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Pettit National Ice Center

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Ice rink & U.S. Olympic training site for hockey, figure & speed skating leagues & lessons. People often mention skating, skate, rink, great, skates, track, Great, time, speed, kids,


Address

500 S 84th St, Milwaukee, WI 53214, United States

Website

thepettit.com

Contact

+1 414-266-0100

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (1.2K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 6 am to 5 pm
  • Tuesday: 6 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 6 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 6 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 6 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 6 am to 5 pm
  • Sunday: 6 am to 5 pm

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  • 5/5 Blakkdragon of L. 2 years ago on Google
    Pretty awesome ice rink. Good prices. Had a great time. 11 dollars for a ticket and rentals. It's a cool experience, even for just open skating, because how often do you get to skate on a Olympic speed skating oval.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Emily A. 2 years ago on Google
    I took an Adult 1 class and it was fantastic. I had never been on skates in my life and our instructor is fantastic. The ice is usually well maintained...there are multiple classes at a time. As someone that never has been on ice... they made the class very welcoming.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Samantha U. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place. A track runs around the outside of the ice for walking/jogging. Clean bathrooms.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Drophammer77 2 years ago on Google
    Friendly People, great for those that fall and Great for Advanced Skaters. Rental ice skates very nice comfortable. Snack drink vending machines not overly priced. Ice rink Very well maintained Staff is very friendly and helpful when needed. Mask not required while skating. Can sit outside ice rink and watch if not ice skating. Dress Warm.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sharon M. 5 months ago on Google • 231 reviews
    Arrived shortly after the start of public skating on a holiday weekend. We had a short wait to pay, and fees were quite reasonable. priced. The cashier was very pleasant and helpful. There was a slightly longer wait to rent skates. They take your shoes in exchange for the skates, so you're wearing skates long before you reach the ice rink. It feels strange to walk to the rink and restrooms on skates, but the rubber floors protect the blades. It's also a bit of a dicey walk up and down the stairs, for those of us who haven't been on skates in decades, but grandma & grandpa both managed it. We also rented sturdy plastic"helpers" for the Seniors and the 7-yr-old in our group, which REALLY helped us feel safer and enabled us to enjoy several laps around the very long track. Note: If you need to rent "helpers," we recommend either arriving early or being very patient, because (for safety reasons) there are only a limited number available. Renters surrender either keys or ID as a deposit, so it's not practical for someone to abandon or lend a "helper," even to a kind or convincing stranger. The ice rink itself is huge and seems well maintained and efficiently used. During our public skating session, there were also two separate activities (speed skating coaching + hockey) taking place, on two good-sized rinks in the center of the track. Overall, this was a fun and very affordable outing for all ages.

  • 5/5 Miss K. M. 6 months ago on Google • 68 reviews
    Great place for staking BUT and amazing place to watch kids and ice hockey of all ages place in the 2 center rinks and how can I forget the Olympic size speed skating rink is breathtaking to watch the speed skaters race and beat their personal best times. There is a lot of tracks be field athletes that train here which is also awesome. There are fees and things but you can check that out on their website.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Pawel S. 2 years ago on Google
    Fantastic ice rink for all stages. Pricing is great. Brought my kid to try it out and he loves it. Will definatly come back. $3.50 rentals, which is great so kids can try it before you invest in the sport.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Meghan A. 2 years ago on Google
    Let's just say I suck at ice-skating but this place welcomes people like me and those who are much better than me. It is clean, welcoming, and reasonably priced. The people who hand you your skates are out going, personable, and funny. The others there to skate or attempt to skate like myself wwrevery friendly and inviting. The atmosphere was great. Although I sucked, I felt like no one cared but me. I will be back.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andrew J. 7 months ago on Google
    The Pettit is a great facility, and also extremely busy. It feels chaotic but somehow they seem to get everyone where they’re supposed to be. Arrive early if you’re coming for a class as the parking can also be pretty chaotic.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Tanya 1 year ago on Google
    The skating was fun, the place is amazing, kids will have a blast and make memories. Only bummer is the wait to buy tickets and then you have to wait again for skate rental. So it was basically an hour until we were skating.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Trevor P. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic ice rink for all stages. Pricing is great. Brought my kid to try it out and he loves it. Will definatly come back. $3.50 rentals, which is great so kids can try it before you invest in the sport.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Renee K. 4 months ago on Google • 145 reviews
    This National training facility being so close to us is wonderful. Great ice rinks and an oval track. Also a 3-lane walking/ running/ jogging track.

  • 4/5 Engel’s D. 1 year ago on Google • 71 reviews
    Do not live the experience of partnership on ice, or do your ice skating practice. This square is very beautiful, very good service, professional staff in the service area, very high demand. Very clean everyone. The only ones that do not have a waiting bench for a companion, if they are with someone or they are waiting for you. They should correct these. Another point is W Adler street, which leads directly to the door. It is often closed, so never come for it when Google suggests that roadblock.

  • 5/5 Frances C. 5 months ago on Google • 60 reviews
    Reasonably priced. Hours of availability for open skate. Little push carts for $5 extra. Nice soft mats around the outter perimeter. ***best to bring your own vs rent, and sharpen before as they don’t do sharpening during open skate.

