Sledding in Rhode Island
When it snows, chances are – assuming your kids are old enough to talk – they will want to build a snowman and go sledding. You can build snowmen anywhere, but finding hills for serious sledding requires finding a hill. How big a hill depends on the sledders. If your baby or toddler is barely walking, then he or she will be happy being pulled around in a sled down your driveway or up and down sidewalks, and you may not need this list, yet.
Since I have yet to try all these places myself, I invite Kidoinfo readers to share their favorite spots or rate how easy or how difficult the hills are that I have listed.
In Providence
• Moses Brown School – 250 Lloyd Avenue, East Side. There is a steep hill on the school’s campus near the corner of Lloyd Avenue and Arlington Street, plus some smaller hills for novice sledders.
• Roger Williams Park (home of Roger Williams Zoo) – 1000 Elmwood Avenue. There are several hills to choose from, including a popular spot near the Temple to Music.
• Neutaconkanut Hill – off Killingly Street near the Johnston town line.
In Lincoln
• Lincoln Woods has big and small hills – enough to please sledders of varying skill levels.
• Chase Farm – 100 Great Road.
In Cumberland
• The hill behind the monastery at 1464 Diamond Hill Road.
In Newport
• A small hill at Morton Park in the Fifth Ward.
• Aquidneck Park near the Newport Public Library on Spring Street.
• Fort Adams State Park above the soccer fields.
• St. George’s School in Middletown, with views of Second Beach.
In Bristol
• Army Reserve Center – off Asylum Road (the road into Colt State Park on Route 114)
In Warren
• Burr’s Hill Park – Water Street, located south of Warren Town Beach. Short but steep hills.
In Barrington
• On Washington Road, the Rhode Island Country Club golf course has a hill nicknamed “Suicide Hill.”
• The Lacrosse/soccer field across from St. Andrews school on Federal Road has a low-lying field with steep, short hills on all sides. Not long enough to gather major
speed. Good sledding for people who fear hitting trees because there’s nothing to hit. May be too slow for most people. A great place for beginners or fraidy-cats.
• Behind the Nayatt School at 400 Nayatt Road is a very small hill. Perfect for little guys.
In Riverside
• Silver Spring Golf Course on Pawtucket Avenue.
In Cranston
• Hugh B. Bain Middle School on Cranston Street.
In Warwick
• Salter Grove Park off Narragansett Avenue.
In Johnston
• Memorial Park on Hartford Avenue, behind the softball fields.
In West Greenwich
• The great sand hills that locals call the Big River Desert are located at 135 Gansett Road. Off Rte 95, take Exit 6A – Hopkins Hill Road heading south. Take the first right, Division Street, and continue about a half mile to the dunes.
In Central Falls
• Jenks Park on Broad Street.
In Gloucester
* There is a wide slope in the Durfee Hill state management area on Route 94, about a mile south of its junction with Route 44. Parking lot is conveniently located at the top of the slope.
In Woonsocket
• Cass Park on Cass Avenue
• Cold Spring Park on Harris Avenue
• Globe Park on Avenue A.
Find safety sledding tips at Kids Health.
Category: activities: outdoor, rhode trip, sports
We will be trying out the Rhode Island Country Club sledding scene today. We also heard it’s good for nordic skiing.
THIS is one of the best things on kidoinfo–I have always needed this list. Thank you!!
Take a tube, my kids are having so much more fun this year with tubes than they ever did with sleds. They go faster, are less bumpy and even spin if you want them too.
Also try a tubing park, like Yagwoo. We went in NH for New Years…. great for all ages (3 or 4 and up). All the fun and none of the work!!!!
In Cumberland, the hill at Diamond Hill Park on Diamond Hill Road (formerly a ski slope) is probably the best sledding in the State…
my son is interested in taking golf lessons. any place in RI (preferably in south county) offering lessons?
thank you.
Stephen Olney Park in North Providence has an excellent huge sledding hill. The top of the hill is accessed from High Service Rd. across from Fatima Hospital. This sledding hill is more for older children and teens as it is very big and kids often make large jumps on the hill.
st. andrew’s farm in west barrington–rolling hills in a large field–sledding heaven.
straight down fountain st–at the end is the sign for the farm. i believe this is also accessible behind the middle school.
Crescent Park in Riverside!
You should wear a helmet if you sled on suicide hill in Barrington. Every year people end up the hospital with concussions.
Daggett Field on Daggett Ave. in Pawtucket is a nice sledding spot as well.
Anybody know of any hills around Scituate?
where is a good sledding spot for little kids, like 4 yrs old?
Depends on where you live. I like India Point Park in Providence. There is a sloping hill right the walk way over the highway. Not too steep.
i am looking for a big hill for a ten year old. I am also looking for a hill for a 3 year old. any thoughts? PS i live in Greenvile and i am willing to drive up to 5 miles. Thanks