B.B. Clarke Beach Park — Attraction in Madison

First Visit June 8th 2018 PARK INFORMATION - GREAT 1ST TIME VISIT

PARK HOURS: 4am - 10pm

LIFEGUARD on Duty 11am - 6pm Hired by the city of Madison

RESTROOMS: Available lifeguard hours

HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE - NO See comment bottom

PARKING: On the street above the park. The park is located at the base of a small hill. There is a bike/walking trail to access before using wooden steps to get to the beach area. Benches line This walk area to oversee the park and Viewing area. Very pretty.

FOOD/DRINK: None, bring along

BEACH: Sand was freshly grated/clean great for building with sand toys (bring along) and walking/sitting

SWIMMING: Buoyed area for safety Diving board area for those interested

ATMOSPHERE: Refreshing area, not large Just right for a day at the beach. Playground equipment right by water Easy to keep watch of children safely View over Lake Monona, City of Madison Residential neighborhood

*HANDICAP COMMENT - NO, But not impossible if by use of boat landing. Not sure how to access it or if locked. Right next to bathroom building and beach area. Otherwise the park is on a slanted hill looking down from the road making it...

Probably one of the smallest and lesser known beaches of Madison, WI. Often has no city staff nearby for basically the entire day, and it is usually less clean than the other larger beaches.

3/1/2023 Update: The beach drastically changed since I reviewed it/visited it. There were 2-3 houses left of where the lifeguard post was, and there was no playground structure. It now has its own dedicated park building and a parking area. Previously, this beach had a very steep hill to go down to...

Everything about the beach is great that's very oceany. There's waves. And it's actually deeper than some of the other beaches throughout Madison. Water was brisk and wonderful. There is a really great beach house with a shower lots of changing rooms and toilets. The only downside and the only reason I gave it four stars instead of five is parking. There is parking on the street but it's for only 2 hours and I think it said no parking on Tuesday. Other than that...