Maine · 2 hills
No park agency here publishes a sledding list we could find, so all 2 spots 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.
Sources call Essex Street Hill steep.
Pulled from 1 source: WABI TV5, Dec. 4, 2023.
Listed by park or city Local mention
Pins mark the park or address, not the exact slope. 1 spot could not be placed on the map.
13th St. & Union St., Bangor, ME
WABI found it the most popular spot on a snow day.
Source: WABI TV5, Dec. 4, 2023 · checked 2026-10-28
Get directions to Hayford Park (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)Essex St., Bangor, ME
Local note: sledders told WABI it gets crowded and fast.
Source: WABI TV5, Dec. 4, 2023 · checked 2026-10-28
Search on Google Maps to Essex Street Hill (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)None of our Bangor sources say outright that a hill is free. For the other 2, cost is Not stated by source.
None of our Bangor sources mention lights, so lighting is Not stated by source. Go in daylight.
In NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for the Bangor Intl. Airport station, November is the first month averaging an inch of snow or more, and January averages the most (18.6 inches). Yearly total is about 74.6 inches. More on the Bangor season page.
2, 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 Bangor area, so read posted signs at each hill.
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