A guide to pickleball in Tempe
Where to play in and around Tempe 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 Tempe, AZ
Where to play
15 places in Tempe and 45 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.
- G.R. Herberger Park Pickleball Courts #3 in Arizona · 7.2 mi away4 indoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Pecos Park Pickleball Courts #6 in Arizona · 7.2 mi away24 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Kleinman Park · 4.8 mi away4 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Ranch Circle Community Park Pickleball Courts · 6.7 mi away4 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Buena Vista Ranchos Park Pickleball Courts · 3.5 mi away2 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Arrowhead Meadows Park Pickleball Courts · 6.7 mi away6 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Ahwautukee Recreation Center Pickleball Courts · 4.0 mi away4 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Emerald Park · 7.8 mi away1 outdoor court · Public · free · Lights
- Chaparral Park · 9.3 mi away1 outdoor court · Public · free · Lights
- Nevitt Park · 3.0 mi away2 outdoor courts · Public · free
Clubs, gyms and rec centers
Membership, day pass or drop-in fee. Check the court page for what each one asks.
- Mesa Country Club Golf Course pickleball courts (West)8 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Lakes Community Association Pickleball Courts4 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Los Altos Recreation Center Pickleball Courts8 outdoor courts · Membership
- Dobson Ranch Golf Course Pickleball Courts2 outdoor courts · Membership
- Pickleball courts in Guadalupe · 4.7 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
- Pickleball courts in Guadalupe · 5.8 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
- Mesa Country Club Golf Course pickleball courts (East)1 outdoor court · Membership
- The Phoenician Resort Pickleball Courts · 8.1 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
- Pickleball Backyard · 8.2 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
Limited access
Schools, churches, campuses and bases. Check who can play on the court page before you go.
- Scottsdale Community College Pickleball Courts · 9.0 mi away6 outdoor courts · Limited access · Lights
- Arizona State University Pickleball Courts4 outdoor courts · Limited access · Lights
- Central Christian Church - Tempe Pickleball Courts2 outdoor courts · Limited access · Lights
- South Mountain Community College Pickleball Courts · 6.0 mi away8 outdoor courts · Limited access
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pickleball courts (West) · 9.2 mi away1 outdoor court · Limited access · Lights
- Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church Pickleball Courts1 outdoor court · Limited access
- Hopi Elementary School Pickleball Courts · 7.9 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 Guadalupe · 4.6 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pickleball Kingdom · 4.7 mi away1 outdoor court · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Chandler · 5.3 mi away1 outdoor court · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Paradise Valley · 6.4 mi away1 outdoor court · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Tempe2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Tovrea Castle Historic Area Pickleball Courts2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Paradise Valley · 7.7 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Paradise Valley · 7.7 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Paradise Valley · 8.8 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Paradise Valley · 9.2 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 Tempe 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 Tempe right now.
Not sure of your level? How skill levels work.
When it's busiest
No open play is posted around Tempe 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.
- G.R. Herberger Park Pickleball Courts #3 in Arizona · 7.2 mi away4 indoor courts · Public · free · Lights
Lights
Outdoor courts with lights on record, for evening play.
- G.R. Herberger Park Pickleball Courts #3 in Arizona · 7.2 mi away4 indoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Mesa Country Club Golf Course pickleball courts (West)8 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Pecos Park Pickleball Courts #6 in Arizona · 7.2 mi away24 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Scottsdale Community College Pickleball Courts · 9.0 mi away6 outdoor courts · Limited access · Lights
- Lakes Community Association Pickleball Courts4 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Arizona State University Pickleball Courts4 outdoor courts · Limited access · Lights
- Kleinman Park · 4.8 mi away4 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Ranch Circle Community Park Pickleball Courts · 6.7 mi away4 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Central Christian Church - Tempe Pickleball Courts2 outdoor courts · Limited access · Lights
- Buena Vista Ranchos Park Pickleball Courts · 3.5 mi away2 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
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.