Outdoor Skating Rinks GTA
An ever-growing guide to outdoor natural and synthetic skating rinks in York Region, Durham, Toronto, Peel and Halton Region. Find a rink near you to spend a fun, fresh, memorable day with the family or recommend a rink to add to our list by commenting below.
All skating facilities are dependent on the ice and weather conditions. Not all rinks are supervised by parks staff, always check that the rink is safe and do not skate when warning flags are displayed. Be sure younger children always wear a helmet.
Note: There is no guarantee that the rinks listed below are open at the time you are reading this – ALWAYS check the venue or community website before heading out.
Toronto Outdoor Skating Rinks
Hangar Skate
A FREE pop-up skating rink outside an 80,000 sq.ft airplane hangar at the Hangar District in Downsview. Open from Mid-January to Mid-March – tickets must be reserved online.
The Hangar District, (across from 95 Garratt Blvd.) Toronto, ON event info
Nathan Phillips Square
Toronto’s famous ice rink at Nathan Phillips Square is beautiful outdoor rink in the heart of Toronto, just steps away from the Toronto Eaton Centre. Open daily from 10 am to 10 pm. Skate sharpening and rentals, snack bar and washrooms.
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON website
Barbara Ann Scott Ice Trail
A five-metre-wide, oval-shaped loop set beneath Toronto tallest buildings at Yonge Street & Gerrard St West. The rink is open for leisure skating, Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 9:00 pm each day.
420 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M5B 2H3 websit
Sherbourne Common Skate Pad
Open daily from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
During the Winter, the park includes a 920 square metre skating rink featuring stunning views of Lake Ontario and Toronto’s downtown skyline. A seating wall surrounds the eastern and western edge of the rink and rubber mats have been installed to make it easier to lace up.
61 Dockside Dr., Toronto. ON website
The Bentway Skate Trail
A 220m trail and series of public spaces, knits together seven local neighbourhoods. The Bentway offers year-round activities and events, including gardens, a skating rink, recreational amenities, public markets, public art, special exhibitions, festivals, theatre and musical performances and more. Located under the Gardiner Expressway right beside the Fort York Visitor Centre. Skate sharpening and rentals available.
250 Fort York Blvd, Toronto, ON website
Evergreen Winter Village Outdoor Skating
Picturesque skating rink in Koerner Gardens of Evergreen Brick Works. Free public skate hours. Skating is free, and skate rentals are available. Open weekends December through to March, plus Sunday night public skate starting in January. website
Mel Lastman Square Rink
Open daily from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. Mel Lastman Square is a beautiful park featuring 20,000 square feet of open space, a garden court, an outdoor amphitheatre, fountains and a reflecting pool. In the Winter months, the pool becomes an outdoor ice rink that is open daily.
5100 Yonge Street, North York, ON website
Colonel Sam Smith Skating Trail
Open daily from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. Toronto’s first ice trail and a one-of-a-kind outdoor rink that expands into a figure-eight shape and covers 250 metres of pure Winter fun. It is linked to the park’s greater trail network providing visitors with an immediate walkway connection to enjoy the trails. The facility features a rink change area which includes a large change room with benches and washrooms.
65 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Road, Toronto. website
Harbourfront Centre Ice Rink
Temporarily closed for the 2023/24 Season – An unparalleled skating destination in Toronto for 30 years. It has a heated indoor change room with lockers and washrooms. website
York Region Outdoor Skating Rinks
MARKHAM
Markham Civic Centre Ice Rink
Lighted, artificial ice rink. December through March. Open 10 am to 10 pm daily (noon to 10pm on Thursdays). Heated change rooms. Maintained by the City of Markham.
101 Town Centre Blvd, (Hwy 7 & Warden Avenue) Markham, ON
tel: 905-415-7535 website
Toogood Pond
A picturesque spot to skate during the colder months. This rink is on a natural pond so check conditions before heading out. Maintained by the City of Markham.
