A no-lane hill with a handle tow, a lodge and ages 4 to 84 welcome, but only on winter weekends and only with an online ticket.
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Online ticket purchase required
Timberlee Hills is a no-lane tubing hill, which sets it apart from parks that guide riders down separate chutes. The park is described as Michigan’s largest of its kind, with a handle-tow lift back up and a lodge with food and drinks for warming up.
Operations are simple to plan around. The park’s site says it runs on winter weekends, and the record marks online ticket purchase as required, with booking handled through an online ticket system. Ages 4 to 84 are welcome, no sledding is allowed on the property, and the record does not list night tubing. Price, session length and any height rule live on the park’s FAQ page, so read it before you book.
The handle tow means gloves matter, and a lodge makes this a comfortable pick for a mixed-age group. Weekday travelers should look elsewhere.
Hickory Hills Recreation Area is about 6 miles away and Shanty Creek Resorts Alpine Tubing is about 11 miles away, so you have backups nearby if weekend slots sell out. Confirm dates and rates on the park’s site first.
Winter weekends only, per the park's site, so plan around Saturday or Sunday. Tickets are sold online, so pick your slot before you leave.
Sessions vary; check the ticket page for the length of your slot and add time to warm up in the lodge
Skip it if you want a weekday outing, a night session or walk-up flexibility: the park runs weekends and requires online tickets.
Hickory Hills Recreation Area is only about 6 miles away, which makes it the easy backup in Traverse City.
Yes. The record lists online ticket purchase as required, and the park's site links to its ticket booking system.
The record lists age 4, and the park describes itself as welcoming ages 4 to 84. Confirm any height rule on its FAQ page.
The park's description says no sledding is allowed on the property, so plan on using its tubes.
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. Online ticket purchase required
Yes — this park requires reservations rather than walk-up tickets. Book ahead, especially for a weekend or holiday slot.
Minimum age is 4.
We track 16 tubing hills in Michigan. The park has not published a price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
One caveat worth repeating: this park had not published its current-season dates when we last checked, while 1 of the 16 parks we track in Michigan had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as a prior season's until the park confirms it.
There is 1 other tubing hill we track in Traverse City. All Michigan tubing hills →
This park hasn't published a street address we could confirm — the link above uses its coordinates instead.
timberleehills.com
Checked September 2026.