Best Snow Tubing near Philly for Families

We’ve rounded up the best places for snow tubing near Philly for the ultimate winter fun.

Winter fun hardly gets more exciting than this, and we’ve rounded up our favorite places to go snow tubing near Philadelphia. As a kid, my snow tubing experiences consisted of my dad pulling snow tubes behind his 4-wheeler near our house. Safety standards have changed in the Philly area since the 1980s, and now we don’t have to resort to such creative measures. So get ready to ride the slopes down carefully crafted lanes from the Lehigh Valley to the Poconos at these snowy spots packed with cold-weather family fun.

For more winter excursions, check out our favorite sledding spots near Philly and our list of family-friendly skiing and snowboarding destinations. All of our favorite wintertime highlights can be found in our Winter Activities Guide for Philly Families.

Where to Go Snow Tubing Near Philly 

1. Bear Creek—Lehigh Valley

In what might be the closest location to Philadelphia city limits, head to Bear Creek for a simple but fun snow tubing outing. This spot only offers single-rider tubes. Participants must be at least 6 years old and 42″ tall. Tickets can be purchased online or in person at the Guest Services desk. Indoor dining is available, including The Grille, serving American continental cuisine (dinners only), and the Trail’s End Cafe, with traditional breakfast, lunch, and dinner options, and the Mountain Eatery, with to-go options like sandwiches and soups. 

2. Blue Mountain—Palmerton 

Blue Mountain Snow Tubing Park is home to the longest and fastest lanes in Pennsylvania. The resort has expanded its snow tubing park to 56 lanes, making it the largest snow tubing park in the country. Each lane is over 1,000 feet long, with three carpet lifts for tubing fun. For the 2024/25 season, guest can enjoy the Sonic Snow Tubing experience every night, with the Snow Tubing Park turning into a laser light and music show after 5 pm. Tubing has opened for the season. Check the trail report for daily conditions. The park is serviced by a magic carpet lift, which is like an endless conveyor belt. Tubers can choose between a single or double tube to enjoy the sport with a friend, or to give support to a nervous first-timer. Guests must be 36″ or taller to go snow tubing at Blue Mountain Resort. Tickets must be purchased in advance. After tubing, enjoy fire pits, a food truck, bar, and cafe service. 

Enjoy all 40 lanes of snow tubing at Camelback Mountain. Photo courtesy of Camelback

3. Camelback Mountain—Tannersville

If you’re looking for a night of fun, the lit-up nighttime after-dark experience Galactic tubing is a slope-side tubing party complete with music, disco lighting, up to 40 lightning-fast lanes, and two magic carpet lifts. Riders must be 44″ tall to ride alone. Riders who are 33″ to 43″ tall can ride in a double tube or as part of a chain with a participating adult 18 or older. Children may not ride in laps for any reason. For those who work up an appetite, check out the food trucks and restaurants serving a variety of foods, from tacos and pizza to burgers and sit-down fare, with beer on tap for the adults.

6. Roundtop Mountain—Lewisberry

This spot in York County offers 10 large lanes with 800-foot runs and 80-foot vertical drops. Once you go down the hill, a “magic carpet” takes you back to the top. Guests must be taller than 42″ to go tubing. The mountain is open for tubing Wednesdays through Sundays. The resort recommends purchasing tickets online in advance for the best dates and availability. If you decide to purchase onsite, all transactions are cashless, so be prepared with credit or debit cards.

Sail down Shawnee Mountain in a single tube or a tandem tube to double the fun. Photo courtesy of Shawnee Mountain

7. Shawnee Mountain—East Stroudsburg

Shawnee Mountain typically opens for snow tubing in mid-December, as long as Mother Nature cooperates. The Snow Tubing park features single tubes, as well as adult and child tandem tubes with two conveyor lifts to whisk you to the top. The age recommendation for the snow tubing park is age 4 and older. Tandem tubes are for one adult and one child under 46″ tall; no lap sitting allowed. When you’re done tubing, there’s a choice of food options, with a food court, cafeteria, and two restaurants. Please note: Snow tubing tickets will only be sold online. In addition, Shawnee Mountain has gone cashless. All major credit cards are accepted, and there are also reverse ATMs.

8. Whitetail Resort—Mercersburg

Riders must be 42″ tall to tube the large runs at Whitetail. Sessions are two hours in duration, and tickets can only be purchased online. You can also opt for an upgrade and get unlimited hot chocolate along with your tubing experience. It is recommended to print out the release from the website in advance to save time. Tubing is available Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

9. Liberty Mountain—Fairfield

At the Bubly Tube Park at Liberty Mountain, riders at least 42″ high can participate in two-hour sessions. Book online to select tickets, starting on December 26 for the 2024/25 winter season. 

This post was updated in December 2024 by writer Alyce Wilson.