Indoor or outside in the elements, there’s no lack of ice skating rinks on Chicago’s North Shore! Ice times are always changing so check the skate rink website often. This post was updated on October, 2024.
Photo courtesy of Weinberg Family Recreation Center
OUTDOOR ICE SKATING RINKS
Clarkson Park Ice Rink, Northfield
Glenview Community Ice Center, Glenview
Flick, Johns & Roosevelt Parks! Outdoor lighted rinks. They are free and will open when there are consistently cold temperatures. Check the Glenview Park District site for all information.
Meadowhill Park and Tower Rink in Northbrook. The outdoor ice rinks are not supervised. Hockey is allowed at Meadowhill Park Ice Rink but not at Tower Rink.
Weinberg Family Recreation Center (formerly Watts) The ice rinks are open seasonally, from the day after Thanksgiving to the end of February.
Evanston – Sign-up for Text/email alerts for any/all of the outdoor ice rinks
- Arrington Lagoon in Dawes Park, Sheridan Rd. at Church St.
- Baker Park, Forest Ave. at Keeney St.
- Ackerman Park, Central St. at McDaniel Ave.
- Foster Park, Simpson St. at Dewey Ave.
- Kamen Park East
West Park Ice Rink, Lake Bluff For the latest updates on rink conditions, watch this page or give us a call at 847-234-6702 (press 5).
Artesian Park Ice Rink, Lake Bluff the rink lights stay on until 9 PM, Monday through Saturday, and until 6 PM on Sundays.
Sunset Woods Park, Highland Park When weather conditions allow (an average temperature of 20 degrees Fahrenheit or colder for 5 consecutive days, 5-6 inches of ground frost), park district staff will begin flooding the ice rink. It takes four 24-hour days to spray and freeze the water to create a base and finish ice.
Wilmette
Mallinckrodt Park
Located north of the building on Elmwood Ave. Parking is available in the north parking lot.
Lights On: Monday-Thursday, sunset-8 pm; Friday-Sunday, sunset-9:30 pm
Thornwood Park
Located off of Thornwood Ave. Parking is available along Dartmouth Ave.
Lights On: Sunday-Thursday, sunset-7:30 pm
Friday & Saturday, sunset-9 pm
Gillson Park
Located: Area west of the tennis courts
Lights On: Monday-Sunday, sunset-10 pm
Restrooms: Upper floor restrooms open daily, 7 am-5 pm
INDOOR ICE SKATING RINKS
Robert Crown Center, Evanston
Classes
Skatium Ice Arena, Skokie
Classes, and Hockey
Jets Hockey Training Center, Glenview
Northbrook Sports Center
Classes, Hockey
North Shore Ice Arena, Northbrook (hockey teams and hockey camps only)
Centennial, Wilmette
Classes
Centennial Ice Area, Highland Park
Classes
West Park Ice Rink, Lake Forest
The Winter Club of Lake Forest (Hockey teams and hockey camps only)
Artesian Ice Rink, Lake Bluff
Twin Rinks Ice Pavilion, Buffalo Grove (Hockey only)
