E.T. Mahoney State Park Activity Center, Venture Climb, and Seasonal Ice Skating Rink

DO NOT RENT SKATES. Save your money for the other activities. We went to the activity center on 1-3-26. The climbing walls and indoor playground were awesome as always. Tried ice skating as well, though they’ve replaced the ice with something synthetic that doesn’t allow you to skate. My daughter said it felt like soap. Everyone who rented skates returned them after 1-3 minutes. And I mean everyone there, not just our group.

Do not do the ice skating rink. It is plastic. It is way to different from real ice. It also has oil. The rock climbing was also small and only for kids. Date: Jan. 2, 2026. If you are reading this afterwards, call to make sure they have made changes. One person told me they might. Also they do not give any refunds. :(

I don’t ever post reviews, but in the interest of saving you a wasted trip. Don’t go ice skating here! There’s a new ‘year round’ material that has replaced real ice and it’s awful. The material is called Glice and you can’t actually skate on the material. You just skim over the top of it. Furthermore, the material is installed in 2x4 foot panels, so every time you hit a break in a panel your skate catches. Until they replace this material, you are wasting your money. You have to pay to get into the park, pay to skate, and if you don’t have skates, pay for the rental. The only good thing is the skating rink entry fee includes entry for your kids into the indoor playground which is a blast for the kids. Just don’t come expecting to have a good time skating because you’ll be really extremely disappointed.

The facility is clean and cheap to enter. The kids had a lot of fun at the indoor playground. The new ice rink though leave a lot to be desired. The new rink looks nice. But it's not ice. It's a material called "glice." Basically, it's a solid plastic sheet with an oil sprayed over it. It's disgusting.

Check my photos for hours. What an awesome place for the winter! A must go for the cold days with indoor jungle gym for kids. Rock climbing and ice skating all at such a reasonable price. There is food pizza, pretzels snacks drinks, ranging from 2-10$