Keeping ice smooth and skate-able is a big job. Many of these rinks are possible because of work of volunteers. If you like skating, consider asking how you can help out.

Ice skating or playing ice hockey count toward the Otsego Outdoors Winter Octet Challenge.

Don’t have skates? Badger Park in Cooperstown has skates for kids and adults to borrow free of charge.

• Glimmerglass State Park is offering skating under the under the West Picnic Shelter. For updates, call the Park office at 607/547-8662 or check the Park’s Facebook page. Bring your own skates. Open dawn to dusk, the park is located on the north end of Otsego Lake at 1527 County Highway 31, Cooperstown, NY. No entrance fee until Memorial Day weekend.
• Fortin Park offers skating and ice hockey underneath a pavilion. Bring your own skates. The park is located near I-88 exit 16 at 101 Youngs Road in Oneonta.
• Badger Park in Cooperstown has a community rink with skates and hockey equipment available to borrow at no cost, thanks to the Cooperstown Friends of the Parks. Badger Park is located on Beaver Street in Cooperstown, right behind the CVS and Price Chopper on Chestnut Street. Check the Facebook page for Cooperstown Friends of the Parks for updates.
• Enjoy the ice! Have another favorite place to skate in or near Otsego County? Please let us know.