Ice Rinks in Lake County
By: Jonathan Jones 12/18/2018
Did you know that Lake County has over 30 ice skating locations? On a beautiful winter's day, there's no better place to be scooting over frozen water. It is time to make your best U.S. Olympic Figure Skater Bradie Tennell triple lutz impression. It's an opportunity to slap shot like Chicago Blackhawk's star Jonathan Toews. Whatever your favorite activity is on the ice, be sure to invite friends and family to create memories on the top ice rinks in Lake County. Before heading out to the ice, there are a few things you need to know! 1. - Always call ahead to make sure that the rink is open 2. – Check the ice conditions on their website at https://www.lcfpd.org/ice-skating. If there's a weather advisory, it might be a good idea to try an indoor activity, until it clears up a little. (Check out alternative things to do here!) 3. – Bundle up and if you’re skating with little ones, stick to some of the rinks with warming houses.
Stay warm indoors!
Centennial Ice Arena 3100 Trail Way, Highland Park The facility features an indoor ice rink and a fully-equipped gymnastics studio. They offer public skating as well as Learn to Skate, hockey, Freestyle, and gymnastics lessons for all skill levels. The Skate Room at Hawthorn Mall 122 Hawthorn Center, Vernon Hills Shop and skate at the first synthetic ice rink inside Of the Vernon Hills Mall. Rink Side at Tilt Studio Gurnee Mills, 6170 W. Grand Ave., Gurnee.
Full-sized ice rink for skating.
Feel the breeze at these outdoor rinks.
Lake County Forest Preserves Ice Skating Ice must be at least 4 inches thick on ponds (and in some places, 6 inches) for ice skating.
- Lakewood in Wauconda - Man-made skating pond - Lighted and open until 9 p.m. daily when conditions allow - Main entrance: are located on Route 176, just west of Fairfield Road - Go to east for entry into the Winter Sports Area
Old School in Libertyville - Man-made lighted skating pond - Open daily until sunset when conditions allow - Entrance/parking lot: St. Mary's Road just south of Rt. 176, and north of Rt. 60 (Townline Rd.) Independence Grove in Libertyville - 16400 W Buckley Rd, Libertyville - Designated skating area is on the southern end of the lake - Open until dusk
DEERFIELD: Call 847-945-0650
Jewett Park 836 Jewett Dr. - Lighted rink Jaycee Park 1048 Wilmot Road - Lighted rink Patti Stryker Park Pine and Hackberry - Unlighted rink Briarwood Park 199 Carlisle Ave. Insider Tip! There’s a warming house at Jewett and Jaycee Parks for those colder winter days. Here are the hours for the Warming House: Regular Warming House Hours at Jewett and Jaycee Monday-Thursday: 4 - 9 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday: 4 - 10 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. GRAYSLAKE PARK DISTRICT: Call 847.223.RAIN(7246)
- Green flag will alert when skating is open – Red means closed
Cambridge Lake Park College Trail subdivision - Open until sunset Chesapeake Farms Chesapeake Farms subdivision - Open until sunset Molly’s Pond Haryan Farms subdivision - Open until sunset
Jones Island Park Corner of Harvey St. and Alleghany Rd. - Hockey and family skating rinks - Lighted rink - Open until 10 p.m. GURNEE PARK DISTRICT: Ice Rink Hotline 847.599.3774
- A green flag will alert the rink is open.
- All rinks are unsupervised.
- Monday-Friday 4 – 8 p.m. Saturdays 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Sundays Noon – 6 p.m. School Days Off 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Betty Russell Park - 5300 Pinewood Rd. (at the corner of Pinewood and Lawson Blvd.) - Skating rink - Hockey rink - Warming Shelter with restrooms Esper Petersen Park (Instead of Viking Park) Located at the corner of Grand and Old Grand Avenue. University Park Located at University Avenue and Este Street. Christine Thompson Park Located at the corner of Woodlawn and Belle Plaine Ave. [caption id="attachment_2553" align="aligncenter" width="440"]
Photo by Claudia Lenart[/caption] LAKE BLUFF: Call 847.234.4150 Artesian Ice Rink 10 Sheridan Road - Warming house with restrooms - Hockey permitted during supervised skating hours, not on the main rink Warming Shelter Hours Day Supervised Unsupervised Monday-Tuesday 3:30 – 6:45 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday 3:30 – 9:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. None Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. None LAKE FOREST: Call 847.234.6702 West Park 850 Summit Ave. - Warming house with restrooms - Lighted Rink - Hockey boards West Park Warming House Hours Monday - Thursday 3:30 - 9 p.m. Friday 3:30 - 10 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Sunday 12 - 9 p.m. LIBERTYVILLE: Call 847.680.5267 All rinks are unsupervised, and participants use them at their own risk
Adler Memorial Park 1500 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Warming Shelter - Concession Stand - Restrooms Butler Park 810 Lake Street Libertyville Sports Complex 1950 N. Highway 45 -Ice Skating -Hockey Rink Nicholas-Dowden Park 748 Crane Blvd. - Ice skating rink - Hockey rink LINCOLNSHIRE: Call 847.913.2382 Green flag will alert when open Spring Lake 49 Oxford Dr. Open until sunset LINDENHURST: Call 847.356.6011 Millennium Park - 201 Country Place Lane - Open until dusk - Warming shelter and bathrooms - Green flag will alert when open Engle Memorial Park - 2200 E. Grass Lake Road - The Haven Hockey Rink John Janega Memorial Park 205 Hickory Dr. - Designated pond area near gazebo - Green Flag will be flown when open MUNDELEIN: Call 847.566.0650
Keith Mione Community Park & Sports Complex Midlothian & Dunbar Roads - Hockey and open skate visit website for schedule - Open until 9 p.m. weather permitting Diamond Lake Sports Complex Routes 60/83 - Open until 9 p.m. weather permitting ROUND LAKE: Call 847.546.8558 Harts Hill Park - 761 W. Hart Rd. - Lighted rink - Open until 9 p.m. - Green flag will alert when open VERNON HILLS: Weather Hotline 847.996.6616
- Green flag must be flying
- Never skate on a lake or pond by yourself
- Skate only when ice is six inches or thicker
- Do not skate at night
- Evergreen Lake at Deerpath Park Adjacent to the softball field
- Willow Lake at Deerpath Park North of the Cherokee Road entrance
- Grosse Pointe Pond At Grosse Pointe Blvd. and Hunter Court
- Century Park North 1001 Lakeview Parkway - Lighted until 9 p.m. - Man-made rink on basketball court - No skating on Big Bear or Little Bear Lake
WAUKEGAN: Call 847.360.4700 Victory Park 1325 North Avenue - Open daily (weather permitting) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Village of Deer Park - Located on Deer Grove Lake - Minimum of 4” of ice over the entire lake is recommended. - Hours 8 a.m. - sunset For more ice rinks and other outdoor winter fun, continue here.
