A guide to pickleball in Lake Forest
Where to play in and around Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest, IL
Where to play
6 places in Lake Forest and 54 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.
- Danny Cunniff Park Pickleball Courts · 2.2 mi away6 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Sleepy Hollow Park Pickleball Courts · 2.9 mi away6 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Blair Park Pickleball Courts · 3.2 mi away6 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Deerpath Park Pickleball Courts · 5.2 mi away6 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Willow Park Pickleball Courts · 10 mi away6 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Flick Park Pickleball Courts · 11 mi away8 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Bevier Park Pickleball Courts · 12 mi away6 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Artesian Park Pickleball Courts · 3.0 mi away4 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Rory David Park Pickleball Courts · 3.9 mi away5 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Nicholas Dowden Park Pickleball Courts · 6.4 mi away4 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.
- Onwentsia Club Pickleball Courts8 outdoor courts · Membership
- Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie Pickleball Courts · 9.4 mi away7 outdoor courts · Membership
- Lake Forest Club1 indoor court · Membership
- Twin Orchards Country Club Pickleball Courts · 8.0 mi away4 outdoor courts · Membership
- Ravinia Green Country Club Pickleball Courts · 4.3 mi away3 outdoor courts · Membership
- Lake Shore Country Club Pickleball Courts · 7.7 mi away2 outdoor courts · Membership
- Knollwood Club Golf Course Pickleball Courts · 3.0 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
- Brick House PickleballPay per visit
- Pickleball Kingdom Waukegan · 7.5 mi awayPay per visit
- Pickleball4ALL · 10 mi awayPay per visit
Limited access
Schools, churches, campuses and bases. Check who can play on the court page before you go.
- Deerpath Middle School Pickleball Courts8 outdoor courts · Limited access
- Church of the Holy Spirit Pickleball Courts6 outdoor courts · Limited access
- Twin Groves Middle School Pickleball Courts · 6.5 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 Lake Forest2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Deerfield · 5.1 mi away3 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Larry Laschen Tennis Courts Pickleball Courts · 6.0 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Orangetheory Fitness Pickleball Courts · 6.8 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Buffalo Grove · 7.3 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Vernon Hills Gymnastics Pickleball Courts · 4.9 mi awayAccess not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Deerfield · 5.2 mi away1 outdoor court · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Buffalo Grove · 6.2 mi away1 outdoor court · Access not confirmed
- Turnbull Woods Pickleball Courts · 7.3 mi away1 outdoor court · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Waukegan · 8.6 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 Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest right now.
Not sure of your level? How skill levels work.
When it's busiest
No open play is posted around Lake Forest 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.
- Lake Forest Club1 indoor court · Membership
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.