Things To Do

Stoughton is the place for fun for the whole family! We can offer something to do indoors or out, every season of the year. There are sports clubs and activities for all ages, with many residents participating in local, area, and state-wide competitions. There are strong athletic programs in the schools, and our city Recreation Department offers programs and events for all ages.

The City of Stoughton Parks and Recreation Department operates 13 city Parks and playgrounds. It sponsors a variety of recreational activities for adults and children including leagues for youth baseball, girl's softball, adult and youth basketball, tennis and volleyball. The high school has facilities for adult swimming and weightlifting.

The new Mandt Community Center is a 37,500 square foot facility that is utilized from October to April for youth and high school hockey, tournaments, figure skating and public skating. The remaining months of the year see activities such as commercial events, craft fairs and expositions.

Within easy commute from Stoughton area are all the recreational, cultural, educational and commercial attractions of Dane County and the City of Madison. Residents and visitors can enjoy golf, fishing, boating, hiking, camping, theater, art & culture, museums, the zoo, musical events, festivals, fairs, exotic restaurants and upscale shopping.

City Parks
Stoughton has thirteen city parks filled with swings, tennis courts, baseball and softball diamonds, swimming facilities and greenspace.

Cooksville
Drive just seven miles south of Stoughton on Hwy 138 and step back in time to the 1850's. This sleepy village is noted for the quality of its early architecture and history. It has been listed as an historic district in the National Register of Historic Places since 1973.

County Parks

LaFollette - Williams Drive at Lake Kegonsa - offers a beach. Site of the birthplace of Robert M. LaFollette (1855-1925), congressman. Governor and U.S. Senator "Fighting Bob" led in establishing the Progressive Movement in Wisconsin Politics.

Viking - North on County Hwy N and County Hwy B for picnics and fishing.

State Park
Kegonsa State Park - Just a few miles north of Stoughton - offers a beach, campsites, and hiking trails.