Central Park Ice Skating

Wollman Rink in Central Park

Skating Amid the Trees and the Skyscrapers

Central Park ice skating offers the best of both worlds - you can skate in a lovely park but still feel like you're in the middle of a big city. The setting of the Wollman Rink at the very south end of the park makes this possible.

This rink is the most well-known of Central Park's two ice skating rinks. It is set among trees with the Midtown Manhattan skyline towering above. This skating rink has a fabulous view and is sure to lure in all romantics.

If you're not skating but just want to absorb the scene, you can get a good view from the north side of the skating rink. The path just north of the rink takes you to a higher area where you can take in the skaters below and the buildings behind them.

For more information, visit the Wollman Rink website.

There is a smaller skating rink in the north part of Central Park called the Lasker Rink that is not well known to tourists. It has much shorter hours and may not provide the same unique “skating in New York” experience as the Wollman Rink, but it is about half the price as the Wollman Rink.

If you want to know more, visit the Lasker Rink website.