Lake Mendota / Tenny Park

📍 Madison, USA · Kiteboarding spot

Lake Mendota / Tenny Park is a kiteboarding spot near Madison in USA, with flat-water lake conditions and prevailing N wind.

Country	USA
Region	Wisconsin
Nearest town	Madison
Water type	Flat-water lake
Launch	Lake
Best wind direction	N
Wind type	Frontal
Coordinates	43.0945, -89.3711

About Lake Mendota / Tenny Park

Largest chop of all spots to ride in Madison. This is good and bad. Onshore winds are tough because you have to tack between the swim area and the break wall to get out into the lake.

What are the wind and water conditions?

Lake Mendota / Tenny Park offers flat-water lake conditions with N wind (Frontal wind), launching from lake.

How do I get to Lake Mendota / Tenny Park?

Madison Airport. City park on the East shore.

Hazards at Lake Mendota / Tenny Park

Mole.

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Spot data last updated 2026-07-20 · part of the KiteGlobe database of 6,633 kiteboarding spots.