A guide to pickleball in Santa Barbara
Where to play in and around Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara, CA
Where to play
4 places in Santa Barbara and 26 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.
- Goleta Valley Community Center Pickleball Courts · 6.6 mi away5 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Oak Park Tennis Courts Pickleball Courts · 2.1 mi away2 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Sandpiper Community Center Pickleball Courts · 9.9 mi away2 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Evergreen Park Pickleball Courts · 10 mi away2 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park Pickleball Courts · 6.5 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.
- Santa Barbara Golf Course Pickleball Courts · 2.4 mi away7 outdoor courts · Membership
- Pickleball courts in Santa Barbara2 outdoor courts · Membership
- Pickleball courts in Santa Barbara3 outdoor courts · Membership
- Pickleball courts in Montecito · 4.8 mi away2 outdoor courts · Membership
- Pickleball courts in Santa Barbara1 outdoor court · Membership
- Hidden Valley Park Pickleball Courts · 2.6 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
- Pickleball courts in Mission Canyon · 2.7 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
- Municipal Tennis and Pickleball Center · 3.1 mi awayPay per visit
- Pickleball courts in Mission Canyon · 3.7 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
- Music Academy of the West Pickleball Courts · 3.9 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
Limited access
Schools, churches, campuses and bases. Check who can play on the court page before you go.
- La Colina Junior High School Pickleball Courts · 3.9 mi away10 outdoor courts · Limited access
Access not confirmed
From map data that doesn't say who may play. Check before you go.
- Pickleball courts in Montecito · 4.3 mi away4 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Kellogg Open Space and Tennis Courts Pickleball Courts · 6.6 mi away4 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Swell Pickleball Courts · 7.1 mi away4 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Santa Barbara1 outdoor court · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Eastern Goleta Valley · 2.9 mi away1 outdoor court · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Mission Canyon · 3.3 mi away1 outdoor court · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Eastern Goleta Valley · 5.7 mi away1 outdoor court · Access not confirmed
- The Picklr Santa Barbara · 7.3 mi awayAccess 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 Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara right now.
Not sure of your level? How skill levels work.
When it's busiest
No open play is posted around Santa Barbara 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.
No lighted courts on record nearby yet.
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.