Skates & rentals
The skate shack provides free skate rentals in sizes 1 to 13 during its hours.
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Currently out of season The Newport Parks & Recreation ice rink page is headed Now Open for the 2025-2026 Season and lists open skate hours and skate shack hours, all weather dependent because warm temperatures make the ice soft and unsafe. It is last season's page, so check Newport Parks & Recreation's Facebook page for 2026-27 opening news. Official schedule update
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
The skate shack provides free skate rentals in sizes 1 to 13 during its hours.
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Open skate for the public is 8 am to 8 pm (9 pm on weekends). The skate shack is open, tentatively, Monday to Friday 3 to 8 pm and Saturday and Sunday noon to 8 pm; all days are weather dependent.
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Children under 12 require adult supervision, and helmets are required for hockey and encouraged for all skating.
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Gardner Park has two maintained ice surfaces connected by frozen skating paths: a contained hockey rink for casual stick and puck and a smaller rink on the south end for regular public skating.
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