Central Park Ice Skating Loop

Maple Grove, MN · Public skating times & prices

An 810-foot refrigerated ribbon of ice, free to skate, inside the 44-acre Central Park

Public skating at Central Park Ice Skating Loop: the next 7 days

Currently out of season The skating loop closed for the 2025-26 season on March 5. The City has not posted the 2026-27 opening date; its page lists last season's hours of 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, weather permitting. Official schedule update

Address
12000 Central Park Way, Maple Grove, MN 55369
Phone
(763) 494-6474
Website
maplegrovemn.gov
The Phenow Pavilion at Central Park at dusk, the glassed-in park building that serves as the skating loop's warming house in winter. — Central Park Ice Skating Loop
The Phenow Pavilion at Central Park at dusk, the glassed-in park building that serves as the skating loop's warming house in winter. Photo: City of Maple Grove · Source
The empty skating loop on a clear day, with its railing and traffic cones along the ice and apartment buildings beyond the park. — Central Park Ice Skating Loop
The empty skating loop on a clear day, with its railing and traffic cones along the ice and apartment buildings beyond the park. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

A free 810-foot loop of refrigerated ice

The Central Park skating loop is an 810-foot-long, 20-foot-wide trail of refrigerated ice designed for pleasure skating. It was inspired by a ribbon-style skating loop in Chicago and designed to be free to use and to stay open on Minnesota’s warmer winter days. The ice is resurfaced approximately every two hours, and if you stay long enough you might see the Zamboni drive by.

The loop sits inside Central Park, a 44-acre park the city calls award-winning. Skaters use the Phenow Pavilion warming house, a park facility built for multiple use throughout the year.

The city’s goal, Mother Nature willing, is to open on Black Friday each year and close in early to mid-March. Outdoor ice, the loop included, is closed when the temperature is -10 degrees or lower or the wind chill is -20 degrees or lower. Most skaters bring their own skates: the city’s parks director estimates around 30 percent of visitors rent.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Admission to the skating loop is free; skate rentals cost extra.

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Skates & rentals

Rental skates are $9 per pair, in figure skates (youth 8J to adult 12) or hockey skates (youth 12J to adult 15).

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Booking & check-in

No reservations are needed.

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