It’s a winter rite of passage. Bundling up, breathing in the cool, crisp air as you glide hand in hand with someone special on the glassy perfection that is an Idaho ice rink. It’s an adventure bound to feature lots of smiles, copious amounts of laughter and a new memory to cherish for years to come. Idaho has a diverse stash of outdoor and indoor ice rinks to test out. So lace up your skates and hit the ice!
Outdoor Ice Skating
The Village at Meridian | Meridian
This outdoor rink is surrounded by shops and restaurants and decorated with sparkling lights. The rink is open daily from November through late February (conditions permitting), and skate rentals are available. Contact The Village at 208.888.1701 for more information.
Sun Valley Ice Rink | Sun Valley
The Sun Valley Outdoor Ice Rink has some of the best views in the valley. Olympian Tara Lipinski, who won the figure skating gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, ranks it among her favorite rinks. Open daily, the rink additionally offers skate rentals. Call the ice center for more information at 208.622.2194.
Hailey Ice | Hailey
Located at the rodeo grounds, the main arena is transformed each winter into an outdoor ice rink that offers free skating for all. Loaner skates and gear are available daily as weather permits. Lights allow for night skating as well. Call 208.720.3086 for more information.
Round Lake State Park near Sandpoint
This forested state park sits at the edge of 58-acre Round Lake and is a beautiful place to skate when conditions allow. Park staff maintain both regular and speed-skating rinks but make sure to bring your own skates. To get there, drive 10 miles south on Highway 95, then west two miles on Dufort Road. For more information, contact the park at 208.263.3489.
Stanley Ice Rink | Stanley
You can’t beat the spectacular views of the Sawtooth Mountains at this community rink! Located on a hilltop across from Pioneer Park overlooking the town, this ice rink is open from dawn until 10:00 p.m. for night skating. A popular spot for hockey and curling, skates are available to borrow, but remember to bring your own thermos of hot cocoa. Contact the Stanley Chamber of Commerce for more information at 208.774.3411 or 1.800.878.7950.
Kotler Ice Arena | Victor
At this beautiful outdoor, covered ice rink, skating while the sun sets over the Big Hole mountains is an experience you won’t want to miss! Public open skating sessions are held on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Skaters will enjoy the warming hut, skate rentals, pro shop and concessions. The Kotler Ice Arena strives to open in mid-December each year but it depends on the weather. Call 208.399.2423 or check the arena schedule online.
Christina Potters Outdoor Rink | Ketchum
This naturally frozen rink is located in the shadow of Bald Mountain, measuring almost two acres. The rink is situated in Atkinson Park and is usually operational from December through mid-February, weather permitting. The park recreation center is open daily except on holidays, where skates, helmets, hockey sticks, pucks, goals, broom balls and balance assists are all free for public use. Call 208.726.7820 for more information.
Lake Pend Oreille | Sandpoint
Sandpoint City Beach or Sand Creek below the Cedar Street Bridge are great skating spots along the shore of Lake Pend Oreille when the weather is good. Contact the Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce for more information at 1.800.800.2106 or 208.263.2161.
Smith Lake & Robinson Lake | Bonners Ferry, Eastport
Brush Lake Picnic Area and Smith Lake near Bonners Ferry and Robinson Lake Campground near Eastport are popular for ice skating. Bring your own skates, and contact the Panhandle National Forests Bonners Ferry Ranger District at 208.267.5561 to check road access and lake ice conditions.
Indoor Ice Skating
Idaho IceWorld | Boise
IceWorld has two regulation rinks, skate rentals, an arcade and sandwich and pizza restaurants. Large viewing windows let you keep an eye on the action while enjoying a snack (and keeping your toes warm). Public skate times are offered daily. Call 208.608.7716 for more information.
Manchester Ice & Events Centre | McCall
Located in the center of town, across the street from Payette Lake, the facility houses a regulation NHL-sized hockey rink, grandstand seating and TJ’s Cutting Edge Café for a snack. Manchester offers daily public skate times and rentals. Call 208.634.3570 for more information.
Sun Valley Ice Rink | Sun Valley
Lace up your skates and step into the legendary Sun Valley Lodge’s full-size indoor rink, home to the Sun Valley Figure Skating School. Stay to witness one of Sun Valley’s stunning ice shows. The rink is open daily with skate rentals available. For more details, call the ice center at 208.622.2194.
Campion Ice House | Hailey
Located in the beautiful Wood River Valley, Campion Ice House offers a great space for ice skating, ice hockey and all-around good times. Tour Hailey’s first indoor ice rink and make family memories this winter that go beyond words. Call 208.720.3086 for more information.
Joe Marmo/Wayne Lehto Ice Arena | Idaho Falls
Considered southeastern Idaho’s premier ice facility, the arena has a regulation ice surface, rental shop, snack bar and locker room facilities. Contact the rink at 208.612.8367 or the recreation center at 208.612.8480 for more information.
Palouse Ice Rink | Moscow
Home to hockey teams and figure skating clubs, the Palouse Ice Rink is open for ice skating from October through early April. (The facility is used for roller skating from late April through mid-September.) The three-quarter-size ice sheet offers public skate times and rentals. Call the rink at 208.882.7188 for more information.
Frontier Ice Arena | Coeur d’Alene
This NHL-sized rink is home to skating, hockey, curling, parties and hockey tournament play for people of all ages. Concessions are open during public skating and skate rentals are available. Call 208.765.4423 for more information.
LC Arena | Lewiston
The practice site for the Washington State University hockey team, the LC Arena offers public skating on most days with skate rental and concessions. Ice is open from September through May. The space is used for roller skating from June through August. Call 208.798.7845 for more information or check the online calendar.
Updated on December 26, 2024
Published on January 7, 2016
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