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Best skating rinks in Rhode Island

How this list is ranked: Google rating × log10(1 + number of Google reviews), so a rink needs both a high rating and plenty of reviews to place well. Only rinks with 10 or more reviews count. 10 of the 11 skating rinks we list in Rhode Island qualify. Roller and ice rinks are ranked together: this list has 2 with roller skating and 9 with ice skating.

Admit one · Roller No. 0001

United Skates of America

75 New Rd, Rumford, RI

Roller Adult nightsBirthday parties
4.3Rating
1,825Reviews
3Programs

Score 14.0 · 4.3★ × 1,825 reviews

Birthday parties: “I did not regret booking our daughter’s 12th Birthday party through United Skates of America.” (Google review, Sep 2026)

Admit one · Roller + ice No. 0002

The Providence Rink

2 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI

Roller Ice Outdoor / seasonal Birthday partiesLessons
4.3Rating
592Reviews
3Programs

Score 11.9 · 4.3★ × 592 reviews

Ice rink: “Check the reservations early for the bumper cars bid you can walk up to ice skate most days.” (Google review, Feb 2022)

Admit one · Ice No. 0003

Thayer Arena

975 Sandy Ln, Warwick, RI

Ice Public skatingHockey
4.3Rating
229Reviews
2Programs

Score 10.2 · 4.3★ × 229 reviews

Ice rink: “Aside from rinks in colleges, Thayer Arena is the only heated indoor ice rink in Rhode Island and has two rinks immediately adjacent to one another in one connected structure.” (Google review, Jan 2018)

Admit one · Ice No. 0004

Boss Ice Arena

Bradford R. Boss Ice Arena, 1 Keaney Rd, Kingston, RI

Ice Public skatingLessons
4.5Rating
146Reviews
3Programs

Score 9.8 · 4.5★ × 146 reviews

Hockey: “Best Hockey facilities for youth in the state!” (Google review, Jun 2026)

Admit one · Ice No. 0005

Smithfield Municipal Ice Rink

109 Pleasant View Ave, Smithfield, RI

Ice Public skatingHockey
4.3Rating
168Reviews
2Programs

Score 9.6 · 4.3★ × 168 reviews

Ice rink: “Great place to skate, learning how to's also available, open skate times, leagues and schools play hockey there.” (Google review, Nov 2017)

Admit one · Ice No. 0006

Cranston Veterans Memorial Ice

900 Phenix Ave, Cranston, RI

Ice Public skatingBirthday parties
4.1Rating
210Reviews
5Programs

Score 9.5 · 4.1★ × 210 reviews

Ice rink: “Decent ice conditions, out door rink in the dome has decent ice as well, the locker rooms there though...well they are a bit cold but clean.” (Google review, Jan 2017)

Admit one · Ice No. 0007

June Rockwell Levy Rink

425 East Ave, Burrillville, RI

Ice Public skatingBirthday parties
4.4Rating
116Reviews
3Programs

Score 9.1 · 4.4★ × 116 reviews

Ice rink: “A nicely maintained and updated rink the first public high school in the United States to have there own hockey facility” (Google review, Oct 2023)

Admit one · Ice No. 0008

Dennis M Lynch Arena

25 Andrew D Ferland Way, Pawtucket, RI

Ice Public skatingLessons
4.1Rating
162Reviews
3Programs

Score 9.1 · 4.1★ × 162 reviews

Hockey: “They need to change the dryer oil in the snack bar but as far as a hockey facility it was just fine.” (Google review, Jun 2023)

Admit one · Ice No. 0009

Town of Westerly Washington Trust Community Skating Center

61 Main St, Westerly, RI

Ice Skate rentalHockey
4.4Rating
72Reviews
2Programs

Score 8.2 · 4.4★ × 72 reviews

Ice rink: “I attended the ice rink with my wife and kids and I a happy to report the atmosphere was incredibly professional and comfortable for the customer.” (Google review, Mar 2021)

Admit one · Ice No. 0010

St. George's Ice Rinks

384 Purgatory Rd, Middletown, RI

Ice
4.8Rating
12Reviews
—Programs

Score 5.3 · 4.8★ × 12 reviews

Ice rink: “The Cutler rink is the third coldest ice rink any of us have experienced the past few years.” (Google review, Dec 2025)

Ratings and review counts come from Google and change over time. The score doesn't tell you which rink has the session or program you want, so check each rink's schedule. Quotes are from 4- and 5-star Google reviews; we leave out reviews that name staff and quotes with prices or times.