The Viking Dog Park will be CLOSED all day on Thursday, July 9, 2026 for the spraying of wild parsnip. Visit our Dogs in Parks for other locations to visit during this time period. This closure is weather dependent. Sign up to receive closure notifications on this or other Dane County Parks properties.
This 77-acre park is located along the Yahara River downstream of Lake Kegonsa. It can be reached by driving north on County Highway N from US Highway 51 in Stoughton. The park offers accessible shore fishing, convenient hiking and multi-use trails, and a 15-acre off-leash dog park with two dog swimming beaches.
The park is unique in that much of the land is on peninsulas that extend into the Yahara River, providing scenic water vistas not found at many county parks. A portion of the Lower Yahara River Trail, a shared-use trail, travels along the eastern edge of the park and continues south to the City of Stoughton. Fish species include panfish (primary) and largemouth bass, northern pike (secondary).
