Pickleball Everywhere
Posted on October 18, 2024 by Ching under Pickleball, Travel.
While we were on the Garden of the Gods trolley tour a couple of months ago, we happened upon Fields Park on the South outskirts of the park. There were people playing on the two courts early in the morning while we were on the trolley tour so we decided that we would go back there after we were done exploring the park.
Alas, when we returned later in the day, there was absolutely no one there. I took pictures of the beautiful courts though. If you’re in the area and have at least three friends willing to play with you, this is a great spot.
I found out later through their local Facebook group that there is usually a group that plays there in the morning (around the time we came by on the trolley tour) but it wraps up around 11 am. If you want to meet people, go around that time. If you want the courts to yourself, it looks like you can have both courts to yourself and don’t have to fight anyone off in the afternoon.
About 40 minutes away, in ritzy Banning Lewis Ranch, we found 8 dedicated pickleball courts at Vista Park. They were having a tournament that day so I couldn’t take photos of just the courts but the satellite view shows the courts, a spacious parking lot, and a nice dog park across the lot.
Each court is fenced and they are lighted so you can play at night. I took a photo of the posted rules. I think this is probably quite a pickleball hotbed for the area which seemed to me a more affluent area in Colorado Springs based off the look of the surrounding homes and neighborhood. If you’re looking to relocate to Colorado Springs and enjoy pickleball, Lewis Banning Ranch is a winner.
It seems pickleball courts are popping up everywhere and they’re the latest popular new amenity that most housing developments and subdivisions now offer. Pickleball fanatics everywhere are also building private pickleball courts in their backyards. People seem to be opting for courts instead of swimming pools these days. Maybe someday I’ll be able to live somewhere that I have access to one of these. In the meantime, I just gotta settle for the options we have here in Wichita.
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