My son with special needs and I went to Kingvale and had a great time! The team was very kind and helpful; especially Will who helped my son with his fear of the magic carpet for the tubing. Will talked with Jake each time he helped Jake all the way up while I took the tubes up. The woman who was at the purchase window was very helpful and friendly. The guy at the parking lot booth was super friendly and cheerful as well! I love that the parking lot is not gigantic so you know you will get the opportunity to sled/tube a lot because it limits the amount of cars. We went the day before the big storm came through (avalanche a few miles away) so I can only imagine how incredible it is when there is abundant fresh powder! I highly recommend Kingvale! It is a great option for families because it's a smaller place but that is just why I loved it. You can pack your lunch and have a great day. It's so convenient to get to, right off the freeway! The pizza place in the parking lot was DELISH! The gas station attendant was super nice and some of the best hot chocolate I have ever had. Fantastic time!!! read more

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We've been coming here for years and LOVE it! The parking attendants were super helpful in helping us get out of the slush. Everyone is super kind. We'll be back soon! read more

So fun loved it here. Great place to bring children. My niece had such a wonderful time here and I can't wait to go again. It was also about half the price of the places down the road to take both of us tubing read more

Been coming here for years, and this place has progressively gotten worse. The sledding hills aren't given maintenance anymore they zigzag and nobody keeping order. Staff are always in a bad mood. read more

10/10 vibes the crew here is epic. They just replaced the nope. Hell yeah Best day ever here. read more

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Drove three hours for a birthday weekend just to be turned away at the parking lot. Can't do reservations and when you get there they rudely turn you away and tell you "we aren't a parking lot we're a ski resort" as if people come here just to use their parking lot. Obviously we were there to do fun activities but those are over priced anyways. Never coming back here again and will gladly let others know to also spend their money elsewhere where they value you and treat you with respect. read more

Always full and workers yelled at me to leave we parked in in 15 min parking and they told us to leave after 4 minutes do not come

It's very overpriced. $20 to park $25 per person to enter. Under 2 are free, this should in my opinion be 3 or 4 and under. There is hardly any regulating, so many aloof parents walk back up the sled path instead of walking up the correct path. This is the land of oblivious and aloof parents, so many kids play at the end of the sled run (standing in the way). Many of the sledding paths had divots. And they are all basically identical, would be cool if two of them were super long or something Idk overall it's pretty wack and price gouged. Think about it, a family of 5 has to pay $145 to sit on their own sleds to go down a hill a small hill. If a family of 5 goes and only 2 kids over age 2 sled, it still costs $145. It's hilarious cause at entrance they're like, "it's Disneyland rules everyone has to pay to enter" LOL at least Disneyland has a GD bench to sit on. The staff are friendly but you can tell in their voice and eyes that the place is a sad rip off. Definitely not recommending it to friends and family. read more

Horrible horrible experience my family and I verbally harassed by their employees for being in an area that was closed unknown to us as their were no signs up stating that that area was restricted. Their employee came up to my non English speaking family and continued to verbally abuse them word for word "what the fuck is wrong with you" "get the fuck out of here" and was saying a lot more I was walking up to him when I questioned him as to why he is cursing and he continued to walk away, coming from a dentist myself that is no way to communicate to another human. We totally understand our wrong doing, you need to teach your employees respect common human decency embarrassing mother fuckers. I have contacted them and I am going to move forward with my complaint this will not stay unresolved as I got scammed for 20 dollars and an extra to ride sleds... read more

So much fun. The kids loved it, and it's next to one of my new favorite spots along 80...Fo Real Dough Pizza. Perfect way to spend a Saturday. read more

This place is cool but not worth $20 parking on top of $25 entry fee per person. Pros: Large parking lot Friendly staff Several sledding lanes Cons: Sledding slopes are not very steep, my kids didn't think they could catch enough speed Over priced, doesn't include cost of sled Bathrooms (Porta potties) not stocked with TP or sanitizer Spectators not sledding still have to pay $25 I think younger children would have a better time here. But the 12 and 14 year olds I was with weren't impressed. read more

After driving for hours today looking for snow park in soda springs and drove up to truckee. Went back and forth on 80 frustrated, ended up here by accident and glad I did. Family had blast! Not too busy today. Definitely would recommend if you have little ones and want to go have fun in snow. Staff was friendly. Glad to pay $20 for Parking and $25 per person to enter. Wish they had more parks like this for day trips until then this will be our stop for now. read more

