A guide to pickleball in Des Plaines
Where to play in and around Des Plaines 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 Des Plaines, IL
Where to play
3 places in Des Plaines and 57 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.
- Chippewa Park Pickleball Courts6 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Clearwater Park Pickleball Courts · 3.5 mi away6 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Flick Park Pickleball Courts · 4.2 mi away8 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Willow Park Pickleball Courts · 7.9 mi away6 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Kirk Lane Park Pickleball Courts · 5.2 mi away4 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Gallery Park Pickleball Courts · 5.8 mi away4 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Wood Oaks Green Park Pickleball Courts · 6.7 mi away4 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Centennial Park Pickleball Courts · 9.1 mi away4 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Friendship Park Pickleball Courts2 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Seminole Park Pickleball Courts · 2.9 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.
- Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie Pickleball Courts · 6.4 mi away7 outdoor courts · Membership
- Oak Park Country Club Pickleball Courts · 9.0 mi away8 outdoor courts · Membership
- Park Ridge Country Club Pickleball Courts · 3.8 mi away4 outdoor courts · Membership
- River Forest Country Club Pickleball Courts · 7.0 mi away4 outdoor courts · Membership
- Wildwood Elementary School Pickleball Courts · 6.6 mi away2 outdoor courts · Membership
- Pickleball courts in Mount Prospect · 2.6 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
- Pickleball courts in Rolling Meadows · 5.9 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
- Arlington Ridge Center (ARC) · 6.0 mi awayPay per visit
- Pickleball4ALL · 6.1 mi awayPay per visit
- Bryn Mawr Country Club Pickleball Courts · 9.1 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
Access not confirmed
From map data that doesn't say who may play. Check before you go.
- Pickleball courts in Des Plaines4 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Orangetheory Fitness Pickleball Courts · 7.4 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Buffalo Grove · 8.2 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Deerfield · 9.0 mi away3 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Lincolnwood · 9.6 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Golf View Recreation Center · 5.7 mi awayAccess not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Deerfield · 8.8 mi away1 outdoor court · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Buffalo Grove · 9.0 mi away1 outdoor court · 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 Des Plaines 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 Des Plaines right now.
Not sure of your level? How skill levels work.
When it's busiest
No open play is posted around Des Plaines 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.