A guide to pickleball in Durham
Where to play in and around Durham 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 Durham, NC
Where to play
8 places in Durham and 22 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.
- Piney Wood Park Pickleball Courts #1 in North Carolina12 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- McCrimmon Park Pickleball Courts #4 in North Carolina · 10 mi away6 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Brodie Recreation Center Pickleball Courts6 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Garrett Road Park Pickleball Courts · 5.2 mi away6 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Fairview Park Pickleball Courts · 14 mi away3 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Ephesus Park Pickleball Courts · 7.2 mi away1 outdoor court · Public · free · Lights
- Morrisville Community Park Tennis Courts · 12 mi away1 outdoor court · Public · free · Lights
- Northeast District Park Pickleball Courts · 14 mi away4 outdoor courts · Public · free
- Duke Park Pickleball Courts1 outdoor court · Public · free
- Ed Yerha Park Pickleball Courts · 14 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.
- Duke University Golf Club Pickleball Courts #8 in North Carolina4 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Umstead Pines Golf & Swim Club Pickleball Courts · 7.5 mi away2 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Chapel Hill Country Club Pickleball Courts · 7.2 mi away4 outdoor courts · Membership
- Treyburn Country Club Pickleball Courts · 10 mi away2 outdoor courts · Membership
- Wildwood Green Golf Club Pickleball Courts · 12 mi away2 outdoor courts · Membership
- Jordan Game Land Pickleball Courts · 10 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
- Chapel Hill Tennis Club · 12 mi awayMembership
- Pickleball courts in Cary · 14 mi away1 outdoor court · Membership
Limited access
Schools, churches, campuses and bases. Check who can play on the court page before you go.
- Pickleball courts in Chapel Hill · 5.8 mi away6 outdoor courts · Limited access
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Pickleball Courts · 12 mi away2 outdoor courts · Limited access · Lights
- Green Level High School Pickleball Courts · 14 mi away2 outdoor courts · Limited access
Access not confirmed
From map data that doesn't say who may play. Check before you go.
- Pickleball courts in Morrisville · 6.6 mi away4 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Morrisville · 6.8 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Durham2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Durham3 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Berryhill Rhododendron Bluffs Pickleball Courts · 12 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Cary · 15 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed
- Destination PickleballAccess not confirmed
- Pickleball courts in Durham1 outdoor court · Access not confirmed
- Coker Pinetum Pickleball Courts · 9.7 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 Durham 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 Durham right now.
Not sure of your level? How skill levels work.
When it's busiest
No open play is posted around Durham 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.
- Piney Wood Park Pickleball Courts #1 in North Carolina12 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- McCrimmon Park Pickleball Courts #4 in North Carolina · 10 mi away6 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Duke University Golf Club Pickleball Courts #8 in North Carolina4 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Morrisville · 6.6 mi away4 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Pickleball courts in Morrisville · 6.8 mi away2 outdoor courts · Access not confirmed · Lights
- Umstead Pines Golf & Swim Club Pickleball Courts · 7.5 mi away2 outdoor courts · Membership · Lights
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Pickleball Courts · 12 mi away2 outdoor courts · Limited access · Lights
- Fairview Park Pickleball Courts · 14 mi away3 outdoor courts · Public · free · Lights
- Ephesus Park Pickleball Courts · 7.2 mi away1 outdoor court · Public · free · Lights
- Morrisville Community Park Tennis Courts · 12 mi away1 outdoor court · 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.