I absolutely adore living so close to a park. In the spring through fall, when the weather is nice, the park is active with families and college students enjoying the sun. I love how there is a play ground for kids to play with, and a place for people to rent/store their boats! The mini beach that they have is adorable as well.
In addition, I feel like this park has enough space for everybody's activities from frisbee to soccer to playing a game of basketball in the courts they have provided.
There is a bounty of street parking around the park, and you don't have to park that far away from this amazing park! There isn't any paid parking or a parking lot nearby which is totally ok!
This park is amazing. With a great view of the lake and having a lot of green space, you will forget that you're in the middle of downtown Madison!