Ohio · 8 hills
We found 8 sledding spots around Dayton. 3 of them appear on a park agency's own page, and 5 come from local news, tourism or family guides.
The list reaches past Dayton into Vandalia, Germantown, Dayton and Kettering.
Sources call Community Golf Course ("Suicide Hill") and Wright Brothers Memorial hill steep.
Pulled from 3 sources: Five Rivers MetroParks, Dayton Local, updated Jan. 19, 2024 and Dayton Daily News, Jan. 7, 2025.
Listed by park or city Local mention
Pins mark the park or address, not the exact slope. 4 spots could not be placed on the map.
100 E. National Rd., Vandalia, OH
Source: Five Rivers MetroParks · checked 2026-10-28
Get directions to Englewood MetroPark (West Park dam) (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)6206 Boomershine Rd., Germantown, OH
Source: Five Rivers MetroParks · checked 2026-10-28
Get directions to Germantown MetroPark (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)1200 Brown School Rd., Vandalia, OH
Source: Five Rivers MetroParks · checked 2026-10-28
Get directions to Taylorsville MetroPark (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)2917 Berkley St., Dayton, OH 45409
Local note: Dayton Local readers name it most often and the page asks sledders to be cautious.
Source: Dayton Local, updated Jan. 19, 2024 · checked 2026-10-28
Get directions to Community Golf Course ("Suicide Hill") (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)2380 Memorial Rd., Dayton, OH 45424
Dayton Local describes a 40 degree slope, a run of about 700 to 800 feet, and trees at the bottom.
Source: Dayton Local, updated Jan. 19, 2024 · checked 2026-10-28
Get directions to Wright Brothers Memorial hill (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)1700 Embury Park Rd., Dayton, OH
Dayton Local says it can get busy.
Source: Dayton Local, updated Jan. 19, 2024 · checked 2026-10-28
Get directions to Triangle Park (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)E. Fifth St. & Keowee St., Dayton, OH
Local note: a St. Anne's Hill family told the paper it is their go-to neighborhood hill.
Source: Dayton Daily News, Jan. 7, 2025 · checked 2026-10-28
Search on Google Maps to Bomberger Park (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)2801 E. Stroop Rd., Kettering, OH
Dayton Local says it is a mound with more than one side to sled and suggests parking at Adventure Reef.
Source: Dayton Local, updated Jan. 19, 2024 · checked 2026-10-28
Get directions to Indian Riffle Park ("the mound") (opens in a new tab)Apple Maps (opens in a new tab)None of our Dayton sources say outright that a hill is free. For the other 8, cost is Not stated by source.
Lights are Not stated by source for any of our 8 Dayton hills. Plan on daylight.
In NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals for the Dayton Intl. Airport station, December is the first month averaging an inch of snow or more, and January averages the most (8.3 inches). Yearly total is about 25 inches. More on the Dayton season page.
8 in total. 3 are listed by the park or city itself and 5 are mentioned by local news or guides. Each one links to its source, checked 2026-10-28.
Not stated by source. We found no single rule for the Dayton area, so read posted signs at each hill.
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