A guide to pickleball in Carefree
Where to play in and around Carefree by setting and level, when open play is busiest, and how to find a game. Built from the courts and schedules on Vara Performance, so it changes as venues and organizers post.
Showing games near Carefree, AZ
Where to play
11 places in Carefree and 43 more places within 15 miles. Places we know the most about come first.
Free public courts
Parks and city courts. Walk on, first come, first served.
- Horizon Park Pickleball Courts · 14 mi away8 indoor courts · Public · free
- Thompson Peak Park Pickleball Courts · 11 mi away3 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- The Post Recreation Center Pickleball Courts · 13 mi away3 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Sandpiper Park Pickleball Courts · 14 mi away4 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Dynamite Park · 6.8 mi away2 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Reach 11 Recreation Area Pickleball Courts · 14 mi away1 outdoor court · Public · free
Clubs, gyms and rec centers
Membership, day pass or drop-in fee. Check the court page for what each one asks.
- Wildfire Golf Club Pickleball Courts #8 in Arizona · 10 mi away20 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Legend Trail Golf Club Pickleball Courts4 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Troon Country Club Pickleball Courts · 8.5 mi away5 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Pinnacle Peak Country Club Pickleball Courts · 8.8 mi away4 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Paradise Peak West Golf Course Pickleball Courts · 10 mi away4 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Anthem Golf & Country Club Pickleball Courts · 12 mi away4 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- The Boulders Golf Club Pickleball Courts12 outdoor courts · Membership
- Mirabel Golf Club Pickleball Courts4 outdoor courts · Membership
- Bellasera Community Association Pickleball Courts4 outdoor courts · Membership
- Desert Mountain Renegade Golf Course Pickleball Courts2 outdoor courts · Membership
Limited access
Schools, churches, campuses and bases. Check who can play on the court page before you go.
- Copper Ridge Elementary School Pickleball Courts · 11 mi away1 outdoor court · Limited access
Access not confirmed
From map data that doesn't say who may play. Check before you go.
- Pickleball courts in Scottsdale · 14 mi away6 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Carefree8 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Scottsdale · 8.1 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Scottsdale · 9.7 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Scottsdale · 12 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Anthem Community Pickleball Courts · 13 mi away11 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Scottsdale · 7.5 mi away4 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Scottsdale · 9.5 mi away1 outdoor court · Access not confirmed · Lights
- State Trust Land Pickleball Courts · 11 mi away4 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Scottsdale · 8.2 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
By level
From the levels that posted sessions name. Sessions that don't name a level count toward neither list.
Newer players
Sessions that start at 3.0 or below, or places marked beginner-friendly.
No beginner-level sessions posted around Carefree right now. Free public courts are an easy place to practice.
Stronger players
Sessions that start at 3.5 or above.
No 3.5+ sessions posted around Carefree right now.
Not sure of your level? How skill levels work.
When it's busiest
No open play is posted around Carefree for the next 14 days. Run a regular game? Post it free and it shows here.
Indoor and lights
Indoor
For rain, heat and winter. Places with indoor courts on record or indoor sessions posted.
- Horizon Park Pickleball Courts · 14 mi away8 indoor courts · Public · free
Lights
Outdoor courts with lights on record, for evening play.
- Wildfire Golf Club Pickleball Courts #8 in Arizona · 10 mi away20 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Scottsdale · 14 mi away6 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Legend Trail Golf Club Pickleball Courts4 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Troon Country Club Pickleball Courts · 8.5 mi away5 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Pinnacle Peak Country Club Pickleball Courts · 8.8 mi away4 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Paradise Peak West Golf Course Pickleball Courts · 10 mi away4 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Anthem Golf & Country Club Pickleball Courts · 12 mi away4 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Scottsdale · 8.1 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Scottsdale · 9.7 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Thompson Peak Park Pickleball Courts · 11 mi away3 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
Upcoming open play
Nothing posted yet for the next 14 days.
Find a game
- Open play near you: every session posted around you this week. RSVP so the organizer knows you're coming.
- Need a 4th: post the time and place, and players nearby can join your game.
- Groups: join a regular game that sends an invite every week.
- Ladders and leagues: challenge players at your level.