The empty sheet under the arena's red steel roof trusses, looking down the length of the ice.Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
Back on the ice since October 2025
Wheaton Ice Arena is one of Montgomery Parks' two rinks, offering daily public skating and ice skating and hockey classes and camps for all ages and skill levels, with special events and skating exhibitions through the year. Its sister rink is Cabin John Ice Rink, closer to Rockville and Bethesda.
Montgomery Parks closed the arena from mid-April to early October 2025 to install a new refrigeration system, an update that enterprise division chief Christy Turnbull said would let it continue operating for many years to come. While it was closed, Cabin John Ice Rink added skating lessons and other programs to make up for it.
The arena reopened on Saturday, October 4, 2025, ready to glide back into action after five months. Montgomery Parks marked the season with a Passport to Sports Day, when one wristband opened the ice arena, Wheaton Indoor Tennis and the Wheaton Sports Pavilion in a single day. The pro shop sells skates, accessories and hockey gear and offers skate services.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Admission
General admission, per session and per person: tots (ages 3 and 4) $5.00; regular (age 5 and up) every day $9.00; senior (60+) weekdays $7.00. Cheapskate is $9.00 including admission and skate rental. Parent and Tot Skate sessions are $10.00 for admission and skate rental for one adult and one tot (effective 10/1/26). Discount ticket book (10 admissions): $81.00. Groups of ten or more, weekdays 9am-6pm: $9.00 per person with skate rental. Stick and Puck and Pick-up Hockey fees: 1 hour sessions $11.00; 1.25 hour sessions $13.00; 1.5 hour sessions $15.00.
