Sledding in Central Minnesota is our favorite winter activity! You’ll find information on sledding in St. Cloud, MN, Sauk Rapids, MN, Sartell, MN and St. Joseph, MN. All your sledding questions will be answered in photos and text!
If you’ve ever tried to find information on sledding hills in the Central Minnesota Area, you’ll be sorely disappointed.
If you search hard enough you’ll find where the hills are, however finding a photo of the hills is pretty difficult.
Finding actual helpful information in even harder. Here are some of the questions we’ve asked on our hunt for good sledding hills.
Is there a restroom offered at the sledding hill? Does it offer a flush toilet or a Porta Potty?
Is the hill steep or shallow? Is it appropriate for small children or older children?
Can you ski down the hills, snowboard down the hills or is it tubing only?
What is the best way to get up the hill? In the path of the oncoming sledders or is there a designated path up the hill?
There are so many questions that I myself have asked over the years to best prepare me for sledding with my children.
Typically we’ve gone to the hill closest to our home and called it good.
This year though, we are determined to check out all the sledding hill in the area to show you just what you’ll find as well as any tips and tricks we’ve learned along the way!
Sledding is one of our FAVORITE winter activities, and luckily my children are at the perfect age for it. Ages 1, 5 & 8, my children have felt safe, comfortable and loved all the hills we’ve photographed already.
We’re just waiting on a new batch of snow and a fairly decent temperature to hit the hills again and take more photos.
However in the mean time, we didn’t want to keep you waiting and are bringing the hills we’ve photographed already to you!
If you have any additional tips or tricks, please leave a comment letting us know!
St. Cloud, Minnesota Sledding:
Calvary Park
Address: 1800 17th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301
Bathroom: This park offers a porta potty for bathrooms – located in the parking lot.
Walking Path: To get to the top, you can climb up on side mounds OR in the sledding path. I do not recommend climbing up the sledding path as you may get knocked down. There is also a side path available which takes longer to get to the top.
Disc Golf: Disc Golf is offered year round. Because of this you’ll see players walking all around.
Riverside Park
Address: 1800 Kilian Boulevard, St. Cloud, MN 56301
Full Review on Park Click HERE!
Bathrooms: Indoor Flush bathrooms next to hill.
Walking Path: Climb up side mounds or on outside of hill. Two sledding hills. One large hill for everyone & one smaller hill for younger children.
Disc Golf: Seasonal Disc Golf only.
Allowed: Skiing, Snowboarding and tubing allowed down big hill. Big park for cross country skiing.
Hester Park
Address: 1020 6th Avenue North, St. Cloud, MN 56303
Read Full Review on Hester Park HERE
Photos & more info coming soon!
Sauk Rapids Sledding Hills:
Sauk Rapids High School
Address: 1835 Osauka Road NE, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Allowed: Sledding, snowboarding and skiing allowed. Smaller hill that seems to get a lot of wind and the snow does get blown off the hill.
TIP: Watch out for dog poop. We found dog poop to be scattered all over the top of the hill from visitors not cleaning up after themselves.
Photos & more info coming soon!
Sartell Sledding Hills:
North Side Park
12th Street North, Sartell, MN 56377
Bathrooms: There is a Porta Potty located in the parking lot.
Walking Path: The entire hill is a sledding hill. So climb where sledders aren’t coming down the hills.
Disc. Golf: Disc golf is year round and located at the plateau at the top of the hills.
Allowed: Snowboarding, Skiing, Tubing are all allowed., Year Round Disc Golf
Val Smith Park
Address: 425 1st Street NE, Sartell, MN 56377
Bathrooms: Porta Potty
Walking Path: There is not a designated walking path so just climb up around other sledders.
Amenities: This is a smaller, but steep, hill. There is also Ice skating & hockey available at this park. You’ll need to bring your own skates.
St. Joseph Sledding Hills:
Memorial Park
28 3rd Avenue NW, St. Joseph, MN 56374
More info & photos coming soon!