Parking is 20 dollars a car and it's 25 dollars per person to get in the snow park!! Even if you are just going to stand there and watch your kids. Prices are ridiculous wish I would have known before we paid for parking. read more

A group of 10 adults + 6 kids (6 yr old + the rest 2 yrs or younger) headed up to Truckee for a day in the snow. We planned to stop at a random place to just play, but traffic was terrible with chain control checks. We were all restless in the car. A friend found this place on our drive up so we were aware of the $20 parking (although their website says $10) + $10 per person entry fee. We already had our own sleds, but they have plastic sleds for $25. They have both restrooms (with a space heater) + porta-potties in the parking lot, which was useful. We had already packed our lunch + snacks so we took a break + enjoyed it in the parking lot. The two hills were good enough for our very young ones. We also ventured past the fenced off area to free play + build a snowman in fresh powder. We were told that it was at our own risk + no one from staff would be checking on us or could help us with any problems, which we totally understood. This made for an ideal stop since there was fresh snow + a lower elevation. It served our purpose + everyone had a great time! read more

This park was the most disappointing snow trip I have ever had. Payed 10.00 and gat a ticket that said park and play at your own risk. Nothing mention to me by the attendant that there were more fees to come. Then 10.00 a person after I payed and walked to the hill. I payed due to Granddaughters excitement. We went down the hill 6 times and was told to get out they are closing. We were not there more than an hour. No refund or even an apology. The hills were barely adequate for my 4 year old grand daughter. Totally a lame experience. read more

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My husband and I, My 12 yr old nephew and our 2 & 1/2yr old son first stopped at soda springs resort. Cost $40 or so A PERSON not counting renting any tubes (because you aren't allowed to bring in your own at all.) They said our toddler was too small to use any tubes. We left. Came here to Kingvale Sno Park and it was EXACTLY what we were looking for. All we wanted was some hills to sled down and snow to play. A little pricy considering we where charged $20 for parking and 16 days ago someone else posted a review saying they only paid 10. Then $10 a person except 2 & under are free. We figure the money is fine it goes to the workers, snowplowing, etc anyway. read more

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I have no idea why this place is rated so low. Most likely because people either A. Came at a bad time when there hasn't been a lot of snow/good snow so they rate this place low like it's the places fault or B. People are cheap. We have always gone to Nyack Snow Park. Not anymore. Kingvale has perfect sledding areas for the kiddos and plenty of other of spots to play. While the pricing is a little steep ($20 for parking is a bit high + $10 per person) but I'd gladly come back and pay the same price (probably not more). Because of the cost, I believe that's why the place isn't uncomfortably packed which is awesome! read more

We were headed to a different snow park, but this one was closer. Weather was getting worse, so we decided to give this place a try. Only to find out they charge $25 per person for sledding and snow play. This is on top of $20 for parking. The bathrooms were disgusting. Avoid! read more

This is a good spot for family fun. However I will say if you're going to charge 20$ parking and an additional 25$ per PERSON you'd think there would at least be a clean bathroom considering we're in a pandemic. There was NO hand soap, NO toilet paper or toilet seat covers and NO paper towels. The bathrooms and porta potties were filthy. Just warning you may want to bring your own TP and soap.. read more

Overall w/ the low reviews my family had a blast. I can totally understand why the ratings are low 1. Pay for parking $20 (no one maintaining the entrance to the parking lot) we purchased the early bird tickets from 9:30am-1pm and waited in line for over 30 mins and it did not move; we saw cars cutting and going to the opposite side of the entrance. It was past 10am and so we decided to skip the line and talk to the person working at the entrance. 2. $20-$25 per person to sled 3. Bring your own sled 4. Portable Pottys were not dirty (thankfully) when we arrived but it did not have soap dispensers, water, or any hand sanitizer. Instead it splat out some sort of black liquid (Gross!!) Circling around the parking lot I noticed many people were not social distancing, lines were not managed, and people (like me) who bought tickets on line once again waited 20 mins+ in a line that was for people who did not have tickets and are waiting in line to purchase. What's the point of asking customers to purchase tickets online to skip the line when there is only one line to manage, so unorganized and wasted a lot of time. FINALLY around 11am I asked if I was able to switch out our time since we'd only have 2 hours to play. Turns out the sledding area is not managed and once you're in you're in. No one really tracks your wristband and we were there til 4pm! Be cautious as there was no one social distancing and many were not wearing their mask! read more

