Wexford Park
Parks and Natural Areas
Wexford Playground
Stricker’s Pond
In Our Neighborhood:
Wexford Park
In our own neighborhood one of the best city parks is located at Sawmill and Westfield Rd. Amenities includes a large playground for toddlers and children 5-12 years old, tennis, pickleball, basketball, volleyball, soccer and baseball fields, ice skating rink, disc golf, trails in woods, seasonal restroom, and a reservable park shelter.
20.6 acres
Stricker's Pond Conservation Park
7214 Longmeadow Road
This glacial kettle pond is an excellent place to view migrating waterfowl during spring and fall. The adjacent woods and restored prairie provide a diverse habitat for a variety of wildlife. Beautiful any time of the year.
Waterfowl spotted in the area include blue-winged teal, great blue herons, wood ducks, green herons, mallard ducks, Canada geese, cattle egrets, black-crowned night herons and double-crested cormorants.
0.8 miles of paved and dirt trails/sidewalk/quiet road on 30 acres in Middleton/Madison encircling the pond. Just a block away from Tiedeman Pond Conservancy Area.
Wexford Prairie
Between Longmeadow Rd and Middleton St. is our own greenspace maintained by the Wexford Neighborhood. Includes a beautiful native prairie, picnic table, and grassy playing field.
Paved path through the park
Green Spaces/Bike/Walking Paths
The neighborhood association maintains large green spaces that connect the entire neighborhood.
Within these green spaces you will enjoy 3.7 miles of asphalt paths which allow easy access from one end to the other of our neighorhood while avoiding roads.
Wexford Prairie
Nearby Places:
Blackhawk Park
9252 Old Sauk Road
9.6 acres
Everglade Park
406 Everglade Drive
3.8 acres
Haen Family Park
7702 Tree Lane
4.25 acres
Junction Ridge Park
8502 Elderberry Road
9.85 acres
Kettle Pond
5805 Old Middleton Road
The retreat of the glacier 10,000 years ago left many "kettle holes" in the Madison area. A pond surrounded by woods provides habitat for a variety of wildlife in this small park.
0.4 miles of dirt trails on 8 acres
Mineral Point Park
126 South Yellowstone Drive
8.5 acres
Owen Conservation Park
6021 Old Sauk Road
On a hilltop overlooking Madison's west side, this park was the farm and personal retreat of former University Professor Edward T. Owen. Today, prairies and oak savannas have risen like a phoenix to reclaim the landscape. Cone flowers, goldenrod, and bluestem are among the many plants that yield a harvest of ever changing color and texture throughout the year.
3.4 miles of trails on 93 acres.
Pheasant Branch Conservancy
4864 Pheasant Branch Rd, Middleton
This beautiful conservancy consists of upland oak savanna and low land wetland prairies. 3.3 mile loop of pedestrian and bicycle trails along with bird watching, and interpretative signage. A stunning place to go any time of year.
682 acres
Sauk Creek Park
402 North High Point Road
4.17 acres
Swalltail Park
901 Swallowtail Drive
3.51 acres
Tiedeman Pond Conservancy Area
7312 Voss Parkway, Middleton
Glacial kettle pond with nature trail encircling the pond which consists of an asphalt pedestrian/biking trail and a long boardwalk on the east side.
Home to a variety of wildlife with a viewing platform on the west shore.
25 acres
Walnut Grove Park
202 North Westfield Road
20.17 acres
Volleyball in Wexford Park
Ice skating in Wexford Park
Walking paths in Wexford Park
Beautiful landscaping by volunteers
Map of Strickers and Tiedemans Ponds