Outdoor Rinks

Outdoor rinks are weather dependent. Please obey posted signage.

Outdoor Rink Guidelines

Outdoor rinks are open daily from late December to March, weather permitting.

Registration is not required to use outdoor rinks. Rinks are available for recreational use. Some rinks do have scheduled time slots for free (pleasure) skating and shinny. Please see location specific details below or posted at your local community rink.
Weather permitting, outdoor rinks are open daily 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., locations without lights are open until dusk
Outdoor rinks are unsupervised. Users of the outdoor rink facilities do so at their own risk, and therefore, voluntarily assume all risks associated with use. The Township of Springwater does not assume responsibility for related risks or injuries. Outdoor equipment/structures are not sanitized.
Maintenance closures: All rinks are subject to weekly closures for regular maintenance. Please respect the closure and maintenance times of our volunteer crews.
Changerooms or change huts are not available for use. Picnic tables/benches will be on-site for skaters to put on and remove their skates.
Rinks are not available for organized team sports or practices.
Please respect all rules and help keep our rinks a safe and fun place for all to enjoy leisure skating.

Outdoor Rink Locations & Hours

Dedicated Community Volunteers work hard to prepare the outdoor rinks for your enjoyment. Please stay off the rinks if they are marked as closed to ensure damage is not done to the bases. Closure signs are posted at each location for unsafe conditions or during maintenance and flood times. Rinks are open weather dependant.

Outdoor community rinks are for all users to share and enjoy, please abide by Public Skating times and share the ice fairly at all other times. Not all Outdoor Rinks have scheduled public skating times.

Please note that this page is not updated daily once the rinks are open for the season. Prolonged closures will be updated. If there is a change, updates will be made as soon as possible between Monday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Springwater has community volunteer-run rinks at the following locations:

Location	Public Skating
Hillsdale Community Park	Monday to Friday: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays & Stat Holidays: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Midhurst Doran Park	Monday to Friday: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays & Stat Holidays: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Midhurst Green Pine Park
Anten Mills Community Park
Minesing Memorial Park
Grenfel Community Park
Stonemanor Woods Park (no lights)
Snow Valley Highlands Park	Leisure skating on small rink
Phelpston Ed Valendar Park
Elmvale Homer Barrett Park
Paddy Dunn Park (no lights)

General Outdoor Ice Rink Rules

Please follow all posted guidelines and rules for outdoor rink use:

Share the ice fairly, rinks are to be a safe and fun space for all users.
If playing shinny, game must be modified to not involve contact.
Outdoor rinks are unsupervised. Use at your own risk.
Parents/guardians must supervise their children at all times.
Be courteous and share the space with others.
Inspect ice surface and area prior to use.
CSA hockey helmets are strongly recommended.
Please dispose of all garbage and help keep the area clean.

When Do Rinks Open?

The opening of outdoor rinks is dependent on the weather. In order to form a base from which can be flooded, they require a significant amount of snow that contains more moisture in order to pack them, followed by consistently cold weather (-10°C or below) for at least a week. The groups of dedicated volunteers monitor the weather conditions and when they are favourable, they try to flood the outdoor rinks.