The Lake Access site at Babcock County Park will be CLOSED on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:00 pm through Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:00 pm due to International Trails Summit Field Day. Sign up to receive closure notifications on this or other Dane County Parks properties.
Babcock County Park is located on the east side of Lake Waubesa at the outflow of the Yahara River near the Village of McFarland on U.S. Highway 51. The 37-acre park offers a boat launch, fish cleaning facility, and accessible fishing pier. It also has a 25-unit campground with electricity supplied to all sites, a fully accessible bathroom and shower, and a sanitary dump station.
The park is named after Stephen Babcock, Wisconsin dairy scientist, known internationally for discovering the method for determining the percentage of butterfat found in milk.
