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UrbanExolorer_Mando
June 5, 2025
Hiking
Picnic Point Beach House (sometimes referred to as the Bath House or Change House) is located on the north side of Picnic Point just to the west of the Picnic Point Marsh along the Lake Mendota Lakeshore Path in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve.
UrbanExolorer_Mando
June 5, 2025
Hiking
This single-story structure has a curious history. Its construction in 1968 was intended to provide swimmers with a bathroom facility and a place to change —yet it never opened for …
UrbanExolorer_Mando
June 26, 2025
Hiking
Swimming no longer allowed. Nice little spot near the old boathouse.
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Elevation 260 m
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