Evergreen Lake Ice Rinks

Public skating at Evergreen Lake Ice Rinks: the next 7 days

Currently out of season Evergreen Park & Recreation District's public ice skating page says information about the 2026/2027 ice skating season will be released once there is an opening day (page updated 9/28/2026); the lake rinks are natural ice and always subject to weather. Official schedule update

Evergreen Lake's natural-ice rinks, skated since the dam was finished in 1928

Skating on Evergreen Lake is a tradition dating back to 1928, when the dam was finished. The old log-cabin warming hut still stands along the shore. The lake is billed as North America's largest groomed outdoor rink, and on busy days a couple thousand people skate it.

A Zamboni, fitted by its driver with a Volkswagen engine, grooms the natural ice, and at least 16 inches of ice is preferred to hold it. Because the rinks depend on the weather, the Evergreen Park & Recreation District cannot guarantee opening days, times or ice quality. The old hope was to open by mid-December; it is increasingly more like New Year's Eve.

Hockey stays on rinks 1 through 5 for safety, and the lake is still the scene of the hockey-playing old-timers known as salty dogs. Evergreen Lake remains the town centerpiece.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.