Sycamore Park — Attraction in Madison

The park is clean and has a decent, worn in path loop around it. It's huge, some areas have higher grass (I've never found a tick after a trip, though.) There are water bottles and bowls at three stations, the area has a high fence with a smaller section for puppies and/or small dogs. Dual entry gates, parking near the entrance. Only the entries are well - lit, so you might want a light in case of clean up or chasing down a puppy after dark. Picnic tables with overhangs for humans, multiple "dog waste only" receptacles. This is a perfect choice for fetch and tag. At night, you can see tyre capitol dome from the top of the hill. No pond, no agility equipment. Not the best option for wheel chairs...

Great Dog Park in a great neighborhood. The kids playground is relatively new as well, so there is enough activity for the little squirts! Basketball and soccer fields as well.

The only problem is that if if rains, the bike path floods easily. On the far side of the park (closest to the recycling center), there is a great grass path... Unfortunately IT TOO floods. They have these amazing paths, but they flood any time it sprinkles (the water from the dog park runs off to it..).

The only other thing of note is the lack of parking. While the dog park area is nice, this leaves two thirds of the parking options to disrupt residential neighborhoods. It would be nice to have...

Large, open dog park. The whole dog park is on a hill, which somehow makes it even better. Maybe it's the lack of standing water for our pooch to get extra wet and muddy in.

Haven't been to the park during the hotter months of the year, but I can imagine, due to the lack of trees in the dog park, that it might not be a great place. Too much sun exposure with no shade at all.

My wife and I live sandwiched between two large dog parks but think it's worth the extra drive to go to Sycamore to let...