This section of Badfish Creek is our absolute favorite paddle near Madison. With almost always reliable water levels, riffles, sand/gravel bars, and maintained access points, it’s as delightful of a paddle experience one could ask for. Here’s a look at last…
Badfish Creek
Old Stage Road to Casey Road: It’s no secret that we love Badfish Creek, or that this is our absolute favorite paddling stretch near Madison – we’ve directed paddlers to Old Stage Road numerous times over the last decade.…
County Road B to Sunrise Road: As close to the very headwaters of the Badfish as one can reasonably get, this short trip is realistically only interesting for those of us in love with the Badfish, due to the…
Sunrise Road to Old Stone Road: A short segment upstream of our preferred trip on the Badfish, the creek here is painfully straight and channelized. While it’s certainly not without its charms, (especially the first two miles) ultimately it…
Over the course of the 2014 summer, my goal was to paddle as much of Badfish Creek as possible. I managed to complete the creek from Rutland Dunn Town Line Road (just east of the Village of Oregon) to…
We tested out the GoPro a couple weeks back with a trip down the Badfish, one of our favorite paddles in Southern Wisconsin...…
Old Stone Road to Casey Road: The Badfish is a treasure to have near Madison. Higher water levels added to the excitement this time around but would certainly test beginners and therefore, not recommended. Rating: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆…
A return to the Badfish in slightly higher water brought about much of the fun we had the first go round. Twisty, riffly, rocky and sandy, the Badfish is just an appealing and fun creek to explore...…