Located on Carlton Road just west of Main Street Unionville
tel: 905-415-7535 website
Huntington Park
Lit at night. Maintained by the City of Markham
46 Lambert Rd, Thornhill, ON website
Markham Museum
Located on the grounds of the Markham Museum and maintained by the City of Markham.
9350 Hwy 48 (Just north of at 16th Avenue), Markham
tel: 905 294-4576 website
Milliken Mills Park
4277 14th Avenue, Markham, ON L3R 0J3
Lit at night. Maintained by the City of Markham website
Milne Dam Conservation Park
Winter skating on the Rouge River! This rink is maintained by the City of Markham, conditions are weather dependent, checking the website for ice conditions before heading out is a must!
8251 McCowan Rd, Markham, ON L3P 3J3 website
Victoria Square Park
Maintained by the City of Markham
2929 Elgin Mills Rd E, Markham, ON L6C 0H7 website
Mews Park Outdoor Rink
Small outdoor community rink maintained by local residents.
Cornell Park Avenue & Country Glen Road, Markham, ON website
Whiteshill Outdoor Rink
A small outdoor rink maintained by local residents.
Whiteshill Blvd, just east of Ninth Line, Cornell, Markham (map)
Markham Village Library Rink
Rink is located behind the parking lot
6031 Highway 7, Markham ON (Hwy 7 & 48)
Mint Leaf Park
A small outdoor rink maintained by local residents.
Fincham Avenue just East of Larkin, Markham, ON map
STOUFFVILLE
Greenwood Park
Greenwood Rd, Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON L4A 0N8
Located at the Basketball Court website
Gar Lehman Park
135 Gar Lehman Ave, Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON website
Sunnyridge Park
37 Sunnyridge Ave, Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON website
Wheler’s Mill Park
250 Mostar St, Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON website
Vandorf Park
14698 Woodbine Ave, Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON website
Memorial Park
Coming Soon – New Skating Trail has been announced. Park Drive & Burkholder, Stouffville ON map
RICHMOND HILL
Richmond Green Skate Trail
A 250 metre long trail, with heated washrooms and change rooms. Lit for evening skating. Open 10am to 10pm daily.
1300 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill, ON L4S 1M5 website
Mill Pond Ice Rink
Skate on the natural ice of Mill Pond. Be safe and make sure the ice is safe before skating by checking the signage posted at the south end of the pond.
At the corner of Mill Street and Trench Street, Richmond Hill, ON website
Lake Wilcox Ice Rink
Located on Bayview Avenue approximately 2 km north of Stouffville Road. The rink is in front of the Richmond Hill Canoe Club at the north end of Lake Wilcox Park. Free parking is available. website
Crosby Park Ice Rink
Weather dependant. An ice skating surface is often built at the Crosby Park baseball diamond.
Crosby Avenue & Newkirk Road, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 3G6 map
VAUGHAN
Garnet A. Williams Outdoor Rink
501 Clark Avenue West, Thornhill, Ontario L4K 4E5 website
Chancellor Park Outdoor Rink
350 Ansley Grove Avenue, Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 5C9 website
Father Ermanno Bulfon Outdoor Rink
8141 Martin Grove Road, Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 3W3 website
Vellore Village Outdoor Rink
AURORA/NEWMARKET
Ada Johnson Park Outdoor Rink
Light and operational until 11:00 pm nightly.
Ada Johnson Park, Aurora, ON (corner of Conover and Heartwell Way) map
Confederation Park Outdoor Rink
Light and operatational until 11:00 pm nightly.
Confederation Park, Aurora, ON map
Machell Park Outdoor Rink
Light and operational until 11:00 pm nightly.
Machell Park, Aurora ON map
Town Park Outdoor Rink
Light and operatational until 11:00 pm nightly.
