Iowa · 1 hills
No park agency here publishes a sledding list we could find, so all 1 spot on this page come from local news, tourism or family guides. Treat them as places people use, not places the city has signed off on.
Pulled from 1 source: Discover Ames.
Listed by park or city Local mention
Pins mark the park or address, not the exact slope.
1500 Gateway Hills Park Dr., Ames, IA
City lists park hours of 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and off-street parking.
Source: Discover Ames · checked 2026-10-28
Get directions to Gateway Hills Park (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)No source we used for Ames names a hill as free. For the other 1, cost is Not stated by source.
Lights are Not stated by source for any of our 1 Ames hills. Plan on daylight.
In NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for the Des Moines Intl. Airport station, November is the first month averaging an inch of snow or more, and February averages the most (10.2 inches). Yearly total is about 36.5 inches. More on the Ames season page.
1, all mentioned by local news or guides, not by the park or city itself. Each one links to its source, checked 2026-10-28.
Not stated by source. We found no single rule for the Ames area, so read posted signs at each hill.
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