Best Ice Skating Club South Bend Near Me

Paul Doe: The rink is really fun but we go there every weekend and they seem to never have sharp blades. The skates are Really Dull and that can causes strain on the body witch leads to injury it’s harder to skate and more prone to a hard fall on the ice :( other wise it’s great but please sharpen your skates Howard Park we pay good money for the passes and we want sharper blades!! Pleases!!!

Jacob Fleming: Great place for family, friends and date nights.

Melissa Pietrzak-Rodino: Kids had a blast!

Andrew Rasmussen: The ice skating experience is great! Love the park and the rink/course. Most of the staff is very helpful and friendly, especially the younger team members who give out the skates. But if you need help with something from the receptionist desk and Priscilla is working, I recommend you just forget it and walk away. She was not only unwilling to listen to me or help me, she was incredibly rude and nasty towards me. If it weren’t for the other staff members stepping in to help me after my interaction with Priscilla, I can guarantee I would never be back to ice skate here again and would be telling others to avoid as well. Maybe she would do better in a position where she doesn’t have to interact with people. Outside of that, ice skating in Howard Park is a great time.

Erick Smith: Loved it! Skate down and up non-steep inclines with slight bends. We spent most of the time on the trail, but the ice pond looked good for skating in a circle. Food at the public house was awesome, and the coffee was delicious. Great atmosphere with the fire pits.

Jen Ray: I take my kids to skate, and they have fun when it's not crazy busy. When it's super busy, if you need a trainer, you better get out there quickly. I wish they had more food/snacks available, though.

Abe Krause: Great place to go for a family night or just with friends!!! Very fun place, staff we're friendly and the fire pits around the rink we're very nice.

Nicholas Hart: Such a fun experiance so glad my family got a season pass.

Brian Collier: This is not the ice-skating rink of your childhood! Instead, it is fantastic in every way, with all sorts of features, and all the upgrades you would imagine in the 21st-century. When I moved back to the region, I was delighted to find that the community had invested heavily in the parks department as well, as in the other city, owned and operated venues in town! This place is the ice-skating on the cake that is the park system in South Bend! So proud to have been born here, and so glad to have come back here! This is a must see for winter visitors and residents alike!

Just Jill: I don’t know who does the sharpening of the skates, but we tried out six different pairs of skates between the three of us and the left skate was sharpened on the wrong side on every single pair. I would suggest an experienced person sharpen the blades always.Other than that it is a beautiful location and the path is wonderful to skate on if you can skate, but our skates kept slipping out from 1 foot consistently, making it very difficult. We hope to try it again with our own skates next time.

Analia Diaz: Really pretty… lots of room for play and creativity with family would suggest going here! And I would love to go back!!

Kim Macerata: Nice rink, really pretty at night. The kids liked skating the ribbon. The hot chocolate was great, but pricey since it’s South Bend Chocolate Factory. Had a great time and will go again.

Jessica Spoor: Beautiful atmosphere, friendly staff and overall a great experience for all ages!

Jamie Pike: We came here from out of state over the holidays and were blown away by this place! We brought family ranging from Grandpa and Grandma (who watched and played with the littles on the playground) down to age 9. The cost is unbeatable, it’s double where we’re from! The rink, playgrounds, bonfires, café, indoor viewing, restrooms, artwork—it’s all magic. We will be going back next year when we’re in town again! It’s also just beautiful at night with all the lights. Highly recommend.

Karsten Anderson: The atmosphere and scenery were amazing, with all the Christmas lights up. I think the ice skating could be a tad bit cheaper, but then again they have the nice little trail and kids carts to help them skate at no extra charge.I'll be back for sure.

Rickardo Yoder: Website not maintained. No information about having to have reservations and yet, reservations were required

Bailey Murphy: I love the rolling hills throughout the Howard Park Ice Trail! It makes it so much more fun than a normal ice rink. I bought a season pass and it's a really wonderful experience! I get to skip the line, go right to the skate window, and get on the ice. Such a wonderful park and ice trail!

Tammy Niezgodzki: Tuesday's is $5 to get in & includes skate rental...Great Deal! We Had a Great Time😊Thank You Howard Park for the Memories😉

Chloe Barker: Sessions for skating are for 90 minutes which was the perfect amount of time for my group of friends. We appreciated the little skating crutches for those of us who needed some help skating at first, and the railing along both sides is a huge plus! Also, love having the chocolate cafe hot chocolate available!!! There’s even a playground in the center (not on ice) for kids to play on all year round!I like to come here in the summer as well to practice roller skating. In the summer they have a splash pad which is so cool to have so much at one place that can be used all year round!

Landon Weldy: Horrible management, some of my friends got kicked off for “misusing” the assisted carts, and a staff member used foul language against me and my friends and started mocking us. Kept telling us to get off the ice when we did nothing wrong and was threatening to fight us. Just poor management, not impressed with how the situation was handled.

Elizabeth Wise: fun experience family friendly. WAnt to go at night to see all the lights

Anita Owens: A blast

SJ Banaszak: Good prices, friendly staff, and a great place for some family fun.

