parties here, spent a few afternoons on the beach looking at Lake Wingra, and hiked through to get to the zoo when parking in the surrounding neighborhood. If there's a park activity you want to partake in, Vilas probably has it. I have yet to make it to the park in the winter, but there is a speed skating track on the lagoon and a some other skating/hockey spots. With the zoo being free, it's easy to make a day at Vilas.

    Vilas is a great park with ample green space and an excellent lake for swimming in the summer and…read moreice skating in the winter. While pets may not be allowed in the park, you can certainly walk along the road/path with your pet. Vilas beach offers a great swimming spot and a sand beach. Lake Wingra is a wake-free lake so it's less busy, quieter and presumably cleaner than other lakes around. There is a lifeguard stationed at the beach and a maintained swimming area. Note - be sure to check the City website to make sure the beach is open before heading out, Madison beaches can close unexpectedly due to bacteria (translation -don't feed the geese! They poop & then beaches end up closed!) Vilas also offers a great playground for kids and ice skating in the winter. The only thing on my "wish list" for Vilas is that they would actually pave a sidewalk along the road through the park. You have to walk either on the grass or along the road, which can feel dangerous. It's also a one-way drive through the park but with some regularity drivers get confused and/or impatient and drive the wrong way through there so keep your eyes open for that!

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    Vilas Park - Skate area.

    Skate area.

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    Quann Park

    Quann Park

    3.9(9 reviews)
    0.8 miCapitol View Heights

    We love Quann Park!!…read more It definitely helps that it's minutes from our house and very centrally located in Madison. With 11 acres of fenced in space to rub and enjoy, Quann parks is one of the biggest and best dog parks I've ever been to. There's plenty of space for all the dogs to spread out and enjoy or to play together based on their activity level! I've been here at least a dozen times, with my dog and dogs we've dog sat! I'm excited for spring and the weather to warm up! It's important to note, it's best to access the park near E Olin Ave or John Nolen Dr. And to turn onto Expo way. If you don't, there's very poor parking or you'll walk at least a quarter mile before you get to the fenced in area

    This park is pretty nice. The main entrances are double gated and have poop bags. And the field is…read morehuge! You can spend a decent amount of time going around the walking paths. In the summer, we don't usually go to the fields, though. My dog gets allergies pretty badly, and the grasses here really seem to irritate her especially badly. But she will swim and play fetch in the river for as long as we will let her. The opposite side of the river is not fenced, so if your dog is prone to escaping or getting distracted by things on the other side, this may not work for you, but our pup loves it and always comes back. The other dogs here have all been really friendly. We also almost always find a ball to play with if we forget our own. There are a couple of benches and picnic tables, although they're often covered in muddy dog footprints. My only real complaint is that this place requires a daily or annual fee. I think all city dogs should be able to run around (and pet owners already have to pay to register their pets), so it would be nice if they dropped the fee or made it sliding scale.

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    Hoyt Park - Hidden gem in the woods. Not ancient but very cool

    Hoyt Park

    4.4(5 reviews)
    2.3 mi

    Hoyt park is one of many sneaky natural treasures tucked away within the city of Madison. Easy to…read moremiss, but absolutely worth searching out. I hadn't been to the park in ages, in fact, when looking at the map earlier in the day I'd forgotten that I'd been there before. This is probably because we'd stopped and spent some time at the main shelter, but didn't really check out the rest of the park. Shame on me! We missed out back then; not only does the trail make for a lovely and mostly shady walk, but the history here is fantastic. The park was once a quarry, and it shows because this local stone was used throughout. You can access the park from three areas. First is a footpath next to Hoyt School on Regent Street (street parking only here). The primary entrance is a bit farther up Regent Street, and here is where you'll find the parking lot and the main facilities for the park. Lastly, you can hike down from the the scenic outlook at Owen Parkway. There is limited parking up there and on the street by Hoyt School, so I'd suggest the main lot. Hoyt offers a bit of something for everyone. As you pull into the parking lot you'll notice the stone shelter and restroom facility. There are enough picnic tables in the shelter for a good sized get together (reservable) and a large fireplace on each end. While we were there I saw two different groups cook up something on a teeny fire in there. There's a children's playground near the parking lot, more picnic tables scattered about, and a large open grassy area for soccer, lawn games or frisbee. A basketball court and softball field round out the sporting options. Also, as of June 2015, this is one of 10 Madison parks that will be participating in a pilot program for slacklining sites in the city. Neat! The trail (about a mile total) is a mix of paved and unpaved surfaces. It weaves through the trees and rock formations in a way that really maximizes the 31 acres the park sits on. There are picnic areas with stone fireplaces and tables tucked here and there, and a second shelter full of picnic tables down the path into the woods. A smaller clearing past this shelter opens to a restored prairie area, which was loaded with flowers and butterflies when my friend and I walked through. I noted a few benches here and there where one could sit and watch the pollinators at work. There were raspberries everywhere! At one point we walked past old mossy quarry walls, and up/down stone stairways. There were wildflowers all along the trail, which always makes me happy. We shared the trail with a number of people running through the park or walking their dogs. But beware! Technically dogs are only allowed along Owen Parkway and must be leashed while there (via City of Madison website). I don't know how strict they are at the park if you're caught. Regardless, I was pleased to see so many people using the park in a couple hours time. Unfortunately there are some signs of vandalism once you get into the woods. There are not-so-pretty patches in the fencing where people have tried to get through to the blocked off lower quarry area, and some of the beautiful stone tables have been spray painted. Hopefully the Friends of Hoyt Park are on top of these things; from what I read they're pretty active.

    We stumbled upon this while staying nearby. It's a nice place to go to forget you are in a city and…read morehas many hidden gems if you have time to look around. There is a pyramid hidden there if you are fortunate enough to find it.

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    Hoyt Park - Outside of polling place.

    Outside of polling place.

    Hoyt Park - Some cool engravings in the pyramid.

    Some cool engravings in the pyramid.

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