Continent |
North America |
Country |
Wisconsin (USA) |
Next Big City |
Madison |
Next Town |
Madison |
Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Lake Mendota / Burrows Search Add Picture Edit
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Chop |
Hazards: |
Bridge, None |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Largest chop of all spots to ride in Madison. This is good and bad.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Small |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
There is a beach to launch from but do not launch from the beach with life guards. Grassy rigging.
Weather
|
Spring:
|
Normal |
|
Summer:
|
Shorty |
|
Fall:
|
Normal |
|
Winter:
|
Thick |
Season from early spring (April) to late fall (November). Wetsuit needed almost all of the time, summer warmer.
Wind
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
N |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Works in SW, W, NW, N (N is best).
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
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Access
|
Short walk |
Madison Airport. City park on the East shore.
Extra information
Rules |
Zones |
Do not launch from the beach with life guards. Burrows is a little better than Tenny but there are a lot of boat piers to either side of the park which get in the way if you can not stay up wind.
Nightlife
No information