Natural Ice Rinks

2025/2026 Approved Locations

Approved rinks for 2025/26 will be available in late November/early December.

The following are approved locations for 2024/2025.

Natural ice rinks are weather-dependent.

Park	Address
Baird Park	275 Keele St.
Bennington Heights Park	465 Heath St. E.
Beresford Park	400 Beresford Ave.
Bestview Park	115 Bestview Dr.
Bridlewood Park	445 Huntingwood Dr.
Casa Loma Parkette	328A Walmer Rd.
Caswell Park	18 Caswell Dr.
Chandos Park North	75 Lightbourne Ave.
Cheltenham Park	43 Mildenhall Rd.
Coronation Park - York	2700 Eglinton Ave. W.
Dentonia Park	80 Thyra Ave.
Denison Park	108 Denison Rd. W.
Dovercourt Park	155 Bartlett Ave.
Duncairn Park	71 Duncairn Rd.
Denison Park	108 Denison Rd. W.
Edithvale Park	121 Finch Ave. W.
Elizabeth Simcoe Park	180 Sylvan Ave.
Fairfield Park	90 Lothian Ave.
Fairmount Park	1725 Gerrard St. E.
Florence Gell Park	85 Varsity Rd.
Glendora Park	201 Glendora Ave.
Glen Stewart Park	351 Glen Manor Dr.
Glendora Park	201 Glendora Ave.
Henrietta Park	1 A Henrietta St.
Hideaway Park	23 Audley Ave.
Jean Sibelius Square	50 Kendal Ave.
Leslie Grove Park	1158 Queen St. E.
Lessard Park	52 Lessard Ave.
Lithuania Park	155 Oakmount Rd.
Love Crescent Parkette	16 Love Cres.
Lynndale Parkette	10 Lynndale Cres.
Merrill Park	5 Merrill Ave.
Morse Street Playground	76 Morse St.
Norwood Park	16 Norwood Rd.
Parkview Park	355 Parkview Ave.
Pearen Park	30 Pearen St.
Phin Park	115 Condor Ave.
Ranchdale Park	44 Ranchdale Cres.
Ritchie Avenue Parkette	77 Ritchie Ave.
Sandown Park	50 Natal Ave.
Sorauren Avenue Park	289 Sorauren Ave.
Stanley Greene Park	55 Stanley Greene Blvd.
Topham Park	181 Westview Blvd.
Trace Manes Park	110 Rumsey Rd.
Vine Avenue Playground	200 Vine Ave.
Wadsworth Park	120 Connolly St.
Wanless Park	250 Wanless Ave.
Ward’s Island	1 Centre Island Park
Wigmore Park	106 Wigmore Dr.
Wychwood Barns Park	76 Wychwood Ave.

Natural Ice Rink Program Criteria

The community group must comprise a minimum of six participating volunteers, of which two will take on a leadership role and act as primary contacts for City staff. Members must be 18 years of age or older due to the physical demands required for rink building and maintenance.

Members must:

• Attend a training and orientation session on building and maintaining a natural ice rink for any new locations
• Be responsible for building and maintaining the rink by following the Natural Ice Rink Operating Requirements, including:
  • flooding the ice
  • removing snow
  • closing of rink at the end of the season
• Ensure all volunteers wear CSA-approved helmets and ice cleats (not skates) while on the ice
• Keep the rink open to all (e.g., fencing is not permitted)
• Provide a way for community members who want to get involved (e.g., email address, phone number, social media, meet on-site, etc.) and this information may also be posted on this page

The City of Toronto provides

• Water access through an existing winterized water connection, water key, hoses and nozzle
• Two snow shovels per rink
• Lighting, where available
• Installation of signage
• Training and an orientation session on building and maintaining a new natural ice rink
• Insurance for community group volunteers

The City of Toronto does not provide

• 5 cm by 10 cm (2 in by 4 in) lumber or 7.5 cm (3 in) PVC pipe for ice rink borders
• Wide push broom, which is useful for sweeping snow to rink edges
• Garden rake, which may be useful for moving snow around during base preparation

No fire hydrants or residential water sources, and no new services will be installed.

Boards and Rink-in-a-Box

The use of boards is allowed at the Parks Supervisor’s discretion between December 1 and April 1 every year.

Boards:

• are to be supplied, installed and stored offsite by the community group
• cannot be higher than 25 cm (10 in)

Staking into the ground is not allowed.

A plastic liner, or “rink in a box”, is allowed, but in case of thaw, water cannot exceed 5 cm (2 in) as this may present a drowning hazard.