Massachusetts just had its first snow storm of 2024 dumping several inches of snow in cities and towns across the state. Actual precipitation numbers vary depending on which city or town you’re in. If you’re in the metro west area, Worcester for example, you received much more snow than Boston did. Worcester received 15 inches of snow while Boston only got 3 inches. Regardless of how much snow fell in your area, it still means you can enjoy a day of sledding with the kids (or even by yourself). Sledding is one of the favorite activities to do during and following big storms and we’ve scoured the internet AND asked our listeners about some of the best places to go sledding in Boston.
Along with asking our listeners, we also took into account this local dad’s opinion. His name is Ed Lyons and he actually visited 350 area parks with his kids in a span of a year. And after visiting all of these parks, he picked his top 5 places to go sledding. He takes into account the size of the hills, how crowded they are, even the view from the top of the hill before going down. And when it comes to our listeners’ experiences, we simply asked which areas in Boston had the best sledding.
A group of Massachusetts’ moms also got together to create “Community Kangaroo” which rates local sledding areas and has over 50 of them for every age and skill level. They also have sections on their site for other activities for kids so sledding is just a small portion of what they tackle.
Based on each resource, we’ve chosen the top 9 Boston area places you can take the kiddos this winter.
