Pickleball in Georgia is a fast-growing sport, not just in Atlanta or Savannah but there are games going on in
Athen’s has bustling pickleball community you can join and all the information below is courtesy of Athen Area Pickleball. You can check them out here – Athens Area Pickleball
If you’re an Athens, GA native and new to pickleball or pickleball enthusiasts looking for new places to play pickleball in Athens, then this article will help you pull up a few pickup games happening around the Athens area.
Here are some of the most common places you can play:
INDOOR – THOMAS LAY COMMUNITY CENTER
297 Hoyt St, Athens
Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday – Friday
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
ONLY TWO NETS
Fee: None
Public gym so open to everyone at all times.
Parking across the street. If lot is full then go behind the Lyndon House Arts Center to the parking along the baseball fields.
INDOOR – EASTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER
400 McKinley Dr, Athens, GA
Monday – Wednesday – Thursday
8:00 AM–11:30 AM
ONLY TWO NETS
Fee: None
Public gym so open to everyone at all times.
OUTDOOR DAYLIGHT PRIMARY – SOUTHEAST CLARKE PARK
4400 Lexington Rd, Athens
Six pickleball only courts with permanent nets. Times will be dawn to dusk. BRING YOUR OWN WATER.
Fee: None Comment: Balls are in the blue lockbox. Broom and court squeegee available.
| OUTDOOR NIGHT UNDER LIGHTS PRIMARY – SATTERFIELD PARK 3028 Cherokee Rd., Athens Features six outdoor lighted courts. PLEASE DO NOT PARK NEXT TO THE COURT FENCE. Monday and Wednesday Evenings 6:00 PM–10:00 PM – open play reserved Thursday is reserved for tennis from 6:00 PM–10:00 PM All other times are on a first come basis. Schedule: Open Fee: None Comment: Nets are in the blue lockbox. OUTDOOR – EASTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER 400 McKinley Dr, Athens, GA 4 courts – nets in lock box. Get code to gate from front desk. (There are only two nets in the lock box so you might have to bring extras.) Schedule: Open Fee: None Comment: Nets are in the blue lockbox. |
OTHER AVAILABLE COURTS
Winterville’s park -two outdoor courts, no equipment stored there, first come first serve.
Herman C Michael Park – Outdoor play – 2 lined tennis courts newly resurfaced. Open when the park is open.
Indoor Play – Hog Mountain Road, Watkinsville, GA 30677.
Mon–Friday. 9:00 AM–1:00 PM. There is a charge if you live outside of Oconee Co.
Barrow County Leisure Services -Indoor Play – 175 2nd St., Winder, GA
Tuesday through Friday 9:30am – 11:30am. Exception: 1st Tuesday of the month no pickleball. Other exceptions may occur if facility is leased for an event. Check with admin.
You can call the Barrow County Leisure Services admin, Penny Skinner, for confirmation if you need to. (770) 307-3024
