Snow tubing is a popular winter activity that almost anyone can do, and there are more than a dozen places to go snow tubing in NJ, upstate NY, and Pennsylvania. What’s more? All of these locations are a great winter day trip for your family, and some make for a great weekend getaway to beat cabin fever! If your kids love sledding on neighborhood hills but want more of a thrill, head to one of these snow tubing parks near Staten Island for some downhill fun! So grab your snow pants, coats, boots, hats, and mittens, and head to one of these family-friendly snow tubing parks for a day of fun. And if you’re looking for winter fun that is less daredevil-ish in nature, why not go ice-skating?
Snow Tubing in NJ
1. Campgaw Mountain
200 Campgaw Road, Mahwah
201-327-7800
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Hours: Monday-Thursday: 2 to 8 pm
Friday: 1 to 10 pm,
Saturday: 8:30am to 10 pm
Sunday: 8:30am to 8 pm
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 1-hour car ride
Tubes are provided and a surface lift is available for guests to ride up the hill. Choose between different runs with varied levels of rolls and pitch. No experience or special equipment is needed at this snow tubing location in NJ. Anyone under 48 inches or 42 inches for some sessions will not be permitted on the tubing hill.
2. Mountain Creek Resort
200 Route 94, Vernon
973-827-2000
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Hours: Thursday: 4 pm to 8 pm
Friday-Sunday: 10 am to 8 pm
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 1-hour, 30-minute car ride
The resort has a tubing park that spans 5 acres and features a magic carpet lift that brings riders back to the top of the hill after they slide down. All riders must be at least 42 inches tall and 5 years old. One person per tube. Snow tubing tickets are available online.
Snow Tubing in Upstate NY
1. Mount Peter
51 Old Mt. Peter Road, Warwick
845-986-4940
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Hours: Monday: Closed (open holidays 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.)
Tuesday-Thursday: 10 a.m to 8 p.m.
Friday: 10 a.m. to *8 p.m.
Saturday: 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
*extended hours until 9 p.m. through the end of February
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 1½-hour car ride
This Orange County ski resort features a speedy, multi-lane, 600-foot tubing run that is equipped with a carpet lift to bring riders back to the top of the hill. Riders must be 42 inches or taller to ride single. Tubers 36-48 inches may ride in tandem with a paying adult. There is a winter wonderland complete with a kid-size tubing hill for children shorter than 36 inches tall. Supervision is required.
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2. Rocking Horse Ranch
600 Route 44/55, Highland
GPS address: 13 Pancake Hollow Road, Highland
800-647-2624
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Hours: Check the website for reservation information
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 2-hour car ride
Enjoy lanes that are 500 feet long. Single and double tubes are available. Riders must be at least 36 inches.
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3. Holiday Mountain Ski and Fun Park
99 Holiday Mountain Road, Monticello
845-796-3161
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Hours: Call for information.
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 2-hour car ride
Slide down a mountain at this resort in Sullivan County that has a dedicated tubing facility in addition to ski slopes and trails. Tubers must be 44″.
4. Hunter Mountain
64 Klein Ave., Hunter
518-263-4223
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Hours: Check the online calendar.
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 2-hour, 45-minute car ride
Head to this tubing park near Staten Island to experience lanes that are nearly 1,000 feet long. There is a carpet lift to get riders back to the top of the hill, so they can slide more and walk less. Children shorter than 36 inches are not permitted to go tubing.
5. Windham Mountain
360 County Route 12, Windham
518-734-4300
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Hours: Saturday: 11 am to 8 pm
Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm.
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 3-hour car ride
This popular ski resort near Staten Island boasts a Tubing Park with exhilarating snow tubing serviced by a conveyor lift, kids’ snowmobiles, and a lodge. There are no height or age limits for tubing as long as riders are tall enough to get in and out and sit up in the tube.
6. Plattekill Mountain
469 Plattekill Mountain Road, Roxbury
607-326-3500
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Hours: 11 am to 5 pm (2-hour sessions)Weekends
Certain holidays: Dec 26, 2023 – Jan 1, 2024, Jan 15, 2024, Feb 19-23, 202
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 3-hour car ride
Take the family on a drive to Delaware County for this resort’s lift-service snow tubing that includes a Conveyor Carpet Lift to bring you and your tube to the top of the mountain where all the fun starts. Children must be at least 3 feet tall. Purchase tubing tickets online.
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Family Snow Tubing in Pennsylvania
1. Shawnee Mountain Ski Area
401 Hollow Road, East Stroudsburg
570-421-7231
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Hours: Monday & Tuesday: 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm
Wednesday: 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm
Thursday & Friday: 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm, 3:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 9:30 am, 11 am, 12:30 pm, 2 pm, 3:30 pm, 5:30 pm
The last Tubing session: 2 pm, Mountain closes at 4 pm
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 1-hour, 30-minute car ride
Shawnee Mountain’s snow tubing park features single tubes, as well as adult-and-child tandem tubes (child must be shorter than 46 inches). No special skills or equipment is needed. The resort supplies the tube. There are two surface lifts to bring tubers to the top. Tickets must be purchased online.
