The City of Madison Parks Division has 13 beaches, 10 of which have lifeguard services. The Public Health Department monitors the daily condition of the beaches. Please be sure to check Public Health Madison & Dane County Beach Conditions for daily closings and conditions.

Regional Beaches:
BB Clarke Beach, 835 Spaight St.
Olbrich Park Beach, 3527 Atwood Ave
Tenney Park Beach, 1414 E. Johnson St.
Vilas Park Beach, 702 S. Randall St.

Neighborhood Beaches:
Bernies Beach, 901 Gilson St.
Esther Beach, 2802 Waunona Way
James Madison Park Beach, 614 E. Gorham St.
Olin Park Beach, 1156 Olin-Turville Court
Spring Harbor Beach, 1918 Norman Way
Warner Park Beach, 2930 N. Sherman Ave.


Pre-season Regional Beach Lifeguard Services hours:
(please note, these are weather dependant) 
• May 25 – May 27: Regional Beaches - Noon – 4p.m.
• June 1 & 2: Regional Beaches - Noon – 4p.m
• June 8 & 9, Noon - 7:00p.m.
• June 10-13, 4p.m. - 8p.m.

Regular Season Hours begin Friday, June 13- Daily:
Beginning Friday, June 13, Regional Beaches will have lifeguard services 11a.m. – 7p.m. and Neighborhood Beaches will have lifeguard services 12:30p.m. – 4:30p.m.

Please remember that Madison Parks provides the lifeguard services for the Madison Park public beaches and the water quality conditions are monitored by Public Health Madison & Dane County.  Please be sure to check Public Health Madison & Dane County Beach Conditions for daily closings and condition reports.

Reminder to all beach and park patrons: Please DO NOT feed waterfowl. There is a strong correlation between waterfowl populations and beach closings due to high bacteria counts. Feeding them only encourages them to stay near the beaches. Also, dogs are not allowed at any of the Madison beaches. Dogs are only allowed in designated dog parks.