Token Creek Park is one of the larger recreational areas in Dane County. I frequently visit this park because it contains one of the nicer dog parks around Madison. The dog park is located WAY in the back behind all of the recreational areas. There is plenty of parking and a dog registration board in case registering your dog for the park skipped your mind. The park is SINGLE gated so please be careful that none of the furry friends get out. The park is large enough that releasing other people’s dogs tends not to be an issue. Immediately within the entrance of the park there is a smaller fenced in small dog area for puppies, small dogs, and older dogs. It even has a fun little agility course and picnic table! The main park is quite large(it takes around 30 minutes to walk completely around) with some topography. The short rolling hills are a nice change from the flatter parks around Madison. The park has tall grass and plenty of trees of the dogs to run around, which is also nice from the sheets of ice and short grass in the city parks depending on the season you go during. My only gripe about this park is there are a couple owners who show up with dogs with some aggressive behavior. While is not a complaint on the park, beware that not all of the dogs you will encounter here are friendly. Do not let the chance of aggressive dogs stop you though! 90% of my experiences here have been positive!
Marissa B.
Évaluation du lieu : 3 Madison, WI
Token Creek is a huge County park with a campground, disc golf and numerous group shelters for picnics. It’s also dog-friendly with numerous trails through the park(on-leash) along with a fenced in off-leash area. The off-leash area is at the back of the park(if you enter off of 151) so keep driving back, back, back until you get to it. There is a perimeter trail that follows the fence line which is your best hope for some shade as the rest of the park is primarily prairie and sunny. You can do loops circling the whole park or cut through the middle(over a slight hill) to make your loop shorter. It’s maybe 15 –20 minutes if you’re doing the full perimeter loop. There also is a separate puppy /small dog area which is nice. This area offers some agility equipment but unfortunately that’s not accessible to the rest of us! It’s similar to other County/City parks, there are bags for poop pick-up but no running water so bring your own. There also weren’t a lot of people at this park so if you’re looking for fewer folks, this may be your spot. If you want a lot of canine company, you may be better off at nearby Sycamore Park. Overall, it’s a great option if you’re passing through town as it’s right off the highway.
