Get ready for some snow fun and sledding with Macaroni KID Armonk, Chappaqua, Mount Kisco, Pleasantville’s guide to sledding in our area of Northern Westchester. There are lots of great places to sled in Westchester County and our Northern Westchester neighborhoods have some of the best spots for little kids and big kids alike! Whether you tube, saucer, or toboggan these hills are sure to help you find your family fun during a day out in winter weather!
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And family time is most fun when it’s safe! Check out these tips from Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital on sledding precautions:
- Keep sledders away from motor vehicles.
- Children should be supervised while sledding.
- Keep young children separated from older children.
- Sledding feet first or sitting up, instead of lying down head-first, may prevent head injuries.
- Consider having your child wear a helmet while sledding.
- Use steerable sleds, not snow disks or inner tubes. Avoid sledding in crowded areas.
- Sleds should be structurally sound and free of sharp edges and splinters, and the steering mechanism should be well lubricated.
- Sled slopes should be free of obstructions like trees or fences, be covered in snow, free of ice and not be too steep (slope of less than 30 degrees), and end with a flat runoff.
Please note that sledding in New Castle requires children to wear helmets.
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Chappaqua
Top Pick: Gedney Park
155 Millwood Road
The Town of New Castle has gone to great lengths to make sledding fun and safe at the legendary Gedney Park. There are several sledding spots although the most popular is the large, designated sledding hill that has now been fenced in, regraded, and has hay bales to make for soft stops. Helmets required.
Our crowd-sourced recommendations for sledding in Chappaqua also include spots perfect for the littles including the small hills of 7 Bridges, Grafflin, and Bell schools. Nearby St. Mary the Virgin Church also has a good slope for newbie sledders.
Mount Kisco
Mount Kisco Country Club
10 Taylor Rd, Mt Kisco
Leonard Park
104 Main St, Mt Kisco
Captain Merrits Hill
Mountain Ave, Mt Kisco
Mount Pleasant
Rockwood Hall State Park
Phelps Way, Pleasantville
*Better for older children
Rockefeller State Park
125 Phelps Way, Pleasantville
Carroll Park
202 Kensico Rd, Thornwood
Hawthorne Elementary School
225 Memorial Dr, Hawthorne
Other crowd-sourced recommendations for little sledders include Broadway Field by Hawthorne Commuter Parking and the easy hills behind Valhalla Methodist Church.
Westchester County & Slightly Beyond
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation - Pell Hill
NY-121, Cross River
Paid parking on weekends, free parking weekdays
*Considered some of the best hills in the county
Publisher Pick: Croton Gorge Park
35 Yorktown Rd, Croton-On-Hudson
Great for all ages, variety of hill sizes
Publisher Pick: Bear Mountain State Park
Highlands
Great for all ages, easy to spread out, open areas, range of hill sizes
FDR State Park
Yorktown
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Roads too icy for driving to a nearby spot? Check out these tips for making your own snow fun!
What to do when your day of sledding is done? Warm up with this hot cocoa recipe or make Frozen Hot Cocoa Ice Cream to keep the cold fun going!
Bonus Feature: Tubing Day Trips
By Lisa Dunleavy
Snow Tubing is fun for kids of all ages (and adults!). Some of these mountains have options for young children, others have height restrictions.
- Campgaw Mountain (Mahwah, NJ) -- about a 40-minute drive from our area.
- Mt. Peter (Warwick, NY) -- about a 1-hour drive from our area. Best option for families with young children.
- Holiday Mountain Ski and Fun Park (Monticello, NY) -- about 1 hour 15-minute drive from our area.
For more winter fun, check out our Ice-Skating Guide
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