Town Park, Aurora ON map
Lion’s Park Outdoor Rink
424 D’Arcy Street, Newmarket, ON map
Durham Outdoor Skating Rinks
AJAX
Pat Bayly Square
420 Harwood Ave S, Ajax, ON L1S 0G6 website
PICKERING
Natural Outdoor Rinks website
- Rick Hull Memorial Park (55 x 75 ft)
- Forestbrook Park (55 x 75 ft)
- Claremont Memorial Park (full rink size)
- Greenwood Park (80 x 150 ft)
- Whitevale Park (40 x 93 ft, not fenced)
- New – Centennial Park, under the picnic shelter (35 x 65 ft)
- New – Frenchman’s Bay Rate Payers Memorial Park (55 x 65 ft)
WHITBY
Peel Outdoor Skating Rinks
Mississauga Celebration Square
‘Skate on the Square’ at one of the largest rinks in the GTA – open from late November to March each year. Skate rentals and skate sharpening service available.
300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, ON website
Burnhamthorpe Covered Outdoor Rink
This outdoor covered rink offers two heated dressing rooms, artificial ice refinished by the zamboni, entirely covered by a gazebo style roof to allow skating and hockey rain, snow or shine. The rink also features players benches, rink boards, and glass surround the entire playing surface. See website for public skate and shinny times.
1500 Gulleden Drive, Mississauga, ON tel: 905-615-4630 website
Woodhurst Heights Park
Halton Outdoor Skating Rinks
Centennial Rotary Pond
Bruce Grey Simcoe County Outdoor Skating Rinks
Simcoe County Museum Skating Trail
A 1 kilometer skating trail that winds along along the museum’s heritage buildings and through scenic forest pathways. Open evenings on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting. Admission prices include admission to the Museum.
Located at the Simcoe County Museum, 1151 Highway 26, Minesing ON website
Collingwood Central Park Outdoor Skating Rink
The outdoor rink is open each day weather permitting.
250 Hume Street, Collingwood, ON website
Woodview Mountaintop Skating Trail
Woodview is located at the top of Blue Mountain and can be accessed via Scenic Caves Road (drive to the top, just past past Scenic Caves on the right). Winter tires are recommended. Admission fees apply.
Scenic Caves Rd, Blue Mountain Ski Resort, Blue Mountain ON website
Discovery Harbour Skate Trail
A 1 km scenic loop around the historic site of Discovery Harbour in Penetanguishene. A free shuttle takes visitors to Garrison Hall and the Skate Blade Café warming centre selling hot chocolate, refreshments and snacks. Admission fees apply.
93 Jury Dr, Penetanguishene, ON website
Fern Resort Skate Trail
A 1.5 km wooded skate trail in Ontario’s Lake Country. The trail is lit with torches for evening skating. Enjoy a skate by torchlight and finish off your evening warming yourself by the bonfire.
4432 Fern Resort Rd, Ramara, ON website
Memorial Park Skate Trail
Located in Bracebridge, this free skate trail winds around Memorial Park.
Manitoba Street and Kimberly Avenue, Bracebridge website
Arrowhead Provincial Park Skating Trail
A 1.3-kilometre trail in Huntsville that winds through the beauty of the Muskoka forest. Worth the drive, and a perfect winter day trip. Opens in December each year, weather permitting.
451 Arrowhead Park Road, Huntsville ON Twitter Feed
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Disclaimer: Please check with the rinks you are heading out to. Outdoor rinks are weather permitting. Community groups run and maintain many of the rinks listed in this community guide, and may not necessarily operate them every year. If you know of a rink on our list that no longer operates please comment below to let our readers know. Thank you.
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Hi – we would like to request to add the following rink in Richmond Hill:
Richmond Green Skate Trail
1300 Elgin Mills Road East
Richmond Hill, ON L4S 1M5
Website: http://www.richmondhill.ca/skatetrail
Please confirm.
Thank you Ivana. It looks like fun rink! We will be sure to add it to our guide.
Spencer smith in Burlington has Centennial rotary pond…. also has skates to borrow for FREE!!
Natural Ice Rink at Churchill Heights Park
60 Mountland Drive, Scarborough ON
FB Page https://www.facebook.com/ChurchillHeightsPark/
Love it, don’t forget you can always build your own too. https://www.augustdecemberhome.com/2020/11/20/backyard-ice-rinks-you-can-build-yourself/