A guide to pickleball in Palm Desert
Where to play in and around Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert, CA
Where to play
16 places in Palm Desert and 44 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.
- Freedom Park Pickleball Courts · 3.4 mi away8 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Rancho Mirage Community Park Pickleball Courts · 2.8 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.
- Oasis Country Club Golf Course Pickleball Courts8 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Chaparral Country Club Pickleball Courts8 outdoor courts · Membership
- The Lakes Country Club Pickleball Courts9 outdoor courts · Membership
- Monterey Country Club Pickleball Courts20 outdoor courts · Membership
- Vintage Club Pickleball Courts · 1.9 mi away8 outdoor courts · Membership
- Indian Ridge Country Club Pickleball Courts12 outdoor courts · Membership
- Palm Valley Country Club pickleball courts (West) · 2.7 mi away8 outdoor courts · Membership
- Palm Desert Resort and Country Club Pickleball Courts · 2.8 mi away28 outdoor courts · Membership
- Ironwood Country Club Pickleball Courts · 3.4 mi away6 outdoor courts · Membership
- The Springs Country Club Pickleball Courts · 3.6 mi away12 outdoor courts · Membership
Limited access
Schools, churches, campuses and bases. Check who can play on the court page before you go.
- Palm Desert High School Pickleball Courts2 outdoor courts · Limited access
Access not confirmed
From map data that doesn't say who may play. Check before you go.
- Pickleball courts in Palm Desert2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Desert Springs pickleball courts (East)8 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Palm Desert Greens Pickleball Courts8 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Palm Desert6 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Desert Palms · 3.0 mi away8 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Rancho Mirage · 3.5 mi away6 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Bermuda Dunes · 4.4 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pete Dye Challenge Course Pickleball Courts · 5.7 mi away20 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Demuth Pickeball Court · 9.1 mi away3 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Bermuda Dunes · 3.6 mi away4 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 Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert right now.
Not sure of your level? How skill levels work.
When it's busiest
No open play is posted around Palm Desert 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.
No indoor courts on record nearby yet.
Lights
Outdoor courts with lights on record, for evening play.
- Oasis Country Club Golf Course Pickleball Courts8 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Palm Desert2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Bermuda Dunes · 4.4 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Demuth Pickeball Court · 9.1 mi away3 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Palm Valley Country Club pickleball courts (East) · 3.0 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership · 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.