Johnson Park
2600 Wilson Ave., Walker, MI
- Lights: Lights ?
- Cost: Cost ?
- Parking: Parking
- Steepness: Slope ?
Near the C1 picnic area off Butterworth Dr. Hours 7am to sunset.
Source: Kent County Parks · checked 2026-10-28

Michigan · 9 hills
We found 9 sledding spots around Grand Rapids. 1 of them appear on a park agency's own page, and 8 come from local news, tourism or family guides.
The list reaches past Grand Rapids into Walker, Grand Rapids, Cascade Township and East Grand Rapids.
Pulled from 3 sources: Kent County Parks, MLive (Grand Rapids Parks list) and GRKids.
Official Used locally
Pins mark the park or address, not the exact slope.
2600 Wilson Ave., Walker, MI
Near the C1 picnic area off Butterworth Dr. Hours 7am to sunset.
Source: Kent County Parks · checked 2026-10-28
700 College Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
Source: MLive (Grand Rapids Parks list) · checked 2026-10-28
1042 Lafayette Ave. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
Source: MLive (Grand Rapids Parks list) · checked 2026-10-28
1632 Sylvan Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI
Free sled library through GR Outside (2024).
Source: MLive (Grand Rapids Parks list) · checked 2026-10-28
2401 Buchanan Ave. SW, Grand Rapids, MI
Free sled library through GR Outside (2024).
Source: MLive (Grand Rapids Parks list) · checked 2026-10-28
1101 Richmond St. NW, Grand Rapids, MI
Free sled library through GR Outside (2024). Small pond at the far end.
Source: MLive (Grand Rapids Parks list) · checked 2026-10-28
3810 Thornapple River Dr. SE, Cascade Township, MI
Restrooms near the hill kept open in winter (per GRKids).
Source: GRKids · checked 2026-10-28
3180 Cascade Rd., East Grand Rapids, MI
Source: GRKids · checked 2026-10-28
30 Coldbrook St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI
Behind Griff's Ice House.
Source: GRKids · checked 2026-10-28
9 spots are listed here: 1 official (named by the city, county or park district) and 8 used locally (named only by news, tourism or family guides). Each links to its source.
None of our 9 sources for Grand Rapids mention lights. Plan on daylight unless a park posts otherwise.
0 of 9 sources say free, 0 say paid, and the other 9 don't state a price. Public park hills are usually free, but confirm before you go.
Not necessarily. We found no single rule covering every park in the Grand Rapids area. Hills labeled Official are on a land manager's list; for the 8 Used locally spots, look for posted signs.
Every hill on this page was checked against its source on 2026-10-28. If something changed, use the "Was this info right?" button on the hill.