• Mercer County Skating Center officially opened on October 25, 1975 spanning over 5 acres in Mercer County Park.
  
  
• Princeton architect Richard Charlton designed the skating center, and the Scozzari Brothers of Trenton were the general contractors for this project.
  
  
• The intended purpose of the new center was to provide outdoor recreational skating for the general public regardless of weather conditions.
  
  
• Rink floor was built on a 5-inch floating slab of concrete.
  

• Mercer County Skating Center is an open air, sheltered skating facility, which is approximately 85 by 200 feet.
  
  
• The rink's outdoor amenities include ice hockey boards, a permanent Plexiglas system, aluminum bleachers, and an electronic clock and score board surrounded by protective netting.
  

• General public skating is available
  Adults (12 and over) $7
  Juniors (11 and under) $5
  Seniors (62 and over) $5
  Skate rentals $2
  
  
• Group and private lessons are available for both ice hockey and figure skating.
  Adults $60 (per 5 week session)
  Juniors $55 (per 5 week session)
  
  
• Ice time available for school leagues ( $215 per hour)
  
  
• Birthday parties ($135 for up to 10 people) and private parties ($500 for 2 hours)
  

Session I runs from Sat Nov 14th & Sun Nov15th through Sat Dec 19th & Sun Dec 20th

Session II runs from Sat Jan 2nd & Sun Jan 3rd through Sat Jan 30th & Sun Jan 31st
   Thursday evening Jan 7th through Thursday evening Feb 4th

Session III runs from Sat Feb 6th & Sun Feb 7th through Sat Mar 6th & Sun Mar 7th
   Thursday evening Feb 11th through Thursday evening March 11th.

Learn to play ice hockey program offered during all sessions on Sundays only
From 11:45am to 12:45pm. This class is a 1 hour program that offers instruction on the fundamentals of ice hockey and skating skills necessary for playing the game
The cost for a 5 week program is $85
All applicants must have passed a beginner skills skating class and have basic equipment

Registration for all session will be held on Saturdays & Sundays from 9am to noon at the skating center the weekend before each new session begins.
Prorated Rolling admissions are applied through out each session till classes are full.

Private skating lessons and semi private skating lessons are offered on Saturday and Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings.
Lessons are 20min in duration with one of our skating pros.
The cost for 1 person 20min lesson $20. Two people 20min lesson $24

For more information or any questions regarding group lessons, private lessons or the learn to play ice hockey program please contact either of our skating directors:
Paula Shomer loveyshomer@aol.com

• Exactly 10 miles of piping lie below the rink.
  
  
• Former Hamilton resident Sara Wheat, the 1999 Junior Ladies' National Figure Skating Champion, did her first skating at the rink.
  
  
• In 1988, on the 50th anniversary of Orson Wells' “War of the Worlds”, the chalet was converted into a giant spaceship.