Marion Park is in Prairie du Sac, though it is only a block or two from Sauk City. The land for the park was donated to the village of Prairie du Sac by Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Jacobs in 1894 and the park is named in honor of their daughter Marion. The official address of the park is 145 1st Street, and it sits on a large block that is bounded by 1st Street, Grand Avenue, 5th Street and Lincoln Avenue. Grand Avenue Elementary School is on the block adjacent to the park, and a public outdoor pool is on the corner of Grand Ave and 5th Street. The old Sauk Prairie Hospital  it kitty-corner from the park, at 1st Street and Lincoln Ave.

The park has a disc golf course, shelter house and other amenities. It’s probably most famous for being the site of the annual Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw & Festival on Labor Day weekend. I usually run in the Cow Chip 10 K race every year.

Here is a typical walking route:

Walking route in Marion Park on 2021-02-28

I usually park in Sauk City on Helen Street by the parking lot for the old hospital. I walk on Helen Street to Oak Street – Oak Street is the dividing line between Prairie du Sac and Sauk City. I head west on Oak Street for a block until I get to Washington Street (Sauk City) or 1st Street (Prairie du Sac) and I turn right and walk past the old hospital to Marion Park. On this walk I just walked around the boundary of the park beginning at the corner of 1st Street and Lincoln Ave and proceeded counterclockwise. When it’s not winter, there is an available paved path from 1st Street to the shelter house and then to the playground area behind Grand Avenue School.

Note that not all of the streets have sidewalks on both sides! When I got back to the starting corner, I walked down Lincoln Ave to Helen Street and then headed back to the car past the old hospital.

The total distance is about 1.2 miles.

• Prairie du Sac Parks Department
• Wisconsin State Cow Chip Festival web site