a winter scene with snow-covered trees and the header “sledding hills"

Downtown

Art Hill

Fine Arts Hill Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110

Mom Tips:

Family-friendly.

This is the most well-known sledding hill in St. Louis! 

Hay bales line the bottom of the hill

to keep sledders away from the lake.

 Compton Hill Reservoir Park

1700 South Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63104

Mom Tips:

This hill has steps leading back up to the top – bonus for moms with kids in tow!

two girls sledding down a hill

Metro East

Glidden Park

1293 Branch Street, Collinsville, IL 

Mom Tips:

Must have at least 2 inches of snow for the hill to be open for sledding.

Only plastic or inflatable sleds allowed.

 Haskell Park

1211 Henry Street, Alton, IL

Mom tips:

Steeper hill, great for older kids!

 Pleasant Ridge Park

401 Pleasant Ridge Road, Fairview Heights, IL

Mom Tips:

Big, open hill with lots of room.

The walk to the top can be tiring!

Great for all ages.

a boy on top of a hill on a sled with snow falling

Mid-County

St. Louis County Winter Outdoor Sports Department Policy: Sledding is allowed in all County parks except Lone Elk, Veterans Memorial, and Kennedy.

Ackfield Park

4450 Shrewsbury Avenue, Shrewsbury, MO 63119

Mom Tips:

Great hill for all ages.

Deer Creek Park

3200 North Laclede Station Road, St. Louis, MO 63143

Mom Tips:

*CAUTION!*

While this hill looks short, it is quite steep.  It has earned the nickname “Suicide Hill” due to the number of broken bones and injuries kids have gotten while sledding.

Dreher Park

Warson Woods Drive and Ridgeline

Mom Tips:

Great hill for all ages!

a young girl in a light blue jacket and pink snow pants walking in the snow with her red plastic sled

Pattonville Heights Middle School

195 Fee Fee Road, Maryland Heights, MO 63043

Mom Tips:

There are two hills behind Pattonville Heights Middle School. They are medium-sized slopes, great for all ages!

Shaw Park

27 South Brentwood Boulevard, Clayton, MO 63105

Mom Tips:

Sledding hill is at the corner of Brentwood and Forsyth.

North County

St. Louis County Winter Outdoor Sports Department Policy: Sledding is allowed in all County parks except Lone Elk, Veterans Memorial, and Kennedy.

Endicott Park

2950 Endicott Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63114

Mom Tips:

Head to the hill on the right when you pull into the main entrance.

Killer Hill

1 James J. Eagan Drive, Florissant, MO 63033

Across from the Florissant Civic Center

 Mom Tips:

The hill itself isn’t steep or dangerous, just steer clear of the telephone pole on the right side of the hill.

Sioux Passage Park

17930 Old Jamestown Road, St. Louis, MO 63034

Mom Tips:

This is a WINTER SPORTS park where you can snowmobile, cross-country ski, and sled. It has a great long, steep hill that is rarely crowded.

BONUS: Year-Round bathroom available!!

Superior Park

635 Robert Avenue, Ferguson, MO 63135

Mom Tips:

Sledding hill is to the right of the pavilion.

a sign with an arrow that says “sledding” on a snowy hill near the woods

South County

St. Louis County Winter Outdoor Sports Department Policy: Sledding is allowed in all County parks except Lone Elk, Veterans Memorial, and Kennedy.

Jefferson Barracks

345 North Road W, St. Louis, MO 63125

Mom Tips:

The place to sled is at the scenic circle.

 Suson Park

6073 Wells Road, St. Louis, MO 63128

Mom Tips:

The hill is long, but not steep so it is a perfect spot for younger kids to sled.

St. Charles County

Bum’s Hill at Blanchette Park

1900 West Randolph Street, St. Charles, MO 63301

 Mom Tips:

This park has hills of various sizes, making it a great sledding spot for all ages!

Civic Park

308 Civic Park Drive, O’Fallon, MO 63366

Mom Tips:

Sledding hill is at the back of the park, near the pool.

West County

St. Louis County Winter Outdoor Sports Department Policy: Sledding is allowed in all County parks except Lone Elk, Veterans Memorial, and Kennedy.

a girl tipping sideways off of her sled in the snow

Crestview Middle School  / Rockwood Early Childhood Center

16025 Clayton Road, Ballwin, MO 63011

Mom Tips:

Sledding hill sits behind the Early Childhood Center

between Crestview’s soccer and football fields.

Some parts are good for all ages,

and some parts of the hill have drop offs

that make it more suitable for older kids.

Mom Tips: 

Hidden Valley has a great tubing hill

(along with skiing and snowboarding)

however there is a fee.

Mom Tips:

Sledding hill is located behind the

Greensfelder Recreation Complex

 

Selvidge Middle School

235 New Ballwin Road, Ballwin, MO 63021

Mom Tips:

Sledding hill between football field and soccer fields.

Good for all ages.

Twin Oaks Presbyterian Church

1230 Big Bend Road, Ballwin, MO 63021

Mom Tips:

A great hill for younger kids!

 Vlasis Park

300 Park Drive, Ballwin, MO 63011

Mom Tips:

Sledding hill is near the police station.