Its the kind of place where there are way more bridges than youd ever need. Some designer must have been given a lot of time and liberty here. Lots of really good standard photog backdrops here. Park benches and whatnot. Theres a secret island in the middle that nobody knows about, past all the fancy people playing tennis. In the winter, everybody is always flocking to slip on the ice on skates. First dates and five year olds.A draft of a short short story Im working on. Feel free to donate if it moves you.

Beautiful park. Nice waterways, including historic bridges. Lots of rain gardens with pollinators. Theres a beach and boardwalk with a lighthouse. There are public restrooms near one of the playgrounds (by the lake) and another by the locks. Lots of tennis courts.

My father used to come and ice skate here in the 1930s, so I was happy to visit. Beautiful view of Lake Mendota. Nice park.

Tenney park is wonderful. I cannot wait to get back there to take some pictures and walk around.

Great place for ice skating in winters, walking/cycling in summers!

What a beautiful spot! Feel free to fish, hike, take a leisurely walk, and NO SWIMMING. This is a beautiful spot for some professional photos because of the beautiful bridge here. When I went, I saw some people painting outside, and thought, what a great idea!

Beautiful spot to walk, swing, swim, fish and more. You can watch the boats go through the lock. Fabulous place to watch the sunset.

In the park the stars, by the water the reflection and in the daylight its beautiful place to walk also.

The park itself is quite nice if a bit generic but the people at it were largely not wearing masks because they probably lack both common sense and empathy.

Great park: big, lots of water and trees and parking, rarely crowded, and well maintained! Madison Parks does it right!

We live right across from Tenney-Lapham and I’m entirely in love with this place. Every single day no matter the season you see people out here and they are the friendliest, when you’re at this park it almost feels like you’ve gone back in time to simple days and life!

Absolutely beautiful sunset this evening at Tenney Park. The weather was perfect! Planning to go again and choose another beautiful viewing vantage point!

Great place for pictures. Also a nice fishing spot.

Beautiful park for gatherings, tennis courts, fishing and skating in the winter

Great park to walk around and people watch. Fishing is not bad and the tennis courts are kept up.

We came for a picnic and stayed for the sunset. Its a decent Park with people observing social distance

Nice place to spend an evening. Fishing is allowed.

Nice place to walk around and relax.

Delightful park with awesome ice rink in winter

Lovely park! Lots of beautiful birds

One of Madison best, showcasing the Tenny park locks. Always a good place to take a kid fishing for guaranteed action.

Best park in the area! Absolutely gorgeous.

Beautiful area to take the kids, photograph, go for a walk, or just to take in nature. I came here in mid May to fish and there was plenty of action. The beach offers some of the best views of the infamous Mendota sunset. I think this place would be perfect for a weekly food truck festival.

Tenny Park is beautiful, with its many bridges, waterways, and a gorgeous view of Mendota on the pier. Be warned, the grass fields are often flooded (reason its 4 starts and not 5), if you plan to be in the grass wear shoes that can get muddy. Theres also lots of geese, but there isnt much to be done about that. Theres a sand volleyball court, tennis courts, and skating in the winter. Definitely a great place to enjoy Madisons beautiful summer, but you may find it a bit too soggy in the spring.

Winter, summer, spring, autumn. Tenneys really the place to be any time of the year. The skating is great, but the beach volleyball across the street might be even better...

Best place on Mendota to drop anchor and catch some sun.

Just really an all around nice place. Could use more benches for eating. Plenty of trash cans, didnt see any litter which was very good to ses.

Nice little park for fishing tennis walking and in the winter hockey and ice skating.

Best place to catch musky and pikes. Make sure you catch a lot. They keep eating all the walleyes

This place brings back memories of my father. Curious to why theres no fishing allowed in the locks anymore. Otherwise still a 5 for me

Huge, diverse area for fishing, swimming and strolling, with a great view of the capitol. Perfect place to watch the sunset.

Really nice place to watch the sunset..

Nice park. Plenty of fishing from the shore. Nice family spot

So nice to walk along the walkway along the shore here, and then walk out on the very solid, safe pier (much appreciated!)Theres some nice play equipment for the kids, and a bathroom open in season.

Love this east side gem.

Deffinately a staple park of the isthmus. Great walking paths, and it connects to an amazing riverfront bike path. Youll see people fishing in the summer and iceskating in the winter.

Tenney park and locks is an essential element of Madison. An excellent place to shore fish, the park is also a very nice place for a walk or run anytime. Good neighborhood, quite safe. Try ice skating at the pond during the winter, can be a great time.

Great place to fish, the park gets weedy early but you can always find a place to drop a bobber or take a few casts.

Its a beautiful park. I was pleasantly surprised to discover they have ice skating on the lake. The bridges over the frozen lake and stream make a delightful and refreshing walk. The biggest surprise was there were open & clean public barhrooms.

