Now that I am no longer working for another rink, I went back for a session to Bowie.
I've always loved it, because it has a lot of non-busy sessions, and they do a very careful job of smoothing the ice.
I visited Saturday, on the 1-3 PM session. At most rinks, that would be a very crowded session - but it only had 15 - 20 people. But - it was a sunny day outside. Might be more crowded on a rainy day.
Name of rink: Bowie Ice Arena
Location: 3330 Northview Dr, Bowie, MD;
map# of ice sheets: 1 (indoors)
Parking availability: Excellent - but shared with a park. I had to take one of the more distant spots. I don't think they ever run out.
Mass transit info: Based on map, there are C28 and C29 bus stops nearby.
FS club and how active: There are both USFSA (Bowie Figure Skating Club) and ISI (Bowie ISI team) clubs. Don't know how active.
Pro shop: A moderately reputable sharpener, lots of equipment FS.
Snack bar: occasionally open.
Party room(s): Not that I know of
Other activities on site: Park with walking path, rented boats, soccer fields, park sometimes has concerts
Cleanliness, maintenance: very good
Bathroom status: clean
Locker room status: not known
Types of sessions: public, family, freestyle.
Club ice / guest policy: don't know details. This rink has a lot of sparsely populated public sessions (sometimes empty during weekday mid-day), so not really needed.
Ice quality: Possibly the best in the DC Metro area. However, it is slightly smaller than NHL size, so if you need a full size rink, it won't do.
Schedule: from web page - See
https://www.cityofbowie.org/681/Monthly-Calendars for now
Cost: 6.50 / public session (adult). Discount cards available. Can buy whole season ($400 if you are not a Bowie resident).
This rink is one of the ones I have listed links and info for on
my comprehensive list and
map of rinks within about 100 miles of D.C. (If you know of any rinks I have left out of that list, or something is wrong, please tell me. It's hard to keep it to date.) (If my new hosting server doesn't work yet on your part of the internet, try
https://v2zmv72tjzz3idhxlwxm7q-on.drv.tw/mgrunes.com/dcicerinksmap.html )