Outdoor Skating Rinks

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Public skating: rinks and warming houses are closed for the rest of the 2024 season

The city has seven outdoor skating rinks with supervised warming house facilities. All of the locations below have lighted hockey or general skating rinks. 

Producing a safe ice surface takes 7 - 10 consecutive days with below-freezing temperatures.

Warming house hours

Day
Hours
Monday - Friday 4:30 - 8:30 pm
Saturday noon - 8 pm
Sunday noon - 6 pm 
District 621 School's Out Days noon - 9 pm
New Year's Eve noon - 6 pm
New Year's Day  noon - 9 pm 

 

Weather alerts

Warming houses will be closed when it is in the best interest and safety of the community. Situations where we may close the warming houses include: warm temps have softened the ice, temps are below -10 degrees, windchills are below -20 degrees, or if we have substantial snowfall.

Open skating at Ramsey County arenas

Free open skating is available at Aldrich Arena, Charles M. Schulz Highland Arena, and TCO Sports Garden (formerly Vadnais Sports Center). Learn about Ramsey county open skating.

Trails for cross country skiing

Ramsey County Parks & Recreation offers marked and groomed cross-country ski trails at county parks. All trails are open daily from sunrise to sunset. Trail maps and grooming patterns for each park are available; please call 651-748-2500 or visit Ramsey County's website for further information.