Nice sliver of a park on Lake Monona, with a small beach, not far from Capitol. Good place for a quick rest.

A somewhat secluded park 10 minutes from the Capitol Square on foot. You would never know you were that close to the city center. A beautiful view across the lake.

Its a lake beach. Easy access from road. Alas now the algae are back so there goes that for swimming. Otherwise good place for the kids to swim.

Enjoying the shade and the breeze off Lake Monona on a sticky Sunday morning!

Great beach in the winter. -1 star because the ice started cracking while we were walking on it, too scary.

A perfect little lake front park to play frisbee, swim or picnic. It was a lot bigger than it looked on the map.

Dirty, small, and smelly as it may be, BB is as lovely of a Madison beach as youre gonna get. Maybe just stick to sunning yourself or staying for a sunset as opposed to swimming though...

Wonderful place to sit and relax and smell the lake.

Nice little park, but the grass was very overgrown when I visited, so there were lots of bugs.

Small beach that has a lot to offer.

Bangin views, playground and a hill to see the lake.

Great park with a nice hill down to the beach

Lots of shade, had a breakwater around the swimming area to stop boat wakes and waves.

Best Beach park in Madison Wisconsin ️

Chilling place across the lake. NO BEER ALLOWED!!

One of my favorite places to swim growing up. Climate change and humans have made the water gross, but still nice for a picnic etc.

A hidden paradise...

Great beach. Nice lifeguards. Floating dock and diving board. Playground structure. Amazing family place.

A gorgeous local park! A nice place to come on a sunny day and relax. There are a lot of gorgeous sights to see during any season. A great place to bring the whole family and have a picnic or take a stroll. Theres lots of benches around for public use. Its one of the prettiest places in the Madison area.

Nice little beach with bathrooms and showers. Water quality was good. Theres even a diving raft with a board!

Small beach area but good swimming. Life guard on duty.

Good access to the iced over lake.

Great place for fun & swimming or water sports

Okay park with old play structure and beach. Little dirty and full of algae. Bit of an ampitheater perv feel as well.

My #1 skinny dipping spot after dark. City lights, so pretty

Great Beach off the downtown area to the east. Isnt real big but if youre lucky you could have the whole place to yourself. Bring your beach towel for sunbathing on the Hills behind the water

Aside from passing the swimming test (yup), its a great beach, the only one with a diving raft and a weed barrier. And, its a fabulous for skinny dipping, especially at bar time on gay pride weekend...

One of Madisons great beaches! The sand and swimming area are what youd expect, although it gets deeper quicker than, say, Vilas. If you pass a simple swimming test you can swim out to the float and diving board. The grassy slope from the street down to the water makes this a wonderful park for picnics, hanging out and people watching, reading, or a nap in the shade.

Great beach with a nice big raft and a diving board! Please leave the bathrooms open past 7pm though

Nice set up. Good view

Perfect for the 4th of July.... Sat in my float and watched the fireworks

Great swimming place for all ages. Beach and a playground. Right in the city. Madison water so it could be better if people would stop putting fertilizer on their lawn when they live along the Lakes.

This beach is basically like going to California. It has hills that are basically the same as mountain climbing. It has a diving board which is basically like cliff jumping, and it has a beach with a lifeguard stand which is safe and everyone likes safety. I have been going to this beach since I was around a week old and have loved every single moment of it. Except for one time when I was 4 I wanted some Pepsi and my mom said no, that was rough.

Beautiful park on Lake Monona with a small swimming beach. Lifeguard is on duty, which is good for youngsters and people of limited swimming ability.Bathroom and play equipment. Lots of benches, many in shade, to enjoy the water view.

Tidy small beachfront park in a peaceful old neighborhood.

First Visit June 8th 2018PARK INFORMATION - GREAT 1ST TIME VISITPARK HOURS: 4am - 10pmLIFEGUARD on Duty 11am - 6pmHired by the city of MadisonRESTROOMS: Available lifeguard hoursHANDICAP ACCESSIBLE - NO* See comment bottomPARKING: On the street above the park.The park is located at the base of a smallhill. There is a bike/walking trail toaccess before using wooden stepsto get to the beach area. Benches lineThis walk area to oversee the park andViewing area. Very pretty.FOOD/DRINK: None, bring alongBEACH: Sand was freshly grated/cleangreat for building with sand toys(bring along) and walking/sittingSWIMMING: Buoyed area for safetyDiving board area for those interestedATMOSPHERE: Refreshing area, not largeJust right for a day at the beach.Playground equipment right by waterEasy to keep watch of children safelyView over Lake Monona, City of MadisonResidential 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 a challenge.

A great family beach in Madison

Amazing

Good for fireworks.

Always fun! Sometimes lake water can be a bit gross around the edges but the beach is generally well-maintained. I never go during the lifeguard hours because otherwise you have to take a swim test to go out to the floating dock.

A nice place to swim.

Small beach and a play structure. Bad news, park is very small and requires you to navigate a few steps or a slope down from Spaight Street, and there is no parking except street parking on Spaight. Good news, Spaight is quiet and the park is a nice place to linger. There is no food available at the park or right nearby so bring what you want. Also, this being the north shore of Lake Monona, swimming is unappealing in late summer.

BB Clarke beach is the best gay beach in Madison. There are always a lot of guys there and it is also very friendly to newcomers. There is a grassy area as well as a sand beach. The swimming area has a diving board and is roped off from boat. I love visiting during the summer months.

Fun little neighborhood Beach. Theres a raft and diving board and lifeguards are on duty from morning through early evening. Theres also a canoe and kayak launch and a playground for kids.

One of Madisons hidden gems. The diving board is lots of fun. I recommend going after 7 so you dont have to deal with the lifeguards.

This is a very small beach, but very kidfriendly. There is a wide shallow area roped off and lifeguard on duty all day. Theres enough sand for kids to enjoy,and there are public bathrooms and changing rooms.

Love sitting on the side of the hill and taking in the peaceful setting.

Great little beach with swimming area and diving board. Life guard on duty at certain times. Awesome!!!

Love this beach. Great for swimming. Try to get there early in the season before the blue-green algae moves in.

I group here is better than ever

Very fun little beach. Awesome neighborhood. Traditional weekend late night skinny dip spot.

Only place to feel like home again5

Nice to sit and relax

Fun and quite, has a boat raft you can dive from

Nice little park with a great swimming beach, restrooms.

Neat little fishing spot. Can use waders a good 100 yards out.

I cant wait to go back!

Awesome beach, as long as theres no blue/green algae.

Beautiful sight

Great little park. Well life guarded.

One of the better swimming beaches in Madison, and it the only one that has a diving board.

Swimming area, lifeguards, place to sun yourself -standard, lovely for an afternoon.

Some construction, great swim beach and snacks bar.

Good beach. Theres a platform with a diving board.

Little sandy cove at the bottom of a grassy hill with a protected swimming area and diving platform. Playground and bathrooms.

Nice little beach

Great for family

Nice place on a sunny day, but kinda dirty.

The breeze off the Lake

Awesome swimming spot! Totally dope

Great part for a swim!

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.

Nasty beach. Great spot for a date to meet and run.

Pretty cool area.

Nice walk

Great little city beach

I wish I could describe my experience at BB Clark, however the Nazi-esq life guards have not allow myself or my party to swim.

Tiny

Small beach

A Good stop

So cool

Beautiful Scenery

Fun good swimming area

Beautiful view

Probably the best beach in Madison

Still waiting to go in... Lifeguards are too busy brunching on 4th of July