Sandalwood Park
Outdoor skating
Community-maintained: volunteers flood it, so it usually opens a week or two after the first cold stretch.
2850 Sandalwood Drive, Ottawa
Amenity details from City of Ottawa open data (Feb 2019).
Boards and seasonal lights make this a spot for evening shinny, with a separate puddle surface off to the side for anyone who'd rather skate laps or is still finding their feet. The fieldhouse means you can lace up indoors, use a washroom, and warm up partway through — and with supervision on site, it suits longer family visits. Ice here is looked after by the community, so conditions track local volunteers and the weather;
Source: City of Ottawa Outdoor Rinks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Ottawa.