Love this place two years coming here my kids enjoy playing and great employees work here good attitude

This place was fun. They had several different slopes and wasn't overcrowded on the day we went but a friend of mine went a couple of days later and it was packed. The staff was friendly. They do charge $10 for parking and $10 per person but every place has to charge something to operate and to pay the staff. So if your gonna complain about their rates, stay home or go somewhere else. Restrooms are lame though, all they have are porta potties. read more

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Based on our experience and the reviews, it seems they always charge more than what they claim on their website. It was $20 per person according to the website, but when we showed up it turned into $25 per person with $20 parking on top. Despite the price, restrooms were like a war zone. Incredibly disgusting. At that price, a decent restroom or a porta potty that's not filled to the brim isn't too much to ask. It was pretty crowded during a weekday over the holidays and safety is a half hearted effort, so expect high speed collusions. They also lost track of how many people they had in the park, so they corralled everybody together and count to make sure they didn't exceed their "COVID capacity". I'm sure congregating park full of people bunched up together and making them wait around is a great health measure. Keep up the good work, guys! Hospitals need a steady stream of customers. read more

they're closed! rude employees telling us to leave! maybe change your hours and state that you're closed instead of yelling at us to leave. i come here all the time and will not be returning. change your attitude. read more

The sledding part was perfect for kids. A bit pricy at $25 per person during holiday vacation. The restroom was dirty and out of 3 sinks and soap dispensers only 1 worked. The paper towels were laying on a sink and not in the despenser. That meant during this time of Covid everyone had to pick up the roll. The place was fine until about 1 PM and then it got very crowded. When you go be sure to go early by 11:AM. Otherwise the kids had a great time. Parking is an extra $20. read more

This place is Sno good--it was an utter disappointment. It's set up so that you don't actually see the slopes until you've already paid for parking ($10). The sledding area was a let down, so bad that we didn't even bother to go in (another $10 per person!). So we left with a car full of disappointed kids and if you think your going to get your parking money back, forget about it... save yourself the $$ and either find somewhere free on the side of the road or pay more for somewhere really good. (Disclaimer: we went when there was almost no snow so they had to make fake snow, but I can't see it being much better even with real snow) read more

$10 per car $10 per person regardless of if you sled or not(parents) The magic carpet was not working the day we went and yet no discount. It's just a hill that's it. No terrain. No equipment - bring your own or you have to buy it from them. Disgusting portable potties. It's at most 1 hour of fun. read more

Y'all, what's with the lack of love for this place? To those who complained about finding out about the per person fees,if you ask, the dudes they'll tell you right up front as you enter the lot. The minuses - Bathroom porta potties are disgusting. Yes. So true. For the amount of $ they are gouging us for, a flush toilet would be nice. - No amenities. No water, no picnic area. The pluses - it's the first snow/play area from sacto. - for city kids, heck, good enough! - we spent 2 hours sledding til our sled cracked, so you know we had fun. - snow! 3 hrs from home- yay, who doesn't love that? Lemons from lemonade people, it's $50 (kiddo plus "pedestrian" fee) for 2 hrs of tubing at Boreal's kid area, and there, the lines are muuuuch longer. You decide. Tip: download the waiver form beforehand and bring up to pay at the booth. Don't stand in line for the waiver. Just go to the kiosk for your wristband. read more

Unsafe and there is no magic carpet. For what they charge ($10 to park and $8 per person- even if you're just watching) I'd have expected more. If not a magic carpet, at the very least a safer environment. Sledders regularly flew past the barriers and one little girl plowed right into my son (who was on the other side of the "safety barrier.") I realize it sounds like overkill but I would recommend putting a helmet on your little ones- particularly if the snow quality is low (i.e. icy.) There are really gross portapotties which, despite the nearest bathroom being rather far, I opted to skip all together. Nowhere to sit. Long story short, plan a little ahead and buy tickets online for Soda Springs- a much higher quality experience with FREE PARKING!!! read more

Very friendly staff and nice groomed hills. My daughter had a blast!!!! Definitely will be back. read more

My family ended up here by accident. We have little ones, and we were just looking for an easy place to take the kiddos for a little bit. I was fine with the $10 for parking but I had no idea they were going to charge us $10 a person at the gate!! there were 10 of us all together and we were not going to pay $100 to get in. The kids played in the parking lot on the hill outside of the entry gate, it was fine for them. What sucks, is there is no signs out telling you, you're going to be charged the much, so when the kids are already out of the car and ready to go, it is hard to get them back in to go find somewhere else. read more

Kunda pricey for $20 parking and $10 per person. The park was good enough, maintained and even has restrooms.

