Yahara River Parkway — Attraction in Madison

Grades 6 through 8 the school bus system would drop all first bus students off on Thorton Ave right at what was then Marquette Middle School. Spring and fall of the year I would walk immediately across the street and find a comfortable boulder near the river's edge. Some mornings I'd eat a sandwich on those rocks and crust the ducks. Other mornings I'd laugh with friends or eavesdrop on others. From the time the busses dropped us off, we didn't have more than 30mins before the first bells would ring. I never sat the rocks along the shore on any summer day, though I spent many summer hours at this very section of The Yahara River. In winter thoughts of the river would all but go dormant with the frigid weather. Schooling on the east side of Madison, WI in the 1980s was a paradise for the young. I wanted...

Love walking along the Yahara. It's beautiful and a great little stretch of river to kayak, if you're a beginner. They just installed a bench swing that i have yet to try. Walk across Sherman Ave and watch the Tenney Locks in the summer, then stroll out...

If you're looking for a gorgeous place to walk along the Yahara River, this is the park for you! Especially if you have a dog, since dogs are allowed to walk on the grass as long as...