A fresh snowfall calls for one of our favorite winter activities – sledding! It’s one of the best way to spend a snowy afternoon in Western New York. Plus afterward you get to go home and have the perfect excuse to make hot chocolate.
Our region is home to plenty of awesome public sledding hills, so grab your sled or tube and find one near you!
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Arcade Park Sledding Hill
Grove St, Arcade, NY 14009 / More Info
According to waymarking.com: Roughly 400 feet in length, illuminated at night, closes at 10pm daily and is open 7-days a week.
Akron Falls Park
44 Parkview Dr, Akron, NY 14001 / Website
Good for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding and ice skating. This park offers parking and multiple sledding hills. Open 10am – dusk.
Beaver Island State Park
Temporarily closed for sledding
2136 West Oakfield Road, Grand Island, NY 14072 / Website
Good for sledding, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. Open from dawn to dusk.
Bond Lake Park
Temporarily closed for sledding
2571 Lower Mountain Rd. Ransomville, NY 14131 / Website
During the winter months the park offers a number of activities. A well maintained and staffed Sledding Hill is open, weather permitting. The Sledding Hill is limited to plastic sleds and inflatable tubes only. The park also provides a large ice skating rink for family oriented skating as well as a smaller rink used exclusively for hockey. There are 13 miles of cross-country skiing trails that are groomed and cared for by our staff. Restroom facilities are available. The Warming House is open to the public when not rented for a private function. Visitors are permitted to bring picnic style lunches. No equipment rental is provided for any on site activities. Sledding Hill conditions are recorded daily and can be accessed by calling 716-731-3256.
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Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens
2655 South Park Ave, Buffalo, NY 14218 / Website
Good for family friendly sledding, small hill.
Chestnut Ridge Park
6121 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Orchard Park, NY 14127 / Website
Offers an extra large hill for sledding, tobogganing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling.
Como Lake Park
2220 Como Park Blvd, Lancaster, NY 14086 / Website
In addition to sledding hills you’ll find cross-country ski trails and two ice skating rinks.
Delaware Park – Shakespeare Hill
Meadow Dr, Buffalo, NY 14214 / Website
Smaller hill, extremely family friendly
Ellicott Creek Park
1 Ellicott Creek Drive, Tonawanda, NY 14150 / Website
Sled hill, cross-country skiing (not groomed), and snowshoeing. Winter sports are available from 7:00 AM until dusk. For weekday winter sports/ activities updates, please call 716-858-8513.
Elma Meadows Golf Course and Park
1711 Girdle Rd, Elma, NY 14059 / Website
Hills and valleys available for sledding, snowboarding, tubing, and groomed cross-country trails. The sled hill is open 10:00AM- Dusk. XC skiing is open 9:00AM- Dusk. For weekday winter sports/ activities updates, call 716-858-8513.
Fairmount Park
6812 Nash Road, Wheatfield, NY 14120 / Website
Winter time brings cross-country enthusiasts to the park as well as sledders to it’s medium-sized hill on the grounds. No rental skates are available for the outdoor rink.
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Fort Niagara State Park
Route 18F Youngstown, NY 14174 / Website
In winter, visitors can cross-country ski, snowshoe, and sled. The park is adjacent to Old Fort Niagara State Historic Site.
Gunther’s Hill
83-101 Woodview Ave Hamburg New York 14075 / More Info
Woodlawn Avenue slopes down straight toward 18 Mile Creek. Gunther’s Hill offers sledding to all ages.
Holiday Valley Tubing
6557 Holiday Valley Rd, Ellicottville, NY 14731 / Website
This hill is exclusively used for tubing.
Reservoir State Park
5777 Witmer Road, Niagara Falls, NY 14304 / Website
Winter visitors come to sled and cross-country ski. Part of the park is an overlook for the Robert Moses Power Plant Reservoir.
Sprague Brook
9674 Foote Rd, Glenwood, NY 14069 / Website
Cross-country skiing and snowshoe trekking are available daily from 7:00AM- dusk, and sledding is available daily 10:00AM- dusk. There are also designated snowmobile trails. For winter sports/ activities updates, please call 716-858-8513.
Sunshine Park
1750 East and West Road West Seneca, NY 14224 / Website
Park has shelters as well as restrooms and is open from dawn till dusk.
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This post was originally published in 2021 and has been updated.
