Outdoor rinks
Updates and notices
March 8, 2021
- All outdoor rinks and skating pathways are now CLOSED for the season.
Strathcona County does not monitor the ice thickness of any stormwater ponds or natural bodies of water. Therefore, ice conditions are unknown and unpredictable. Stay safe: keep off the ice.
Outdoor skating capacity map
Please help us manage capacity: Use this as a planning tool to find skating areas that are typically not as busy. We spot check the outdoor skating areas (between 2:30 and 10 p.m. daily) in partnership with local enforcement to educate and support safe skating. Our collective actions will help keep us all safe and active.
Please note: The capacity displayed reflects the time it was last checked and is not real time.
During the winter months, skating on outdoor rinks is a great activity to explore with friends and family.
Hours of operation
Please keep in mind that outdoor rinks are not open when temperatures are warmer than 5°C or below -20°C. For the most up-to-date information, you can sign up for our outdoor rink status newsletter (at the bottom of this page).
- All outdoor rinks, snowbank rinks and skating pathways and tracks are open daily from 2:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Maintenance occurs on all outdoor rinks, seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and varies due to weather and ice conditions. Sites are available for use during maintenance periods but could be interrupted by maintenance crews during these times.
- Outdoor skating opportunities are available during the day Monday to Friday, however, when crews are on site no skating is allowed.
Alberta Health Guidelines
Help us keep the outdoor rinks and amenities open by following these guidelines:
- Outdoor sport, recreation and physical activity is permitted, as long as individuals are physically distanced, follow provincial guidance and abide by the outdoor gathering limit.
- Changerooms and rink shacks are CLOSED for the 2020/2021 season.
- You must maintain a physical distancing of 2 metres (6ft) from anyone outside of your household at all times.
- No spitting or clearing of passages.
- A limited number of people will be allowed on the ice at each location, follow all posted signage. Capacity for each location has been set by Alberta Health Services.
- Outdoor boarded rinks – 15 to 25 people on ice maximum, more details below
- Snowbank rink – 5 to 25 people on ice maximum, more details below
- Skating pathways – 15 to 50 people on ice maximum, more details below
- Wearing a mask is encouraged.
- Stay home if you are sick or experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19.
- Private sport or social bookings are not available.
- Alberta Health has directed that NO shinny or pick up hockey games are permitted at this time.
- Sites will be periodically monitored to ensure these rules are being adhered to under provincial guidelines. Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in closure of outdoor rinks.
Outdoor rinks by category
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CLOSED for the season - Skating Pathways - Sherwood Park and rural
1. CLOSED for the season - Skating Pathways - Sherwood Park and rural
Permanent link to CLOSED for the season - Skating Pathways - Sherwood Park and rural- ArrKann Skating Pathway located in Ardrossan Regional Park - 80 - 1 Avenue, Ardrossan. Max capacity: 30
- NEW! Ardrossan Athletic Park Track located near Ardrossan Junior Senior High - 53123 Range Road 222, Ardrossan. Max capacity: 50
- Cowan Skating Pathway located in Emerald Hills Regional Park - 4501 Emerald Drive, Sherwood Park. Max capacity: 40
- Sin Bin Skate Track located in Broadmoor Lake Park Field - 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park. Max capacity: 50
- South Cooking Lake Skating Pathway 100, 22106 South Cooking Lake Road. Max capacity: 15
- NEW! Josephburg Skating Pathway (behind Moyer Recreation Centre) - 54569 Range Road 215. Max capacity: 20
- ArrKann Skating Pathway located in Ardrossan Regional Park - 80 - 1 Avenue, Ardrossan. Max capacity: 30
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CLOSED for the season - Sherwood Park Outdoor Rinks
2. CLOSED for the season - Sherwood Park Outdoor Rinks
Permanent link to CLOSED for the season - Sherwood Park Outdoor RinksRinks with boards, snowbank rinks, and lights on until 9 p.m.
- Brentwood at 12 Falcon Drive - next to Brentwood School. Boarded rink max capacity: 25. Snowbank rink max capacity: 10.
- Kinsmen Park 1011 Strathcona Drive - north of Strathcona Drive & Keith Road. Boarded rink max capacity: 15. Snowbank rink max capacity: 15.
- Sherwood Heights at 225 Fir Street. Boarded rink max capacity: 25. Snowbank rink max capacity: 5.
- Strathcona Athletic Park at 1100 Clover Bar Road. Boarded rink max capacity: 25. Snowbank rink max capacity: 10.
- McGhan Park on Meadowview Drive. Boarded rink max capacity: 25. Snowbank rink max capacity: 20.
- Heritage Hills (NEW) on Heritage Drive. Boarded rink max capacity: 25. Snowbank rink max capacity: 10.
Rinks with boards and lights on until 9 p.m.
- Mills Haven at 73 Main Boulevard. Max capacity: 25
Snowbank rinks (non-boarded)
- NEW! Summerwood located on Sunland Way in Sherwood Park. - Take the most eastern entrance into Summerwood from Lakeland Drive, turn right on Sandstone Boulevard (which turns into Sunland Way). Max capacity: 15.
- Clover Bar Ranch on Jim Common Drive North, south of Cimmaron Way. Max capacity: 15
- Davidson Creek on Davenport Drive. Max capacity: 15 - (rink on basketball court CLOSED for the season)
- Fountain Creek Park at 528 Fountain Creek Boulevard. Max capacity: 10
- McPherson Park on Regency Drive. Max capacity: 10
- Rainbow Park on Nottingham Drive. Max capacity: 10
- Brentwood at 12 Falcon Drive - next to Brentwood School. Boarded rink max capacity: 25. Snowbank rink max capacity: 10.
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CLOSED for the season - Rural Outdoor Rinks
3. CLOSED for the season - Rural Outdoor Rinks
Permanent link to CLOSED for the season - Rural Outdoor RinksRinks with boards, lights and/or shelters open until 10 p.m.
- Ardrossan Recreation Complex located in Ardrossan Regional Park, 80 - 1 Avenue, Ardrossan. Max capacity: 25
Snowbank rinks (non-boarded)
- Ardrossan located in Ardrossan Regional Park - 80 - 1 Avenue, Ardrossan. Max capacity: 30
- Hastings Lake (now with a skating pathway) - 51080 Range Road 204 (Communiy Hall). Max capacity: 15
- Uncas at Uncas School 21313 Township Rd 524, Ardrossan. Max capacity: 10
- Whitecroft (Community Hall) - 314, 52313 Range Road 232. Max capacity: 15
- Deville/North Cooking Lake Wye Road, Range Road 210 just north of Deville/North Cooking Lake Community. Max capacity: 10
- Collingwood Cove 51551 Range Road 212A. Max capacity: 10
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CLOSED for the season - Crokicurl at Emerald Hills Sports Pavilion
4. CLOSED for the season - Crokicurl at Emerald Hills Sports Pavilion
Permanent link to CLOSED for the season - Crokicurl at Emerald Hills Sports PavilionCLOSED for the season - Crokicurl at Emerald Hills Sports Pavilion - 4501 Emerald Drive, Sherwood Park
Crokicurl is an outdoor game played on a special crockicurl ice surface. The game is a cross between curling and the board game Crokinole. Rules and instructions are listed on site. Please follow all provincial restrictions in place, crokicurl is to be played with members of your household only.
Rules:
- Alert staff attendant when you want to play to disinfect the rocks before and after use
- Two teams of 1-2 players each, all members must be from the same household
- Rocks may be played from any area around the perimeter
- Rocks are played in alternating order
- Scoring happens after all the rocks have been thrown