Outdoor Skating Trails and Rinks in Greater Toronto Area

A list of outdoor skating rinks to lace up for a twirl on the ice.

Outdoor skating rinks are dependent on the ice and weather conditions, so check before travelling.

Contents: 

1. 10 Great Places to Skate in GTA
2. All Outdoor GTA City/Towns Rinks.

Not all outdoor rinks mentioned are refrigerated rinks. Only refrigerated rinks are open from late November to March. Natural ice rinks are weather-dependent and usually open in January. 

1. 12 Great Places to Skate in GTA

1. Gage Park, Brampton
2. Colonel Sam Smith Skating Trail, 65 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Road, Etobicoke
3. Nathan Philips Square, Toronto
4. Richmond Green Skate Trail, Richmond Hill
5. Celebration Square, Mississauga
6. Newmarket Riverwalk Commons
7. Rotary Centennial Pond, 1340 Lakeshore Road, Burlington
8. Dieppe Park Trail, 455 Cosburn Ave, Toronto
9. The Bentway Skate Trail
10. Port Credit Memorial Park skating trail, Mississauga
11. Memorial Park Skating Trail, Whitchurch-Stouffville

2. City of Toronto Outdoor Skating Rinks

1. City Maintained Rinks: City of Toronto has 54 outdoor artificial refrigerated ice rink locations, and many of them have the season extended until March, weather permitting.  General hours of operation for City-run outdoor rinks are 9:00 am to 10:00 pm, seven days a week.  2022/2023: November 26/ December 3 to March 19, 2023 for most rinks.  Details
   • Skating Trails Maintained by City of Toronto:
     • Rennie Park, 1 Rennie Ter
     • Colonel Samuel Smith Park, 3145 Lake Shore W Blvd
     • College Park, 420 Yonge St, 455 Cosburn Ave
     • Dieppe Park, 455 Cosburn Ave
     • Greenwood Park, 150 Greenwood Ave
     • McCowan District Park, 150 Mccowan Rd
2. Evergreen Brick Works: picturesque outdoor skating rink 550 Bayview Ave, Toronto
3. Harbourfront Centre
   

   Bentway Skate Trail

4. The Bentway Skate Trail
5. YZD Hanger, 34 Hanover Road

3. Region Of Durham Outdoor Skating Rinks

**Only official rinks (maintained by the city/town/organizations) are listed.**

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Pickering

   Details

• Claremont Memorial Park
  Greenwood Park

Time of operation: open every day until dusk

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Ajax

• Pat Bayly Square, 55 Bayly St. W. – Details

Outdoor Skating Rinks in the Town of Whitby

Details

• • Peel Park (in the lacrosse box) – 307 Trent St East, Whitby
  • Brooklin Memorial Park (in the tennis courts) – 67 Winchester Road East, Brooklin

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Oshawa

• TBA Details

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Clarington

Details

• Courtice Community Complex
• Newcastle Refrigerated Skating Rink (Opens November 2025)
• Bowmanville Refrigerated Skating Trail (opens 2026)

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Uxbridge

• Elgin Pond (natural)  – 180 Main Street South, Uxbridge (Details)

Outdoor Skating Rinks in the Township of Scugog

• Willowtree Farm – 975 Regional Road 21, Port Perry
• Lakefront Skating Rink, Downtown Port Perry

Outdoor Skating Rinks in the Township of Brock

(Details)

4. York Region Outdoor Skating Rinks

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Markham

1. Markham Civic Centre Ice – 101 Town Centre Boulevard, north-west corner of Highway 7 and Warden Ave
2. Volunteer Skate Rinks. Details
3. Milliken Mills Park
4. Victoria Square Park
5. Huntington Park
6. Markham Museum
7. Milne Dam

Winter in Markham

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Richmond Hill

Details

1. Mill Pond – natural ice of Mill Pond
2. Lake Wilcox – – natural ice
3. Richmond Green Skate Trail, 1300 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Vaughan

Weather permitting

Details

 

1. Carrville Community Centre (located at Thomas Cook Avenue and Valley Vista Drive)
2. Chancellor Community Centre
3. Dufferin Clark Community Centre
4. Father E. Bulfon Community Centre
5. Garnet A. Williams Community Centre
6. Vellore Village Community Centre
7. The Sports Village
8. Cortellucci Square, 300 Maplecrete Rd.
9. Secord Park, 65 Secord Ave. near Highway 27 and Major Mackenzie Drive
10. Canada’s Wonderland — During Winterfest

