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Missouri · 13 hills

Sledding hills in Kansas City

No park agency here publishes a sledding list we could find, so all 13 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.

  • 13 hills
  • 0 official
  • 13 used locally
  • 0 lit
  • Checked 2026-10-28
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The list reaches past Kansas City into Westwood, Shawnee, Parkville, Lenexa, Prairie Village and Blue Springs and more.

Sources describe Gillham Park as gentle, which helps if you're bringing little ones.

Pulled from 2 sources: KCUR (2023) and KCUR (2023), reader list.

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Blue Valley Park

2301 Topping Ave., Kansas City, MO

  • Lights: Lights ?
  • Cost: Cost ?
  • Parking: Parking ?
  • Steepness: Slope ?

Hill faces 23rd St. and runs about 400 ft. Trees and roads nearby.

Source: KCUR (2023) · checked 2026-10-28

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Penn Valley Park

W. 28th St. & Wyandotte St., Kansas City, MO

  • Lights: Lights ?
  • Cost: Cost ?
  • Parking: Parking ?
  • Steepness: Slope ?

Small lake and trees on the hill.

Source: KCUR (2023) · checked 2026-10-28

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Westwood Park

47th St. & State Line Rd., Westwood, KS

  • Lights: Lights ?
  • Cost: Cost ?
  • Parking: Parking ?
  • Steepness: Slope ?

Shelter with fire pit.

Source: KCUR (2023) · checked 2026-10-28

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Brookside Park

56th St. & Brookside Blvd., Kansas City, MO

  • Lights: Lights ?
  • Cost: Cost ?
  • Parking: Parking ?
  • Steepness: Slope ?

Source: KCUR (2023) · checked 2026-10-28

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Gillham Park

41st St. & Gillham Rd., Kansas City, MO

  • Lights: Lights ?
  • Cost: Cost ?
  • Parking: Parking ?
  • Steepness: Gentle

Smaller slopes near the baseball diamond.

Source: KCUR (2023) · checked 2026-10-28

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Stump Park

4751 Woodland Dr., Shawnee, KS

  • Lights: Lights ?
  • Cost: Cost ?
  • Parking: Parking ?
  • Steepness: Slope ?

One steep hill and one gentler slope.

Source: KCUR (2023) · checked 2026-10-28

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Quick answers

How many sledding hills are there in Kansas City?

13 spots are listed here: 0 official (named by the city, county or park district) and 13 used locally (named only by news, tourism or family guides). Each links to its source.

Are there lighted sledding hills in Kansas City?

None of our 13 sources for Kansas City mention lights. Plan on daylight unless a park posts otherwise.

Is sledding free in Kansas City?

0 of 13 sources say free, 0 say paid, and the other 13 don't state a price. Public park hills are usually free, but confirm before you go.

Is sledding allowed in every Kansas City park?

Not necessarily. We found no single rule covering every park in the Kansas City area. Hills labeled Official are on a land manager's list; for the 13 Used locally spots, look for posted signs.

When was this list last checked?

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.

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