Brooklyn Sledding Hills: The 5 Best

BROOKLYN, NY — Brooklynites still have all week, month and the rest of winter to get their sledding on. Patch has the best spots in Brooklyn for those who just want a mini hill, and for the more courageous and advanced sledders.

Fort Greene: Fort Greene Park

Fort Greene Park has four sledding hills, and there's one gentler one for younger children. The natural incline of this 30-acre park — which is practically all on a hill — makes the sledding game pretty killer. Enter at Willoughby Avenue or DeKalb Avenue.

Brooklyn Heights-DUMBO: Hillside Park

This small park has a nice, wide, little hill that is a good and safe depth for children. Just beware, there are no bathrooms in this park, so you'll have to walk to Henry Street for those.

Hillside Park also has a very popular dog park. Dogs plus snow equals:

East New York: Highland Park

Highland Park is an expansive, 140-acre sledding paradise between Highland Boulevard, Jamaica Avenue and Jackie Robinson Parkway. The parks department says you should enter the park at Highland Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue. There are bathrooms in this park.

Crown Heights: Lincoln Terrace Park

This 17-acre park between Buffalo and Rochester avenues in Crown Heights has a playground too, so you can slip and slide down an actual slide after sledding. There are bathrooms in the park, and bathrooms in the playground, which is at the corner of Rochester Avenue and Carroll Street.

The Ultimate: Prospect Park

Prospect Park is known to have some of Brooklyn's best sledding hills. Go to the slopes on the corner of Prospect Park West and 9th St. or the meadow off Grand Army Plaza. The Third Street entrance to the park near the Picnic House also has some great hills. Prospect Park is a whopping 526 acres, so do some exploring and you might find your own favorite hill.

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