St. Pete is one of the best pickleball towns in Florida. The city gives you six free outdoor court complexes, and Pinellas County now has some of the largest indoor clubs in the state. Here's every place to play.
All six locations below are run by the City of St. Petersburg and are free to play. Official list: St. Petersburg Parks & Recreation. You can reserve a court online through Parks & Rec Connect.
Lighted courts near downtown at 1320 5th St. N, the most popular free spot in the city. Park at the TASCO Center next door.
Free outdoor courts at 3595 Locust St. SE on the south side, part of a full city sports complex.
Free city courts at 2300 13th Ave. N, a quieter neighborhood option.
Free courts at 6635 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N on the north end of the city.
Free outdoor courts at 5801 22nd Ave. N, alongside the J.W. Cate Recreation Center.
Free outdoor courts at 7891 26th Ave. N, plus indoor courts at the Walter Fuller Recreation Center on the same site.
14 professional indoor courts in the Warehouse Arts District, open to the public daily, with padel, table tennis, a full restaurant, and a bar. One of the biggest paddle clubs in the state.
10 indoor cushioned courts at 2000 34th St. N, open daily with a pro shop, lessons, leagues, and open play.
14 indoor courts at 7300 US-19 N, a short drive from downtown St. Pete, open daily 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. with memberships and open play.
The city runs free indoor courts at several recreation centers, including Walter Fuller, Campbell Park, J.W. Cate, Gladden Park, Lake Vista, and Roberts. Hours vary by center, so check the city site before you go.
See the wider regional lists: Tampa Bay public courts and Tampa Bay clubs, covering Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater.
From June through September the heat and afternoon storms make outdoor play rough by midday. That is exactly why the big indoor clubs took off. Play the free city courts early in the morning, or go to St. Pete Athletic, Dill Dinkers, or Pickleball Kingdom when it is hot or wet.
Crescent Lake in particular fills up. The city uses a paddle rack system for open play: you set your paddle in the rack to hold the next spot, and play is limited to one match when people are waiting. Get there early and it is easy.
A lot of visitors assume the St. Petersburg Tennis Center has pickleball. It does not, and its own website sends players to the city's public courts. Head to Crescent Lake or one of the indoor clubs instead.
If you want a guaranteed spot, the city lets you reserve pickleball courts through Parks & Rec Connect rather than just showing up for open play.
The City of St. Petersburg runs six free outdoor pickleball complexes at no charge: Crescent Lake, Coquina Key Sports Complex, Booker Creek Park, Fossil Park Sports Complex, Northwest Sports Complex, and Walter Fuller Sports Complex. Several city recreation centers also have free indoor courts.
St. Pete Athletic has 14 indoor courts, Dill Dinkers has 10, and Pickleball Kingdom in nearby Pinellas Park has 14, all open to the public. The city also offers indoor courts at recreation centers like Walter Fuller and Campbell Park.
No. The St. Petersburg Tennis Center does not offer pickleball and points players to the city's free public courts. For a paid indoor club, St. Pete Athletic and Dill Dinkers are the closest options.
Crescent Lake Park near downtown is the easy first stop: free, lighted, and busy with players of every level. For air conditioning and coaching, St. Pete Athletic and Dill Dinkers both run beginner clinics and open play.
No. Every city court is free and open to the public, and the big indoor clubs all take drop-in and open-play visitors without a membership.
Free video lessons from the Universal Rackets coaching team, plus a beginner's guide that gets you rally-ready in one afternoon.
We bring professional pickleball clinics and events to 55+ communities, HOAs, and parks. Residents pay to play, so it usually costs your community nothing.