A 10-lane rope-tow tubing hill above the Mississippi River in Galena, but only for riders age 4 and up and 42 inches tall.
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Chestnut Mountain Resort in Galena is a full ski area, and the tubing is one part of a property that spans 220 acres with 19 ski trails and a terrain park. The setting looks over the Mississippi River, which sets it apart from the flatter Midwest hills.
The tubing hill has 10 lanes, served by rope tows. That is a lot of lanes for one park, so groups can spread out instead of queueing for one chute. Rope tows mean you hold on to be pulled up, so warm, grippy gloves matter.
The limits are simple: riders must be at least 4 years old and 42 inches tall. That rules out toddlers, and it is the main reason to check another park if your group includes very small kids. Our record does not list days, hours, session length, or prices, and it does not say whether the hill has night sessions or snowmaking, so confirm those on the resort’s site before you plan a drive from Chicago or Iowa.
If you would rather have a magic carpet, Snowstar Winter Park in Andalusia is about 63 miles from here in a straight line and lists 11 lanes with ages 3 and up. The how to choose a tubing park guide covers the trade-offs between lift types.
Days and hours are not in our record, so check the resort's site before choosing a date.
Session length is not listed in our record, so confirm it when you buy tickets.
Your child is under 4 or under 42 inches, or you need published hours and prices before you go: neither is in our record.
Snowstar Winter Park in Andalusia is the closest alternative at about 63 miles straight-line, with 11 lanes and a magic carpet, and Christmas Mountain Village in Wisconsin Dells is about 86 miles away.
The resort lists 10 tubing lanes served by rope tows.
The resort lists a minimum age of 4 and a minimum height of 42 inches.
The resort spans 220 acres with 19 ski trails and a terrain park, and has a Mississippi River view.
Current-season dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the park before driving out — tubing seasons shift with the weather.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Minimum height is 42 inches. Minimum age is 4.
We track 3 tubing hills in Illinois. The park has not published a price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
It runs 10 lanes against a state average of about 11, so it is broadly typical for the state.
One caveat worth repeating: this park had not published its current-season dates when we last checked, while 1 of the 3 parks we track in Illinois had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as a prior season's until the park confirms it.
chestnutmtn.com
Checked September 2026.