2. Camelback Mountain Resort
193 Resort Drive, Tannersville
570-629-1661
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Hours: Tickets must purchased online for 2-hour sessions, book on the website.
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 1-hour, 45-minute car ride
This Pennsylvania ski resort has more than 40 snow tubing lanes to choose from. Enjoy galactic snow tubing at night, when all the lanes are aglow. Snow tubing sessions are 2 hours. Riders must be 44 inches tall to ride alone. Riders who are 33-43 inches tall are permitted to ride in a double tube or chain with a participating adult.
3. Blue Mountain Resort
1660 Blue Mountain Drive, Palmerton
610-826-7700
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Hours: Thursday: 5 pm to 9 pm
Friday- Sunday: 9 am to 9 pm
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 1-hour, 45-minute car ride
The resort’s snow tubing park has some of the longest and fastest tubing lanes in the state. 52 Tubing lanes! Tubers must be 36″ or taller.
2024 New Sonic Tubing: After 5 pm, the Snow Tubing Park turns into a laser light and music show, now on Tubing Hill 1 AND 2. (See the website for more details and to book tickets)
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4. Jack Frost and Big Boulder
434 Jack Frost Mountain Road, White Haven
357 Big Boulder Drive, Lake Harmony
570-443-8425
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Hours: Check the calendar online.
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 2-hour car ride
Jack Frost and Big Boulder are companion ski resorts that offer snow tubing in Pennsylvania. Tubing is available at both locations.
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5. Montage Mountain
1000 Montage Mountain Road, Scranton
570-969-7669
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Hours: Monday-Friday: 4 pm to 9 pm (Grooming Time 1hr) 4 Hours session
WEEKEND/HOLIDAY:
9 am to 11 am or 7m to 9 pm (2 Hour session)
WEEKEND/HOLIDAY Peak:
11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm 2 Hour session
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 2-hour, 30-minute car ride
The Montage Mountain Snow Tubing Park features a surface lift to start your rounds of tubing. Those who are 42 inches or taller have access to the main tubing park, while those 32-41 inches tall can ride in Kiddie Tubing.
6. Iron Valley Tubing
201 Iron Valley Drive, Lebanon
717-279-7409
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Hours: Thursday & Friday: 5 pm to 9pm
Saturday & Sunday: 9 am to 10 pm
Book tickets on the website
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 2-hour, 30-minute car ride.
This Pennsylvania tubing park features two tow lifts that bring tubers to the top of the hill for an easy and fun experience. Children must be at least 40 inches tall to ride the large hill, but there is a separate kids hill available with four lanes. Children are not permitted to ride with adults.
7. Avalanche Xpress at Heritage Hills
2700 Mount Rose Ave., York
717-718-3770
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Hours: Snow Tubing Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 5 pm to 10 pm
Friday 4 pm to 11 pm
Saturday 9am to 11pm
Sunday 9am to 9pm
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 2-hour, 45-minute car ride.
It’s worth the trip to this winter getaway in Pennsylvania. Families can snow tube and enjoy other winter activities, including ice skating, and there’s even an on-site spa for parents who want to pamper themselves. Tubing is available for all ages. Check the website for more information.
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8. Roundtop Mountain Resort
925 Roundtop Road, Lewisberry
717-432-9631
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Hours: Snow Tubing Hours:
Monday and Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday & Thursday: 4 pm to 8 pm
Friday: 4 pm to 9 pm
Saturday: 9 am to 9 pm
Sunday: 9 am to 6 pm
Distance from NYC: Approximately a 3-hour car ride
This resort is perfect for a weekend getaway of snow-tubing fun for the family. Hit the snow at this Pennsylvania snow tubing park that features 10 large tubing lanes. No need to walk up the hill after your glide, the lift will take you right back up to the top. Tubers must be 42 inches or taller to tube the main hill. There’s a Kiddie Tubing area for guests 41 inches and shorter, complete with smaller, child-sized tubes for younger tubers.
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9. Bubly Tube Park at Liberty
78 Country Club Trial, Carroll Valley
717-642-8282
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Hours: Monday – Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Friday: 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Holiday Mondays: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Distance from Staten Island: Approximately a 3-hour, 30-minute car drive
Plan a weekend for the family at Liberty Mountain, a classic ski resort that offers snow tubing for all ages. The park’s Kiddie Tubing is designed for children 41 inches tall and shorter and gives kids a fun experience at the park. Sessions for Kiddie Tubing are 2 hours.
