Pickleball Eastern MA: Places to Play Indoors or Out 2025

This page will be frequently updated with new places to play. Let me know if you have found another venue that I can add. Always start with a town or city Rec. Dept. or contact a local USA Pickleball Ambassador (listed by area on USA Pickleball website.)

Thanks! Marjorie (mrberger44@comcast.net), USA Pickleball Ambassador/Winchester

Andover

Pomps Pond-Check Rec. Dept. for Winter schedule. Play everyday and at night.

5 permanent courts, lights.

Team Reach can be used to see number of players.

Arlington

Grove Street (4 lined courts with portable nets, shared with tennis)

Cost: free

Crosby (2 courts, shared with tennis, only tennis nets)

Spy Pond (2 courts, shared with tennis, only tennis nets)

Bedford

https://www.bedfordma.gov

Bedford Recreation Department

12 Mudge Way
Bedford, MA
01730

Thank you!
Raeann Gembis

Adult Program Coordinator

Bedford Recreation Department

12 Mudge Way

Bedford, MA 01730

Belmont

Town Field (5 dedicated courts with nets)

Cost: free to residents

Pequossette Park (3 courts, must bring own net, shared with tennis

Cost: free to residents

Burlington

Outdoor play: Check with Rec Dept. for new court location and availability.

Indoor at Rec. Center.

Schedule here! https://anyflip.com/kmvg/atjx/

Recreation Center

61 Center Street Human Services Center

Check for summer schedule.

Danvers Indoor Sports

3 courts. Members: Free, Non-Members options available depending on frequency you wish to play. Contact: Kasie Cran at mintpickleball@gmail.com for more information.

Georgetown- Contact Rec. Dept.

Hamilton-Wenham Rec. Center

Contact Rec. Dept. for Indoor and Outdoor Play

Ipswich, Cape Ann, Greater Beverly (Main Gym and Stevens Sports Center), Salem, Marblehead

https://ymcanorthshore.trumba.com/pickleball?filterview=pickleball

North Shore Tennis in Salem will have sessions for Members: https://www.nstennis.com/pickleball

Lexington

Adams Field (4 lined courts with portable nets, courts shared with tennis)

Cost: Season pass for Lexington PIckleball Club:

$100 for residents; $130 for non -residents

Note: Currently Adams can only be reserved for pickleball.

Clarke Middle School (6 lined courts with nets, courts shared with tennis)

Cost: Season pass with Lexington PIckleball Club:

$100 for residents; $130 for non -residents

Valley Road Recreation Area (4 lined courts, must bring own net, shared with tennis)

Cost: $15/hour to reserve (reservations recommended but not required)

Lexington residents may purchase a season pass for $170 ($100 for seniors) to reserve courts with no fee.

Malden-Sessions Check the Malden Rec. Dept.

4 permanent courts at Amerige Park

Marblehead:

Check Rec. Dept for two locations and schedule.

Medford

Dugger Park (5 lined courts, shared with tennis after11:30 am, portable nets provided until 11:30).

Cost: $20 for residents/$35 for non-residents spring-summer and summer- fall seasons.

Carr Park (4 permanent pickleball courts with lights,

Cost: no fee

Hickey, Victory, and Barry Park: each have one lined pickleball court shared with

tennis, must bring own net.

Cost: free

Note: Medford plans to add pickleball lines whenever tennis courts need maintenance, with the exception of Playstead Park

Melrose

https://www.cityofmelrose.org/recreation-department

Registration is required for all lessons and play at Foss Park.

Metro West News and Places to Play: follow on Facebook Metrowest Pickleball.

Ambassador Jim Acton recently posted these places to play indoors:

Natick: https://www.natickma.gov/636/Programs

Framingham: https://framinghamma.myrec.com/.../program_details.aspx...

https://wellesleyma.gov/.../Pickleball-Drop-In-Play-The...

Wayland: https://waylandrec.activityreg.com/selectactivity_t2.wcs

Sudbury: https://sudburyma.myrec.com/.../program_details.aspx...

Newton: https://newtonma.myrec.com/info/activities/default.aspx... (scroll down to "Pickleball" for playing options)

Brookline: https://www.brooklinerec.com/ - Register for indoor play in January & February:

Fridays (6:30-9pm) Recreational Round Robin Play

Sundays (9-10:30am) Senior Play

Sundays (10:30am-Noon) Private Court Rental & 20's-30s Play will rotate every other week

For more public play options, check the web sites of individual cities and towns

For more Metro West info. contact Jim Acton, jim.mwpickleball@gmail.com and ask to receive his bi-monthly email newsletter.

North Andover

Willows Racquet Club- Saturday evenings: 5-8pm. Sign up on Playtimescheduler.com. Under Essex County.

Peabody(Torigian), Lynn, Saugus, Melrose

https://ymcametronorth.sgasoftware.com/Sales/Product?ProductTypeID=100-999&ItemID=528&SearchText=pickleball

Reading

Outdoors when courts are available. Playtimescheduler.com

Indoor: Check Rec. Dept. site

Salem

Collins Cove: check Playtimescheduler.com (under Essex)

4 permanent courts

Salem Willows: check with Rec. Dept. for access to courts.

Stoneham

Adult Pickleball is held at the Town Hall Auditorium (35 Central Street) and
Pickleball Schedule @ Town Hall Auditorium beginning August 31, 2023

Thursday's 500-730PM

Friday's 930-1130AM

$5.00/per session per player. These are open sessions where anyone is welcome to attend. You do not have to pre-register to play.

*Please bring your own paddle. We have limited extra paddles for anyone who does not have their own.

Wakefield

Winter schedule is online via the Rec. Dept. website.

Waltham

Lowell Field (4 dedicated pickleball courts with permanent nets)