Sled Hills

Riverview Park

Sledding hill in Madison Township, Lake County, listed by Lake Metroparks on its own website. We don't report whether it's open today, so check with the park before you go.

Sledding hill

Riverview Park

Madison Township, Lake County

No alerts page linked. Check the agency's page or call before you go.

Published sledding guidance: None posted.

Hours or season: “Sledding permitted until 11 pm” (agency page)

Our tip: Check with Lake Metroparks before you go.

  • Run by: Lake Metroparks
  • Cost: Cost not stated.
  • The hill: Steepest, most thrilling sledding hill in the park district; next to the parking lot.
  • Lit for night sledding
  • Restrooms
  • Parking

How to find it: 4895 Bailey Rd., Madison Twp., OH 44057. No map pin yet, so the hill finder can't rank it by distance.

DirectionsAgency page

Quote re-matched automatically on the agency page Oct 12, 2026 · source: lakemetroparks.com

Quotation marks mean the agency's exact words. Lights, shelters, restrooms and children's slopes show only where the agency says so, so a missing one means not stated, not no. "Cost not stated" means the agency doesn't say what sledding costs. Read how we check listings.

Nearby sledding spots

This listing has no map pin yet, so we can't measure distances from it. These are other listings in Lake County first, then elsewhere in Northeast Ohio.

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Our take

The park district describes this hill as thrilling in the quote on this page. Treat that as a cue to match riders to the slope: let young children watch a few runs first, ride feet first, and keep the landing area clear before anyone pushes off. Older kids who want speed will find it here, which is exactly why a grown-up at the bottom helps.

The agency also lists a fire ring near the shelter. That helps if you plan to stay a while on a cold afternoon, so bring dry layers and something warm to drink, and follow the posted rules for fires and firewood. We don't say whether the hill is open on a given day. Check the agency link on the card before you load the car, and skip the trip if the snow is thin.

More sources for this listing

Agency wording and pages beyond what the card above shows. Quotation marks mean the exact words our source check found on the linked page.

  • Lake Metroparks, Riverview Park: “fire ring” (lakemetroparks.com). Found verbatim on the page Oct 12, 2026.
  • The hill itself: “Riverview Park offers the steepest, most thrilling sledding hill available in the park district.” (lakemetroparks.com). Found verbatim on the page Oct 12, 2026.

Our summary of these sources: Lake Metroparks calls it the steepest, most thrilling sledding hill in the park district. It lists sledding hours until 11 pm and a fire ring near the picnic shelter.

Source record

Listing source
lakemetroparks.com/events-activities/activities/sledding, the page whose sentence put this spot on the list. It loaded (HTTP 200) when our source check ran Oct 12, 2026.
Agency page
lakemetroparks.com/parks-trails/riverview-park. It loaded (HTTP 200) when our source check ran Oct 12, 2026.
Map pin
No map pin yet.
Listing last checked
Oct 12, 2026

Before you go

Sled-day checklist

Sled smart

  • Think about helmets. Many families use a ski or bike helmet for sledding. Check that it fits and follow the helmet maker's guidance.
  • Ride sitting up, facing downhill. Going head-first puts your head in front. Follow your sled's own instructions for riding and steering.
  • Look at the bottom first. Look for a long, flat, open area at the bottom, away from trees, roads, fences, parking lots and water.
  • After dark, use a lit hill. The cards show which hills the agency lists as lit.
  • Walk up the side. Summit Metro Parks asks sledders to "walk up the side of sled hills, not in the center" (Summit Metro Parks). It's a good habit anywhere.
  • Take turns. Wait until the run below you is clear, and keep little kids close.