Cara Manns: After checking the available hours, I decided to bring my 6 year and meet a friend and her son there at 6pm. Once we got there, the employee informs us that they will be closing in a half hr due to a low amount of skaters. We were bummed but after driving all the way I didnt want to let my son down. We had to pay full price even though they were cutting us short. After getting the kids and myself ready to skate (outside due to covid), I realize the seals the kids needed to learn to skate were inside and an additional $1each. Would of been nice for them to mention that when they seen two small kids with us. We will be going to Howard park from now on.

Logan Bontrager: Awesome place to skate!

Scott Novitzke: Good time great place to take the family.

Autumn Warcop: The rink is first come, first serve towards admission. It is a good day for ice skating! (Even if it is slightly drizzling.) THERE ARE NO INDOOR SEATS!!! (Even though there are benches and a fire place 🤔😡😭) You can drop your shoes off at the concession stand. They sell 2 sizes of hot chocolate and bottles of water. You can rent a skate-aid for $1. Those are 1st come, 1st serve also. Downside you have to pay an admission fee EVEN IF you are NOT skating. UPSIDE skate rental is included with admission and the skating area is well lit.

Carol Woods: Lots of fun. Not too crowded. Very reasonably priced

Paula Teegardin: So much fun!!!

Laura Vales: Super affordable activity for a larger family. Staff is friendly and helpful, and they had good COVID precautions in place without making you feel overwhelmed. Great place for new skaters.

Ben Barnett: For the past several years I have very much enjoyed this rank. Unfortunately the parks department has made some changes. They said there will be heaters they were not turned on tonight. Also have to pay just to be a spectator which you didn't have to in the past. Also no season passes this year so you have to pay for each trip. I will say the great same staff keeps returning each year.

Jay Park: Just opened today and it was great rink to enjoy. Thank you Mishawaka department of parks and recreation!

Ari: Amazing staff and Very helpful when you fall definitely one of my favorite places to go when I’m bored

Jeanne Brownell Mullet: I get the idea of the blue ride-on toys: to be more inclusive to small children. But not only do they completely destroy the ice so it isn't smooth for skaters, but they're flat out dangerous. Instead of younger kids and non-skaters hanging on the wall, so the older kids and adults can skate fast in the inside lane, there's toddlers and babies in every lane, some dramatically fake falling down every two seconds then lying on the ice for several minutes, kids pushing each other around on the ride on toys in front of people and the opposite way other skaters are going. I almost ran over several kids fingers even though the ice was so rough I couldn't even skate fast. Luckily I didn't. But ice skating can be dangerous. There's no supervision, no one enforcing rules, and it's like trying to ice skate though a chuck e cheese on a Saturday afternoon. Get rid of the blue things and bring back the olden times of young kids and new skaters holding onto the wall. It is safer for everyone and the ice gets less choppy quickly.

Scott Way: What a amazing spot to excape the heat! Affordable prices, great life guards, and did I mention cheeeaappp!

Armando Castillo: Oh yah

Jennifer Malkewicz - Kaplachinski: Family fun

Lori Caskey-Sigety: I adore this charming ice rink. It is very close to home. Great service from staff. :)

Deanna Gustafson: Cool

Steve Hawkins: Always a great time take the kids here several times a year safe clean environment everyone's very friendly

James Keen: Come down to the ice rink and enjoy some skating!

mercedez alvarado: Great cheap way to have fun family activity I thought it would be really expensive going ice-skating here it was actually very reasonable and they have heating areas and we get to listen music going ice-skating this was a great place love it

Matthew Pollard: Great little ice skating Park. Staff is good, concessions reasonably priced, and the place is well taken care of. Recommend.

Deshawn Herb: Ron would not let me play a song even tho it was clean and he did so last year. So sad to see this establishment that I once loved truly fall and is at an all time low. I hope you see this Ron. The other workers are chill but Ron. :(

William Volkmann: Good place to hide

Michael Troyer: Fun and stuff

Daniel Campos: Really nice place to visit,walk Whit family.

kelly: Was fun to see all the different farmers market products very nice and good event

Paul Martin: Waiting on cold weather

Shutauna Hanson: Very well clean and kept up. The staff was very polite & friendly. My step-daughter had a school event. It was super fun to watch my husband and her skating & seeing her interact with her classmates was a blessing!

Joshua Branch: Amazing clean fun for every one!

Amy Coney: Always a fun time.

Nicholas Hanson: The employees I work there were very friendly and helpful

Chris Anonymous: Great place to bring the entire family. They have things to help kids who are new to ice skating. Admission is 5 dollars per person with free skate rental. I’d recommend this place to anyone.

David Richardson: Outdoor, helpful staff, on-site bathroom, a snack bar, and a great time awaits your arrival!

Mark Miller: Fun oval ice skating loop with trees in the middle. The skates were not very sharp.

Scott Rugg: Greatest place to ice skate that I've ever been to. Only $5 to skate and that includes skate rental. Friendly staff helped me get the right skates for my 6 yr old daughter. There are these things that look like adult walkers and the are great. My 10 yr old daughter was trying one with her sister and in less than an hour she put it away and was skating on her own. There is a snack bar with drinks and popcorn. We have only been ice skating 2 times ever and both times were here at NIBCO Water and Ice Park, the place where my favorite memories with family have been made.I highly recommend visiting!

Tonya Ragsdale: I love this place because I'm a big fan of Pokémon go and they have gyms and alot of spins 😋

Nick Schrock (Nick): Great time