  • 5/5 Jason M. 3 months ago on Google • 50 reviews New
    We had an absolute blast at a birthday party. It was really cool skating the big oval and getting to watch scrimmage games on the 2 inner rinks, and they even had speedskaters racing around! We'll definitely be going back

  • 5/5 Stephanie H. 5 months ago on Google • 10 reviews
    Always my go-to skating rink. Large enough that crowds aren’t usually an issue, but if you can, go early!! Fairly priced to rent skates (as a woman, i like to get the hockey skates for more support). No need to get tickets in advance. Would say average time spent here is 1-2 hours.

  • 5/5 Cass 6 months ago on Google
    I came here with my friends and we loved it! The tickets were super cheap, and we stayed from when it opened to closing. The staff was so nice, and when there was an incident with the vending machine and they fully refunded us. We're planning on coming back for sure!

  • 5/5 Nick R. 2 years ago on Google
    Growing up in the Milwaukee area, I've been to the Pettit Center a number of times. Most recently, I was able to bring a friend who was simply in awe of the size and the fact that it rarely ever feels busy. They do a great job of maintaining the ice and the price is unbeatable. The only downside is finding where to go to get to it and the fact that they do not do skate sharpening on location. If you enjoy skating or are looking for a great date idea, this is a great option. :)

  • 5/5 Johnny W. 2 years ago on Google
    Great experience coming back to the PNIC after a long time away. I used to spend 6-7 days a week here training in the mid through late 90s and it was so cool to bring my grown children out today and skate the oval again. Facility is still breathtaking and has been well taken care of over the years. Felt like I was home again being back in the building. Thank you very much

  • 5/5 Gamelive21 4 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    It's a nice place to skate once in a while. I fairly enjoy practicing and learning how to skate, even with a crowd space from time to time. I even got help from someone at one point and taught me how to skate more properly and couldn't be happier that they made my day. Now I'm skating again but a lot more at a speed of light.

  • 4/5 Tom S. 2 years ago on Google
    Great hall. Were here at the Icestorm Drone Racing. #tomschaepper

  • 4/5 Shane W. 1 year ago on Google
    Sure it's awesome when speed skaters there, for hockey it isn't real great. Feels like being outside and too many noises and activities when trying to watch hockey game. Again, understand hockey probably comes 2nd here.

  • 5/5 Julian J. 1 year ago on Google
    The pretzel was huge!!! Also, it tasted really good. Sat outside on the patio with some serious heaters. So no chance you'll be cold.

  • 5/5 daveine J. 1 year ago on Google
    Fun!!! Kid friendly clean huge parking lot and huge ice arena a lot of people can fit and still have room.

  • 4/5 Itza E. 7 months ago on Google
    I have been coming to this ice rink for a long time now. It's always been a nice and pleasant experience; however, my experience today was not necessarily that. I noticed more people patrolling the rink, which I think it's a great idea, but unfortunately, they displayed rude attitudes toward many people there. They were also using a lot of profinitive words which is totally unacceptable, especially when there is a ton of little kids around, and youth who should not be exposed to that type of language in a public place. Sad, very sad! They should have rules, and policies in place that should be modeled and reinforced by the employees they're, in the first place!

  • 1/5 Mandi B. 1 year ago on Google
    3 kids were in skate school when COVID started. All were cancelled with no refund or credit. Tried reaching a person to assist at Petit. No responses from multiple transfers etc. Great facility but relies to heavily on online system which is often faulty.

  • 4/5 M J. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice rink, $$, so if you have your own skates bring them. We go every year after Thanksgiving, a wonderful family tradition. ⛸️🏒❄️

  • 4/5 Andrew H. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place to run if the weather is nasty. Can become very crowded on the track depending on the amount of clubs and teams working out. Watch out for the junior Admirals team. They routinely walk the wrong direction on the track, get in the way of runners, and then act angry when you bump into them or tell them to move

  • 5/5 Hector J. Rosa V. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing and Welcoming Staff, Visitors, Athletes on a Very Safe and Competitive Atmosphere!

  • 5/5 John K. 11 months ago on Google
    The premier ice skating training facility in Wisconsin. Centrally located to downtown Milwaukee and only 15 minutes from Mitchell Airport, why have your future champions train anywhere else? A great place for runners to train for the next marathon on those blistering hot summer days, a nice long cool track to run with entertainment while you run!

  • 5/5 Janet E. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice, older facility with two sheets of ice surrounded by an official Olympic speed skating oval. The only thing I can complain about is that the penalty boxes and scorebox are opposite the team benches, so if your off ice volunteers don't know what they are doing with the box, time, penalties etc, the coaches cannot help - they have to rely on the referees to help, which can make game play a little clunky. Free skate times are fantastic and the best in the area.

  • 5/5 Kimberly G. 1 year ago on Google
    5 yr old love who's skating class. Great place to open skate for beginners.

  • 5/5 Dave N. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is huge! Two ice rinks, open skating , walking track and lockers. They do have open skating as well. I believe the season is from October through May for ice skating.

  • 5/5 Patricio M. 1 year ago on Google
    Great ice rink for adults and kids. Decent rental skates bur definitely bring your own if you want to public skate from 12 to 9pm!


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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