Adult Pickleball

Pickleball Court Management Plan Update 

In late 2025, Boise Parks and Recreation staff developed a five-year pickleball court management plan to increase opportunities for play within city parks. This was in response to growing demand for the sport and the need to provide additional places to play following the closure of 12 dedicated courts at Willow Lane and Manitou Parks following a legal settlement related to noise issues. Those courts were converted back to six tennis-only courts.

Parks and Recreation staff presented the five-year management plan to the Boise Parks and Recreation Commission on Thursday, November 20. Click here to watch the meeting and view the presentation, which starts around the 34-minute mark.

December 2025 Pickleball Survey Results

 Following the presentation of the management plan, Boise Parks and Recreation launched a month-long survey to gather community feedback on current pickleball court use, player preferences, and gauge support for increasing the pickleball play opportunities in the city.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey and provided valuable feedback. We have completed analyzing responses and a summary of the results is outlined below:

• The survey was open December 1 – 31, 2025, and received 1,895 responses from community members.
• About 80% of respondents play pickleball to some degree and about 20% of respondents do not play pickleball at all.
• The most common location people play pickleball are at courts not on city-managed property (clubs, schools, HOAs, etc.).
• About 55% of respondents are dissatisfied with the current availability of pickleball courts in Boise.
• 79% of respondents would support the addition of new pickleball courts and 68% of respondents would support converting existing tennis courts into pickleball courts.
• Common themes throughout the survey responses include a clear demand for more pickleball courts, mixed with concerns about noise and the locations of courts.

Staff presented these survey results at the April 16, 2026 Boise Parks and Recreation Commission meeting (the presentation starts around the 22 minute mark). Our team continues to reference the department’s five-year management plan as we look ahead for opportunities to increase pickleball court offerings. All future court siting management and implementation efforts will include further opportunity for public engagement and community feedback.

Pickleball Court Rules

• OCTOBER THROUGH MARCH, court hours are sunrise to sunset.
• APRIL THROUGH SEPTEMBER, court hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• NO RESERVATIONS for courts unless authorized by the City of Boise Parks and Recreation Department.
• CITY OF BOISE Parks and Recreation Department has priority use of courts.
• PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK. Court surface can be slippery.
• NON-MARKING court shoes required.
• NO GLASS containers or food allowed on courts.
• SMOKING, VAPING, drugs and abusive language are prohibited.
• BE COURTEOUS and respectful to all players.
• NO LESSONS allowed unless authorized by the City of Boise Parks and Recreation Department.
• SERVICE ANIMALS WELCOME. No pets per city code.
• SNOW REMOVAL is not allowed. Courts are closed when snow covered.

Bring Your Own Net Locations

We have added 12 new pickleball courts to 6 different locations in Boise. These sites will be a “bring your own net” option. At these location groups will set up and take down their nets each time they play. Equipment left at the courts will not be protected and Boise Parks and Recreation will not be liable for lost or stolen items. Play will be limited to one hour if groups of tennis or pickleball are waiting to play.

The locations are:

• Castle Hills Park, 5350 Eugene St
• Optimist Youth Sports Complex - 9889 W Hill Parkway
• Mountain View Park - 7006 W Ustick Rd
• Fairview Park - 2300 W Idaho St
• Shoshone Park - 2800 W Canal St
• Phillippi Park - 2299 Phillippi St

Ladder Leagues

Pickleball Ladder

Think of a pickleball “ladder” as a graphical representation of a player’s ranking (by skill and performance) over a period of time. The rungs on the ladder represent a player’s current position (ranking) on the ladder relative to the other players.

• The top rung is the individual currently ranked the highest (the best winning percentage)
• The bottom rung is the lowest-ranked individual or team.

What are ladder leagues?

Ladder leagues are organized leagues in which players with similar skills compete against each other in a competitive, structured and weekly format.

We offer an individually ranked, round-robin format. Pickleball ladder participants will be placed in groups of four in the order of their position (ranking) on the ladder each week.

• In this format, all players will play three doubles games in a round-robin format with the other three players in the foursome.
• After the scores are tallied for each of the three matches, players may be individually moved up or down the ladder the following week, depending upon their performance in those three round-robin games.

The ultimate goal is to climb the ladder to the highest rung. Each participant will be responsible for recording and reporting their own scores after each match. Prizes will be awarded for the top ranked individual of each ladder, as well as the participant who moves up the most ladder rungs.

Click register here button below to view current offerings.

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