mother and two children sitting together on a gray sled on a snowy hill

Blow up the tubes and pack up the sleds! It’s winter in Boston and we’re going SLEDDING!

We have put together this list of popular Boston-area sledding hills based on recommendations from local families. Did we miss your favorite? Let us know — we’ll add it to our list!

GREATER BOSTON

Allston

Ringer Park

Arlington

Robbins Farm Park

Spy Pond Park (try the fields opposite the Boys and Girls Club)

Belmont

Oakley Country Club

Brighton

Rogers Park (small hill, perfect for the little ones!)

Boston

Flagstaff Hill on Boston Common (near the baseball field)

Marine Park (Southie — go east on Broadway to find small slopes on Pleasure Bay)

Titus Sparrow Park (South End)

Thomas Park (Dorchester Heights)

Brookline

Armory Park (smaller slopes, perfect for smaller kids)

Corey Hill Outlook Park (Summit Avenue — the hills here are steep and work best for older children)

Larz Anderson Park

Cambridge

Alexander Kemp Playground (on Cambridge Common — great for little ones!)

Danehy Park (one of the highest points in Cambridge!)

Fresh Pond Reservation

Dorchester

Dorchester Park (relatively flat, but some spaces to bring smaller children)

Hyde Park

George Wright Golf Course

Jamaica Plain

Arnold Arboretum (Peters Hill at Walter and Bussey Streets is a great place to sled!)

Sugar Bowl (by Jamaica Pond)

Medford

President’s Lawn at Tufts (located just north of Davis Square)

 

Roslindale

Fallon Field

Roxbury

Highland Park (Fort Hill)

Malcolm X Park

West Roxbury

Millennium Park

WEST OF BOSTON

Acton

Benjamin Hill (on Benjamin Road)

NARA Park Amphitheater (off of Quarry Road)

Marlborough

Jericho Hill (off of Bingham Street)

Needham

Needham High School

Norwood

Coakley Middle School

Waltham

Prospect Hill Park

Wellesley

Elm Bank Reservation at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Kelly Memorial Field (on Elmwood Road, next to the Bates Library)

Schofield Elementary School

Severance Hill at Wellesley College (behind the Davis Museum)

Warren Park (located at the Wellesley Recreation Department)

Westwood

Norfolk Golf Club

SOUTH OF BOSTON

Abington

Froilo Junior High School

Strawberry Valley Golf Course

Braintree

Braintree Municipal Golf Course

East Middle School

Lincoln Park

Brockton

D.W. Field Park

Tukis Field

Canton

Ponkapoag Golf Course

Duxbury

North Hill Country Club

Miramar Retreat Center

Easton

Ames Estate

Borderland State Park (behind the Ames Mansion)

Fairhaven

DeNormandie Dairy Farm

Hingham

South Shore Country Club (park on Fort Hill Street for the biggest hills!)

Marshfield

Coast Guard Hill (on Ferry Street — haybales are placed in front of trees to prevent injuries)

Norwell

First Parish (24 River Street — plenty of fenced-in space for safe sledding!)

Gaffield Park

Quincy

Bernazzani School

Furnace Brook Golf Course

Presidents Golf Course (located on the Quincy/Milton border)

Randolph

Boston Higashi School

Scituate

Scituate Country Club

Sharon

Pete’s Hill

Whitman

Whitman Town Park

NORTH OF BOSTON

Amesbury

Woodsom Farm (off of Lion’s Mouth Road)

Andover

Ward Reservation

Beverly

Beverly Golf and Tennis Club

Dane Street Beach

Lynch Park

Danvers

Endicott Park

Essex

Stavros Reservation

Gloucester

Bass Rocks Golf Club

Stage Fort Park

Groveland

Veasey Park

Ipswich

Cable Gardens Hill

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate

Lynn

Gannon Municipal Golf Course

Malden

Seven Bump Hill (off of Fellsway East, behind Fellsmere Pond)

Manchester

Essex Country Club

Marblehead

Gatchell Playground

Seaside Park

Melrose

Mount Hood Golf Course

Newbury

Ould Newbury Golf Club

Newburyport

Bartlet Mall

March’s Hill

Maudslay State Park

North Reading

Hillview Country Club

Peabody

Brooksby Farm

Rockport

Evans Field

Salem

Mack Park

South Hamilton

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Swampscott

Jackson Park

Phillips Park

Topsfield

Wheatland Hill

Wenham

Wenham Country Club

Happy sledding!

If you’ve had your fill of sledding in Boston and are looking for more outdoor fun, try our favorite Boston-area skating rinks! Or, want something a little warmer? Visit some of our favorite family-friendly museums with your children this chilly season!

Deanna Greenstein
Deanna is a mom of five (yes, five) children, who lives in Brockton with her small circus of kids, her husband, their dog Penny, and a few cats. Her life is loud, energetic, mostly fun, often gross (did she mention four of those kids are boys?), and she wouldn't have it any other way. In between carting kids to school, baseball, gymnastics, guitar, dance, track and field and every other kid activity known to mankind, she works as a school bus driver for the city of Brockton, and is the Director of Religious Education at the Unity Church of North Easton, a Unitarian Universalist congregation. Deanna also holds degrees in Elementary Physical Education and Dance Education, which she plans to put back into use one day. At parties, Deanna can often be found hanging out with family pets. She follows her children around with a camera like the paparazzi, is pretty sure that 97% of her blood stream is made of coffee, and her laundry is never done. You can also find her blogging at https://eighteenmoreyearsofburpsandfarts.wordpress.com