Outdoor Ice Skating Rink Returning To Cooper River Park In Cherry Hill

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Ice skating is about to return to Cooper River Park.

The WinterFest Ice Skating Rink will open for the season on Black Friday (Nov. 29). It will operate from Thursday through Sunday until Feb. 23.

Each year, the Camden County park transforms into a winter wonderland, with a 60-by-120-foot outdoor rink, seasonal decorations and vendors selling food inside the lodge.

The rink will be across from the Crown Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, at the corner of North Park Drive and Cuthbert Boulevard.

Children 3 and younger get free admission. Kids 4 to 12 will be admitted for $6.50, while adults can skate for $8.50. Veterans and seniors will receive a discounted admission of $5.50.

There will be free parking around the park.

Camden County WinterFest is an official Toys for Tots drop-off location.

Here are the typical hours:

• Thursday: 5-9 p.m.
• Friday: 5-10 p.m.
• Saturday: 12-10 p.m.
• Sunday: 12-9 p.m.

WinterFest will have the following holiday hours:

• Christmas Eve: 12-5 p.m.
  
• Christmas Day: closed
• Holiday week of Dec. 26-30: 12-10 p.m.
• New Year's Eve: 12-8 p.m.
• New Year's Day: 12-10 p.m.
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 20): 12-9 p.m.
• Presidents' Day (Feb. 17): 12-9 p.m.
• WinterFest's final day (Feb. 23): 12-9 p.m.

To schedule a birthday party at the ice rink or to rent it out for a private event, contact Angelo Masso at 856-269-7133 or winterlandiceskatingrinkllc@gmail.com.