Dane County Parks

2020 Facility Opening & Closing Schedule

*COVID-19 Alert: Changes to camping and shelter reservations have been implemented. All reservations and permits must be purchased online or calling our office in advance.

Visit our Parks Changes and Updates Due to COVID-19 webpage for a full list of Park updates.

Campgrounds

Name	Date Open	Date Closed
Babcock	June 18* - view changes	October 11 @ 3 p.m.
Brigham	June 18* - view changes	September 8 @ 3 p.m.
Brigham Group Camp	Open	September 8 @ 3 p.m.
Indian Lake Group Camp	Open	September 8 @ 3 p.m.
Mendota	June* - view changes	October 11 @ 3 p.m.
Scheidegger Forest Group Camp	Open	September 8 @ 3 p.m.
Token Creek	June 18* - view changes	September 8 @ 3 p.m.
Token Creek Group Camp	Open	September 8 @ 3 p.m.
William G. Lunney Lake Farm	June* - view changes	November 1 @ 3 p.m.
William G. Lunney Lake Farm Group Camp	Open	September 8 @ 3 p.m.

Shelters

Name	Date Open	Date Closed
Badger Prairie	July 1* - view changes	September 8
Brigham	July 1* - view changes	September 8
CamRock	July 1* - view changes	September 8
Donald	July 1* - view changes	September 8
Festge	July 1* - view changes	September 8
Goodland	July 1* - view changes	September 8
Indian Lake	July 1* - view changes	September 8
Jenni & Kyle	July 1* - view changes	September 8
LaFollette	July 1* - view changes	September 8
Mendota	July 1* - view changes	September 8
Riley-Deppe	July 1* - view changes	September 8
Scheidegger Forest	July 1* - view changes	September 8
Stewart Lake	July 1* - view changes	September 8
Token Creek	July 1* - view changes	September 8
Viking	July 1* - view changes	September 8
William G. Lunney Lake Farm	July 1* - view changes	September 8

Boating Information

Lake access piers are generally installed by May 1st.

Name	Date Open	Date Closed
SaniPumps (Tenney Lock, Bridge Rd)	May 19	October 19
Tenney Lock	May 1 - purchase permit online	unknown

Other Activities

Name	Open Week of	Date Closed
Disc Golf at Token Creek & Capital Springs**	May 19 - purchase permit online	November 2
Equestrian**	May 1 - purchase permit online, view trail conditions	November 2
Mountain Biking**	Open year-round - ride only when trails are open, view trail conditions
Schumacher Farm - Outside Facilities	May 4	October 28
Silverwood - Outside Facilities	May 4	October 28
** Disc golf and equestrian and mountain biking trails require a permit for users 16 years and older.

Additional Information Provided Due to COVID-19
Open Restrooms - all other Park restrooms are CLOSED

Name / Location	Status
Anderson Farm - Portable Restroom	Open
Babcock Boat Launch - Flush Restrooms	Open
Badger Prairie Dog Park - Portable Restroom	Open
Brigham Shelter #1 - Vault Restrooms	Open
Capital Springs Disc Golf - Portable Restroom	Open
Capital Springs Dog Park - Portable Restroom	Open
CamRock Shelter #3 - Flush Restrooms	Open
Festge Shelter #1 - Vault Restrooms	Open
Fish Camp - Flush Restrooms	Open
Goodland - Flush Restrooms	Open
Indian Lake Dog Park - Portable Restroom	Open
Indian Lake Parking Lot Trailhead - Vault Restrooms	Open
LaFollette - Vault Restrooms	Open
Lewis Nine Springs E-Way Parking Lot Trailhead - Vault Restrooms	Open
Lower Yahara River Trail near W.G. Lunney Lake Farm Campground Restrooms - Portable Restroom	Open
McCarthy - Vault Restrooms	Open
Prairie Moraine - Portable Restroom	Open
Salmo Pond - Vault Restroom	Open
Token Creek Disc Golf - Portable Restroom	Open
Token Creek Dog Park - Portable Restroom	Open
Token Creek Group Camp - Flush Restrooms	Open
William G. Lunney Lake Farm Boat Launch - Vault Restrooms	Open
Viking - Vault Restrooms	Open
Yahara Heights - Portable Restroom	Open

Fish Cleaning Stations

Name / Location	Status
Babcock - Fish Cleaning Station	CLOSED
Fish Camp - Fish Cleaning Station	CLOSED
William G. Lunney Lake Farm - Fish Cleaning Station	CLOSED