A family-owned tow-rope hill since 1973 with $13 to $16 two-hour sessions, no snowmaking and $5 kids under 42 inches.
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$13-16 for 2-hour session; $5 for children under 42 inches with paid adult
Rough cost for a family of four: about $52.00 at the posted starting rate, before rentals, food, or parking. Many parks sell tubing by the hour or by a fixed session rather than a full-day pass — check the note above for exactly what that price buys.
Green Acres Tubing in Lake Elmo is a family-owned recreation area that has been operating since 1973. The hill is open and groomed, riders get back to the top on a tow rope, tubes are provided, and there are concessions on site.
The appeal is price and simplicity. A 2-hour session is listed at $13-16, and children under 42 inches are listed at $5 with a paid adult, though the record also shows a 42-inch minimum height, so ask how that works for your child. The record lists no reservations, no snowmaking and no night tubing. That last pair means you should watch snow conditions and plan for daylight hours.
There are no hours or season dates in the record, so call 651-770-6060 or check the park’s site before you go.
With a tow rope, pack waterproof gloves. Badlands Sno-Park is about 6 miles away in Hudson, Wisconsin, and Afton Alps is about 18 miles away with a lift and night sessions. See our cheap snow tubing list for similar low-cost parks.
The hill has no snowmaking, per our record, so it depends on natural snow and grooming. Check conditions before driving, and note that the record lists no night tubing.
One 2-hour session, listed at $13-16
Skip it if you want night tubing, snowmaking or a moving-sidewalk lift: the record lists none of those and the hill uses a tow rope.
Badlands Sno-Park is about 6 miles away across the Wisconsin line, and Afton Alps is about 18 miles away.
The record lists $13-16 for a 2-hour session and $5 for children under 42 inches with a paid adult. Check current rates.
Yes, the park's listing says tubes are provided, and concessions are available.
The record lists reservations as not required.
Current-season dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the park before driving out — tubing seasons shift with the weather.
Tubing starts at $13 per person. $13-16 for 2-hour session; $5 for children under 42 inches with paid adult
Minimum height is 42 inches.
We track 17 tubing hills in Minnesota. At $13 a head this one sits below the state median of $17, undercutting 8 of the 10 paid parks we track here.
One caveat worth repeating: this park had not published its current-season dates when we last checked, while 13 of the 17 parks we track in Minnesota had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as a prior season's until the park confirms it.
greenacresrec.com
Checked September 2026.