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Aurora

Details

1. Aurora Town Square – 50 Victoria St, Aurora
2. Town Park  – 49 Wells Street, Aurora
3. Ada Johnson Park – 60 Hartwell Way, Aurora
4. Machell Park -15 Orchard Heights Drive, Aurora
5. Confederation Park – 30 Glass Drive
6. James Lloyd Park – 355 Stone Road
7. Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Park – 18 Civic Square Gate

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Newmarket

Newmarket Riverwalk Commons 

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Whitchurch Stouffville

Details

1. Memorial Park Skating Trail
2. Greenwood Park
3. Gar Lehman Park
4. Sunnyridge Park
5. Wheler’s Mill Park
6. Vandorf Park

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Georgina

Details

1. The ROC Rink, 26479 Civic Centre Road, Keswick
2. Pefferlaw Ice Pad, 38 Pete’s Lane, Pefferlaw

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Town of East Gwillimbury

Details

• Holland Landing at Ridgeview Park (126 Dog Wood Boulevard)
• Mount Albert Community Centre (53 Main Street)

Outdoor Skating Rinks in  Township of King

Details (TBA)

• Cold Creek Conservation Area, 14125 11th Concession
• Nobleton Community Park, 15 Old King Road
• Memorial Park, 25 Doctors Lane

5. Region of Peel Outdoor Skating Rinks

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Mississauga

Details & Hours

1. Mississauga Celebration Square Ice Rink, 300 City Centre Drive
2. Port Credit Memorial Park Skate Trail,  40 Stavebank Road
3. Woodhurst Heights Park Outdoor Skating Rink, 3475 Ash Row Crescent
4. + more than 30 outdoor natural skating rinks maintained by volunteers.

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Brampton

Details

1. Amore Italian Park, 70 Halliford Pl.​
2. Boreham Park, 350 Conservation Dr.​
3. Chinguacousy Park Skating Recreational Trail, 9050 Bramalea Road
4. Duggan Park Outdoor Skating Rink, 75 Vodden St E
5. Earnscliffe Outdoor Rink, 844 Eastbourne Dr
6. Flower City Community Campus Outdoor Skating Rink, 8850 McLaughlin Rd​
7. Gage Park Outdoor Skating Recreational Trail, Main St. South and Wellington St. West
8. Gore Meadows Covered Outdoor Skating Rink​, 10150 The Gore Road
9. Peel Village Park, 47 Watson Cres.​
10. Major William ​Sharpe Park, 0 Phelps Dr
11. Mount Pleasant Outdoor Skating Rink, 100 Commuter Drive
12. Sesquicentennial Park Outdoor Skating Rink, 11333 Bramalea Road

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Caledon

Details 

1. John’s Rink, 14111 Regional Road 50, Bolton
2. Ralph’s Rink, 14111 Regional Road 50, Bolton
3. Reese’s Rink, 6215 Old Church Road, Caledon East
4. John Clarkson Park, 415 Dougall Avenue, Caledon
5. Alton – 35 Station Street
6. Inglewood – 15551 McLaughlin Road
7. Mono Mills – 10 Simcoe Street
8. Palgrave Park – 17293 Mount Hope Road
9. Island Lake Conservation Area
10. Terra Cotta Conservation Area

6. Region of Halton Outdoor Skating Rinks

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Burlington

Rotary Centennial Pond, 1340 Lakeshore Road, Burlington

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Oakville

Details

 

1. Trafalgar Park (Refrigerated – Open Mid December to March), 133 Rebecca St, Oakville
2. Wallace Park,  245 Reynolds Street
3. Bloomfield Park, 2531 Westoak Trails Boulevard
4. Clearview Park, 1260 Sir David Drive
5. George Savage Park, 3200 George Savage Avenue
6. Glenashton Park, 1051 Glenashton Drive
7. Millbank Park, 166 Glenashton Drive
8. Langtry Park, 2186 Brays Lane
9. Nautical Park, 355 Nautical Boulevard
10. Old Abbey Lane Park, 1110 Old Abbey Lane
11. Sixteen Hollow Park, 2140 Westoak Trails Boulevard
12. William Rose Park, 455 Wheat Boom Drive
13. Windrush Park, 1225 Windrush Drive

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Milton

Details

• Campbellville Park (Old)
• Laurier Park
• Knight Trail Park

Outdoor Skating Rinks in Halton Hills

Details

1. Prospect Park, 30 Park Avenue, Acton
2. Georgetown Fairgrounds,  #2 1 Park Avenue Georgetown
3. 3 Musketears Park Ice Pad,  415 Queen Street East (Hwy. 7) Acton

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