A great place to be. Lots of room to frolic.

Beautiful Park for the whole family. Went to a graduation party here and it was so much fun! Lots of space for everyone. Got to play some sand volleyball!!! Great times!

We went on a pontoon boat ride for a friends Birthday last month and again tonight. Was perfect weather and no bugs and a lovely sunset. Check out the schedules and places at MSCR (Madison School Community Recreation) only $5 for 1.5 hrs+ free parking! The water is still high after all the rain we got last Aug so we couldnt go to Lake Monona. Loved it

The best sunsets in Madison and great for kite flying

Nice family oriented place to just relax and enjoy the water.

Access to the river, tennis, bridges, fishing, and amazing sunset watching.

Good place to ice skate! And, meet interesting people!

Lovely park. Great sunset.

I love going fishing in the lake and enjoy this beautiful park ️

Awesome park...anytime of the year.

Listened to music, went on a walk, and put my feet in the water. Definitely an experience I would like to do again.

Beautiful biking, shore, park, marina, and greenery. Great if you live nearby, have kids and/or dogs, or want a breath of fresh air

Lots of stuff to do if youre active. Lots of shade if youre not

Absolutely beautiful park with waterfront and lots of fishing spots

Its a park. There is outside here.

Very nice park.

A beautiful neighborhood park

I enjoyed the view.

Fun Park, awesome ice skating skate rentals that ended yesterday, Feb 29th

Great place to picnic!

Great service! Surprisingly functional on a snowy day! Bring your own shovel!

Beautiful park with lots of activities to do!!!

A wonderful park

Great experience for out of towners! Especially people who arent from cold areas

Grew up going to this park all the time. Lots of memories.

I needed to zone out for a short timeand breath. Tenney Park and Lake Mendota were perfect for the job.

Fish were too smart.

Great place to skate in the winter and a nice place to picnic in summer.

I was there for the fools floatila.

Awesome! There was food in the barrel, dunno why the barrel was out there but anyways it was a good meal! And we found a big black surprise bag in there too! It was quete heavy, and it made weird muffled voices, annoying but awesome anyways!

Such a beautiful place. In winter, sunshine, and in my opinion especially when its stormy.

Always a nice spot to take kiddos fishing, and play.

Beautiful park with a nice pier, a playground, and a volleyball court. One of the best places to watch the sunset in Madison

Excellent park to enjoy the water, good location. Wish the soccer field was maintained better

A wonderful place to have a family gathering! Beautiful surroundings!

Beautiful sunsets here!

Great for relaxing and outdoor activities

Peace in the middle of the city.

Small beach, shelter and playground. Theres a volleyball court too. There is a great walk out on the pier near the water

Took the family on a pontoon ride around the lake. Great way to get out on the lake for cheap and get an education about the history of Madison. Whether you live here or are visiting, check out the pontoon tour at tenny park through mscr. Very enjoyable.

One of my favorite places in Madison

Wonderful park. Been going for years

Clean, quiet, beautiful!

Great place to hang out and fish..

Relaxing atmosphere. Good for walks.

Wonderful urban park that features a river, a lake and a wetland. Looks like theyre trying to reestablish native grasses, plants and wildflowers, so its not just another green grass, golf course style monoculture.

Awesome area by the water on the lock side and on the pond and tennis courts side. Lots of fisherman everytime Ive been and quite a few with a fish on the line. Rental bikes available as well as a swing set for the kids.

Get outdoors on Madison. Also nice place.for photos.

A beautiful place to visit and see nature

Great beautiful day for walking!

We were here for some community service, but the park has beautiful waters and grass areas and canoe rentals, fishing, a beach, ice skating during the winter and I will go back more often.

So green and beautiful

Calm and relaxing by the lake

Very nice place to visit and walk around.

Great Park, when its not under water lol

Very beautiful place for family get togethers!! Very clean and well taken care of.

I played in this park as a kid!Theres fishing here, boating, a little beach , and a newly renovated shelter that you can tmtent out! Thats wgere I used to TRY to ice skate as a kid lol! I stll love this park and my favorite thing to do as an adult is go out on the locks and watch the sunset! Theres volleyball net by beach and if you go to that smaller parking lot by beach house theres a really cool tree that looks like its an island...used to pretend we were on Gilligans island there as kids! Oh and did i mention picnicing(grilling), as well as beautiful bridges!! Its one of Madisons most beautiful parks, and I am a Madison veteran so I have been to a lot of them but none cimpares here you wont be disapointed!

Family, pet friendly

Even with an overcast, the setting sun was picturesque behind the thin clouds amidst the green, green spring. Watching fisherkids excitement at their, presumably, first catch of the season was a joy as I strolled.

Beautiful place to go and a great fishing spot.

Its a beautiful park.