Bill Collier Ice Arena

Klamath Falls, OR · Public skating times & prices

A covered, refrigerated rink at the Running Y Ranch Resort, opened in 2002 after volunteers raised funds.

Public skating at Bill Collier Ice Arena: the next 7 days

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate · $12
Address
5075 Fox Sparrow Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Phone
541-850-5758
Website
klamathicesports.org
The arena's white tensioned roof seen from across a grass field on a sunny day, with pine trees in front and a small cabin below the roof. — Bill Collier Ice Arena
The arena's white tensioned roof seen from across a grass field on a sunny day, with pine trees in front and a small cabin below the roof. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
The ice sheet under the arena's open-sided tensioned roof with timber arches, empty ice reflecting the light, boards and hockey glass around it. — Bill Collier Ice Arena
The ice sheet under the arena's open-sided tensioned roof with timber arches, empty ice reflecting the light, boards and hockey glass around it. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Klamath Basin skating on a refrigerated sheet since 2002

Skating in the Klamath Basin began outdoors in the early 1900s, when the city made a community ice rink near Moore Park on the south shore of Upper Klamath Lake. The rink closed in the 1970s because of changing climate and city budget constraints. In the 1990s Bill Collier, a local retiree and former hockey player, began to renovate the old site himself, spraying the dirt patch with water from a fire hose to make ice.

The Basin's changing weather made a consistent sheet of ice almost impossible to keep, so volunteers formed Klamath Ice Sports Inc., a not-for-profit organization, in 1999 to raise money for a refrigerated, covered rink. The Bill Collier Community Ice Arena opened in January 2002, just inside the entrance to the Running Y Ranch Resort.

In winter the arena runs a refrigerated sheet under a tensile fabric, pavilion-style roof, across a five-month season. The Klamath Falls Ice Hawks, learn-to-skate and learn-to-play hockey, figure skating and curling are all based there, and in spring and summer the arena turns to roller skating, roller hockey and street hockey.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

The open skate page lists admission at US$12 per person, or US$10 for kids 12 and under.

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Skates & rentals

Skate rental is US$5 and seal skating aids are US$10 (limited quantity), according to the open skate page.

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Booking & check-in

Skaters must pay, present a punch card or check in before skating.

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Skating with children

Helmets are strongly recommended for all open skate participants.

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Amenities

Outside food and drinks shared by groups or families are not allowed in the arena; single-portion foods for the individual are allowed.

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Rink rules

Skaters circulate counter-clockwise unless staff direct otherwise.

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