Milwaukee County
 

Tobogganing & Sledding


For great winter fun, bring your family and friends to speed down the toboggan run at Whitnall Park's Winter Sports Area! The toboggan run features an exhilarating iced track and toboggans with metal runners.

Toboggan Slide Hours:  
(To build the iced track, we require several weeks of temperatures below 20F.

We build the track as soon as conditions allow.)


2007-08 Hours
Feb. 19, 2008 - The track is temporarily closed
Thurs.–Fri 4–8pm
Saturday noon–8pm
Sunday noon–6pm

2007-08 Season Toboggan Rental (includes sales tax)
Unlimited rides $6.50 per toboggan per hour

For group outings, call (414) 425-7303

 

2007-08 Sledding
Gather your family and friends for a fun day of sledding (when weather conditions permit). There are 16 parks that offer sledding hills. Some of the hills are lit for nighttime enjoyment. Be sure to follow basic sledding safety guidelines.

Day-time Sledding Hills
Columbus, 7301 W. Courtland Ave.
Greene, 4235 S. Lipton Ave.
Hales Corners, 5765 S. New Berlin Rd.
LaFollette, 9418 W. Washington St.
Maitland, 6001 S. 13 St.
McCarty, 8214 W. Cleveland Ave.
McGovern, 5400 N. 51 St.
Sheridan, 4800 S. Lake Dr.
Wilson Recreation, 4001 S 20 St.

Lighted Sledding Hills for day- or night-time fun
Brown Deer,7835 N. Green Bay Rd., lit until 8pm
Currie, 3535 N. Mayfair Rd., lit until 9pm
Humboldt, 3000 S. Howell Ave., lit until 8pm
Mitchell, 524 S. Layton Blvd., lit until 8pm
Pulaski (Milwaukee), 2677 S. 16 St., lit until 10pm
Whitnall, 5879 S. 92 St., lit until 10pm. 


 

Sledding Safety
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recommends the following safety guidelines:

Essential Safety Guidelines
  • Sled only in designated areas free of fixed objects such as trees, posts, and fences.
  • Children in these areas must be supervised by parents or adults.
  • All participants must sit in a forward-facing position, steering with their feet or a rope tied to the steering handles of the sled. No one should sled head-first down a slope.
  • Do not sled on slopes that end in a street, drop off, parking lot, river or pond.

Preferred Safety Guidelines
  • Children under 12 years old should sled wearing a helmet
  • Wear layers of clothing for protection from injuries.
  • Do not sit/slide on plastic sheets or other materials that can be pierced by objects on the ground.
  • Use a sled with runners and a steering mechanism, which is safer than toboggans or snow disks.
  • Sled in well-lighted areas when choosing evening activities.


For details, go to the website of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. With this link you will leave the Milwaukee County Parks site. The AAOS site will appear in a new browser window. To returnto this page, simply close the AAOS window.


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