Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turville Point Conservation Park Madison Parks · 68 acres of woods and shore | Park / conservation area | 43.05043, -89.37206 | |
| 2 | Olin-Turville Park Boat Ramp Madison Parks · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.05552, -89.37742 | Trailer ramp at the south-west corner of the lake. |
| 3 | Olin Turville Park Canoe Launch Madison Parks · paved carry-in | Access / boat ramp | 43.05526, -89.37840 | Paddle carry-in beside the trailer ramp, logged by WDNR on Murphy Creek. |
| 4 | Olin Park City of Madison · south-west lakefront | Park / conservation area | 43.05504, -89.37977 | |
| 5 | Madison Parks Office City of Madison Parks Division | Agency / conservation office | 43.05702, -89.38001 | Manages most of the ramps and beaches on this sheet. |
| 6 | Bernie’s Beach Park Monona Bay shore | Park / conservation area | 43.05705, -89.38910 | |
| 7 | John Nolen Drive Monona Bay causeway | Bridge crossing | 43.06003, -89.38557 | Five OSM ways carry this name across the bay; one is shipped. |
| 8 | Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Monona Bay rail causeway | Bridge crossing | 43.05925, -89.38809 | |
| 9 | Brittingham Park City of Madison · Monona Bay | Park / conservation area | 43.06294, -89.39471 | |
| 10 | Brittingham Boats Madison Boats · canoe & kayak rental | Outfitter / canoe rental | 43.06365, -89.39108 | On Monona Bay in Brittingham Park. |
| 11 | USGS gauge 05429000 Lake Monona at Madison, WI | USGS gauge | 43.06333, -89.39706 | Lake-level gauge. Follow the link for the current reading. |
| 12 | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources State headquarters, 101 S Webster St | Agency / conservation office | 43.07538, -89.38025 | On the lake’s north shore beside Law Park. |
| 13 | Law Park Boat Landing Madison Parks · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.07542, -89.37507 | Downtown landing under the John Nolen Drive causeway. OSM calls it Law Park Boat Launch. |
| 14 | B.B. Clarke Beach Park City of Madison · swimming beach | Park / conservation area | 43.07774, -89.36871 | |
| 15 | Lake Monona limit — Tenney Lock Upstream boundary on the Yahara River | Regulation section limit | 43.09504, -89.37045 | The Lake Monona regulation extent reaches up the Yahara River to Tenney Lock. Boundary only — see the WDNR regulations for the rules. |
| 16 | Yahara Place Park City of Madison · north-east shore | Park / conservation area | 43.08732, -89.35170 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Hudson Park City of Madison · effigy mounds on the shore | Park / conservation area | 43.08999, -89.34271 | |
| 18 | Atwood Avenue Starkweather Creek crossing | Bridge crossing | 43.09107, -89.33410 | |
| 19 | Olbrich Park Boat Ramp Madison Parks · concrete panel ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.09030, -89.33423 | At the Starkweather Creek mouth; WDNR files it under Starkweather Creek and Lake Monona. |
| 20 | San Damiano Park City of Monona · former friary grounds | Park / conservation area | 43.07747, -89.32667 | |
| 21 | Stone Bridge Park City of Monona | Park / conservation area | 43.07502, -89.32862 | |
| 22 | Tonyawatha Park Boat Ramp Monona Parks & Recreation · concrete ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.07182, -89.33767 | East-shore ramp in Tonyawatha Park. |
| 23 | Schluter Beach Park City of Monona · swimming beach | Park / conservation area | 43.07194, -89.33374 | |
| 24 | Waterman Park City of Monona · east shore | Park / conservation area | 43.07086, -89.33468 | |
| 25 | Winnequah Park City of Monona · south-east shore | Park / conservation area | 43.06370, -89.34240 | |
| 26 | Frost Woods Beach Park City of Monona · swimming beach | Park / conservation area | 43.05592, -89.33741 | |
| 27 | Indian Mounds Park City of Monona · effigy mounds | Park / conservation area | 43.05163, -89.33512 | |
| 28 | Rutabaga Paddlesports Paddlesport shop & rental, Monona | Outfitter / canoe rental | 43.04708, -89.32742 | A second OSM way carries this name 1.6 km off the lake; the Broadway store is the one shipped. |
| 29 | Tecumseh Avenue South-shore lagoon crossing | Bridge crossing | 43.05653, -89.34630 | |
| 30 | Lake Monona limit — US 12/18 bridge Downstream boundary on the Yahara River | Regulation section limit | 43.04425, -89.33253 | The extent reaches down the Yahara to the US 12/18 (South Beltline) bridge, where the Lake Waubesa water begins. |
| 31 | Winnequah Trail Boat Ramp Concrete ramp · Winnequah Trail | Access / boat ramp | 43.05632, -89.34964 | South-shore ramp. WDNR records Madison Parks as manager, OSM links the City of Monona page. |
| 32 | Esther Beach Park City of Madison · south shore | Park / conservation area | 43.04713, -89.35845 |
Gauge: USGS 05429000 — LAKE MONONA AT MADISON, WI. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch
Regulations: dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Olbrich Park launch - the main east side ramp, with parking and quick access to the north end weed beds.
Olin Park launch - the west side ramp closest to downtown and the Yahara outlet.
Brittingham Park - small launch and shore access on the northwest corner near the isthmus.
Yahara River between Mendota and Monona - current, walleye in spring, and a productive shore fishery.
Squaw Bay and Turville Point - protected shallow water and weed edges on the south shore.
The railroad causeway - rip-rap holding smallmouth bass and a reliable musky spot in fall.
Belle Isle and the east shore drop - the deepest structure on the lake and a summer musky area.
Spring: walleye stack near the Yahara outlets after ice-out and bass move shallow as the water warms through May.
Summer: heavy boat traffic pushes good fishing into first and last light, with panfish steady all day on the weed edges.
Fall: the best musky window of the year, with cooling water, fewer boats and the largest fish of the season moving.
Winter: a Madison tradition for panfish and the o