Outdoor Skating & Sledding

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Outdoor skating rink and sledding hill

The following parks will have outdoor rinks available for skating. The figure skating rinks are rinks with no boards, while the hockey rinks have boards on all sides (unless otherwise indicated). If there are parks with both rinks, two separate rinks will be available for skating.

The rink lights will typically turn on around 4:30 p.m. and turn off around 8:45 p.m.

Park	Figure Skating Rink	Hockey Rink	Lighted Rinks	Warming House
Ainsworth Park	X
Bass Lake Park	X
Birchwood Park	X	X	X	X
Browndale Park	X	X	X	X
Center Park	X	X	X
Fern Hill Park	X
Jackley Park	X		X
Nelson Park (see skating schedule)	X	X	X	X
Oak Hill Park	X	X	X	X
Parkview Park	X	X	X	X
Willow Park	X

Warming houses

The city operates four parks with warming houses near their skating rinks: Birchwood, Browndale, Nelson, Oak Hill and Parkview parks. Warming houses will close when the temperature falls below negative 5 degrees and/or the wind chill is negative 15 degrees or lower. Call the weather line at 952.924.2567 for updates.

Warming house hours

Regular hours

Dec. 20 – 22, Jan. 6 – Feb. 7, 2025

Dates above are holidays and weather permitting.

Days	Times
Monday – Thursday	4 – 8 p.m.
Friday	4 – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday	10 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Sunday	Noon – 7 p.m.

Winter break hours

Dec. 23, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025

Days	Times
Monday – Saturday	10 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Sunday	Noon – 8:30 p.m.

Holiday and school release day hours

Dates	Times
Dec. 24	10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Dec. 25	Closed
Dec. 31	10 a.m. – 6 p.m.*
Jan. 1	Noon – 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 20	Noon – 8 p.m.
Jan. 24	Noon – 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 17	Noon – 8:30 p.m.

*Oak Hill Park will be open for extended hours Dec. 31 from 6 – 9 p.m.

Nelson Park general skating schedule

Below are the days and times when the west rink will be open for general skating (no sticks or goals allowed).

Regular hours

Dec. 20 – 22, Jan. 6 – Feb. 7, 2025

Dates above are holidays and weather permitting.

Days	Times
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday	4 – 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Friday	4 – 8 p.m.
Saturday	10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday	Noon – 2 p.m.

Winter break hours

Dec. 23, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025

Days	Times
Monday – Friday	10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday	10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday	Noon – 2 p.m.

Holiday and school release day hours

Dates	Times
Dec. 24	10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Dec. 25	Closed
Dec. 31	10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Jan. 1	Noon – 6 p.m.
Jan. 20	Noon – 6 p.m.
Jan. 24	Noon – 6 p.m.
Feb. 17	Noon – 6 p.m.

Warming house rentals

The four enclosed park buildings at Birchwood, Browndale, Nelson and Oak Hill parks can accommodate groups up to 25 and are available for rental before, during and after regular warming house hours.

Before/after warming house hours

Private use of the warming house before or after regular public hours. Tables and chairs are included.

Fee: $50 per hour (resident) / $60 (non-resident)

During warming house hours

Tables and chairs can be set up for rentals in a designated area of the warming house. The general public may still access the building during this time. Group size for this time may be limited.

Fee: $20 per hour (resident and non-resident)

Outdoor hockey rink rentals

Sledding hills

The following parks have sledding hills:

Ainsworth Park
Aquila Park
Browndale Park*
Cedar Manor/Lake Park
Dakota Park

Keystone Park
Louisiana Oaks Park*
Minikahda Vista Park
Oak Hill Park*
Wolfe Park

*Parks that are lighted. The lights will typically turn on around 4:30 p.m. and turn off around 8:45 p.m.

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Outdoor Skating & Sledding

Warming house hours

Regular hours

Winter break hours

Holiday and school release day hours

Regular hours

Winter break hours

Holiday and school release day hours

Before/after warming house hours

During warming house hours