With all the fresh snow we've had this past week, I feel like a kid in a candy shop! Finally, winter has arrived, along with all the outdoor recreation this season has to offer.
This past weekend, we spent Saturday and Sunday at Riverside Golf Course in Portland for sledding and cross-country skiing. The beauty of Riverside is that it offers something for everyone, even your dog, who is welcome on these trails. While cross-country skiing with friends, our kids hit the sledding hills. Everyone went home happy.
Riverside is owned and operated by the City of Portland. This public golf facility first opened in 1932 and offers rolling hills and trails along the Presumpscot River. Winter activities at Riverside include: cross-country skiing, two large outdoor ice skating rinks, snowshoeing, fat tire biking, and sledding hills.
There are two groomed ski trails side by side: one for skate skiing and the second for all other activities, including skiing with dogs. Clear signs have been posted at the trail entrances and throughout the trails for instructions on which trail to use.
The two large ice rinks are great for family skating or pickup hockey. They make ice as needed throughout the winter, and it is generally in great condition. The ice rinks are located on the North Course using the access road by the maintenance building at the end of the parking lot.
Snowshoeing and sledding are open to the public 7 days a week, 24 hours per day. All of this is FREE. For all the details on winter activities at Riverside, link here.
We've been coming here for many winters and plan to return for many more. This picture of our boys is from 2021: Finn was on skate skis and Henry on classic skis. Good times, great memories...so many of them happen outdoors.
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