Website says $10 to park, sign was crossed out with a sharpie and changed to $20 to park. Then underneath it was written in that it's also $10 per person to get in. We let our toddler play in the parking lot and saved the $30 it would have been for all 3 of us to get in. read more

We stopped off here because we were looking for a place to take our 2 toddlers (ages 1 and 2) to go sledding. This place is literally just a hill on the side of the road that's covered in snow and these people are making a killing off of it. $10 a car plus $10 a person (and yes, you have to pay for 1 year olds!)! The guy at the gate was ridiculously rude. Cash only, and the gas station next to it has a sketchy ATM that wasn't working. So we got out happy butts back in the car and drove another 10 minutes up 80 and went to Soda Springs- a legit snow park that only cost us $30 more for the day, and they had real bathrooms and friendly staff. But, by all means, if you want to be talked down to by a douche on the side of the freeway who may or may not just pocket the cash you're handing him, Kingvale is the place to go! read more

There is few more unsafe places in the world than snow parks. No rules, not even an ounce of common sense. Just pull off the road and send the kids up the hill with freaking saucers, sleds or god knows what the hell else and down they come. Smashing they anyone or anything in their way. It's a wonder more people don't get seriously fucked up at this place. There's always some kid who got wrecked by some other kid just mowing right thru him at the bottom. Crying kids and arguing parents in the snow. Awesome time for all. read more

A complete rip off. $10 to park in a lot where you can't see the sledding slopes. Once we walked up there we could see there was barely any snow. Kids were sliding down dirt. We left immediately and asked for our parking money back since we had only been there five minutes. They refused. We'll never go back there. All they had to do was mention that the snow wasn't great and we could have made an informed decision whether to go in or not. Bad customer service. read more

We stopped here on our way to Tahoe for the week. Without comparing the parks to anywhere else it's fine. When you compare this park to others you realize it lacks management and organization. It's $10 to park and $10 per person to sled which is on the low end of other parks. Parents need to take an active role in supervision because you can't doddle at the bottom of the slope or your kid will get slammed and hurt unintentionally by other sledders. Love the quick drive from sac though as there are not many other options. read more

It seems expensive, but it's way cheaper than any of the ski resorts with tubing areas. Plus, there's no time limit! The Sno Park we were going to go to was closed, so we ended up here. It wasn't crowded and we had no trouble finding open tube lanes. I read online there's a conveyor for going up the hill, but we didn't see anything like that. Overall, a good experience and I would definitely come back. read more

A little bit out-of-the-way from Reno or Sacramento but you know what this was a fun place to find some snow and bobsled that are on well groomed and maintained runs. The whole family came here during the winter months while it was snowing and we had one of the best times we could ever have. There's plenty of parking in the main lot, once you get there you will have to walk a little bit to get to pay for the entry fee. The entry fee is not too cheap but is not bad either for what you get. The employees that we encountered were very friendly and helpful and guided us to the runs I thought would be more interested to us, we were able to enjoy the long sloping runs that they had available for us and really had a good time. Then we found the shorter runs with a little bit steeper angle and had even more fun, this would include sons knocking the data office sled as they're going downhill and watching him tumble in the snow as they are all laughing. Yes we know that most people want to find something without an entry fee, That is exactly what we were trying to do. But you know once we found this location this has been our go to spot and we continuously come here and enjoy tobogganing sledding and playing in the snow. read more

We had a blast here. Cheaper than Boreal, not too crowded, and the people seemed nice. We didn't try to use the port-a-potties because all port-a-potties are fundamentally disgusting. If you get grossed out (like I do) you should just stop somewhere along the way, rather than whining because the little box filled with sewage isn't clean enough. read more