Cottage Grove Ice Arena

 Logistics/North (main) 🧊🧊

West 🧊🧊🧊🧊

South (mini)🧊🧊🧊

This is a nice 3 rink facility, 2 regular sized rinks and a super cute mini rink. When you walk in you are on the upper level of all the rinks. There is a very nice open area between the two full size rinks where there are tables and chairs, viewing area to the main rink and the concession stand. I don't usually visit the concession stand but our team was playing on the west rink and was in need of hot chocolate to warm up but they do not sell hot chocolate at this building- coffee and teas but NO hot chocolate. All locker rooms are on the lower level. I did see an elevator for anyone needed one to get a roller bag down or any other needs one might have.  

South rink: This is the cutest little rink I have ever seen! How much fun for the younger skaters to get to play on this rink. Fun for the players but maybe not so much fun for the parents. There wasn't a lot of seating. There was a small metal bleacher rink level and it didn't look like there were heaters near it. There was standing room only area on the upper level that did have heaters and seamed fairly comfortable standing under them when I walked in to look at this rink. 

Logistics/North (main) rink: This rink has a big score board in the center and lots of seating on one side of the rink and a few metal bleacher on the other side next to the team benches. This rink has a big viewing area from the concession/seating area. The seating on the main side is a concrete riser style with plastic benches to sit on. 

West rink: This is very cold rink. I used my heated blanket and had it set on high the entire game. There were heaters but they did not turn on during our game. This rink also had the concrete style seating on the one side of the rink. You could tell that the locker rooms were under them, there was a team in one of them with the music very loud and you could feel the vibration of the music. 

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Main rink






West rink







South rink-So cute

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  1. Mychal HansonJanuary 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM

    Beautiful arena. I wore a hoodie and vest and was plenty warm

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