​Pickleball: The Game for Everyone.
​Drop-ins Welcome – Play Free
Hello Everyone,
At our outdoor courts the balls and nets (if applicable) are located in the lockboxes in the corner of the courts. You have to be an AAPA Member to have the combination to the lockboxes. Please don’t share the combination with non-members, but do let them play with you. If you are not familiar with putting the nets up and taking them down, then please get help in doing so. The nets are easy to damage, especially if all Velcro tabs are not reconnected before rolling the nets up. The parks are rotating play during the morning hours. Play is free. ​
Interested in tournament play? Start at these sites:
​Map showing all the tournaments listed on the two national sites below.
https://www.pickleballtournamentsmap.com/
Pickleball Tournaments: https://www.pickleballtournaments.com/
Pickleball Brackets: https://pickleballbrackets.com/pts.aspx​
Georgia Pickleball Association: https://playgpa.com
​SSIPA/USSP: https://www.ssipa-pb.org/
Please follow our court etiquette guidelines when playing at these sites.
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CURRENT INDOOR PLAY

INDOOR - THOMAS LAY COMMUNITY CENTER
297 Hoyt St, Athens
Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday • Friday
​8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
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 - AARON HEARD PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTER (formerly East Athens)
​400 McKinley Dr, Athens, GA
Monday • Wednesday •Thursday
**Geared toward beginners on Mondays**
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Fee: None
Public gym so open to everyone at all times.
**Beginners Instruction: Mondays, 8:30 – 11:30 AM
No reservation needed. Just show up.
INDOOR - ATHENS FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
​327 N Lumpkin St, Athens, GA
Tuesday • Thursday
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM. Open play. 
​Fee: None  
​Some days will not be available during the summer. Check with the church: (706) 543-1442.
INDOOR - YWCO
562 Research Dr, Athens, GA
Monday • Wednesday 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Fee: Free for members/silver sneakers/Active Fit members. $7 for non-members per visit.
  • Everyone must sign in at front desk.
  • No tape on the floor without permission.
  • There is a class in the gym until 10:30 am. Please do not wait in the gym while the class is being taught.
The gym can be rented weekdays and weekends for $50/hr. Contact the YWCO (706-354-7880) at least 24 hours in advance.
INDOOR - RAMSEY STUDENT CENTER
330 River Rd, Athens, GA 30602
Fridays 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Fee: ​Free - UGA Students and Faculty Only
INDOOR - Herman C Michael Park 
Hog Mountain Road, Watkinsville, GA 30677.
The gym is to the right as you keep turning right through the parking lots.
​Mon–Friday. 8:45 AM–4:00 PM.
​Fee: There is a $10 charge if you live outside of Oconee Co.
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CURRENT OUTDOOR PLAY

Check the weather before you play at this site.
OUTDOOR DAYTIME (NO LIGHTS) - SOUTHEAST CLARKE PARK
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​4400 Lexington Rd, Athens
(Many park at the Tennis Center.)
​Six pickleball only courts with permanent nets located at the back of the ball fields. The courts are surrounded by trees on three sides. Times are dawn to dusk. BRING YOUR OWN WATER.
Fee: None ​​Comment: Balls are in the blue lockbox to be accessed by AAPA members. Broom and court squeegee available.
OUTDOOR (LIGHTED) - SATTERFIELD PARK
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​3028 Cherokee Rd., Athens
Available at all times when not reserved for tennis. Features six outdoor lighted pickleball courts lined on tennis courts. PLEASE DO NOT PARK NEXT TO THE COURT FENCE.
All other times are on a first come basis. 
Schedule: Open Fee: None
​​Comment: Nets are in the blue lockbox to be accessed by AAPA members.
OUTDOOR (LIGHTED) - BISHOP PARK
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705 Sunset Drive, Athens, GA
6 courts lined on tennis courts/jr tennis closest to Sunset Drive - nets in lock box. There are lots of lines (tennis, jr. tennis, pickleball) and the pickleball lines are black. The surface is new so it is grippy.
8:00 a.m. - Dusk.
Schedule: Open Fee: None
​​Comment: Nets are in the blue lockbox to be accessed by AAPA members.
OUTDOOR DAYTIME - AARON HEARD PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTER (formerly East Athens)
​400 McKinley Dr, Athens, GA
4 courts - nets in lock box. Get gate code from front desk. Due to summer camp it is only available at these times: 
Mon-Friday after 4 PM
Friday morning 7 AM - 10 SM.
Schedule: Open Fee: None
​​Comment: Nets are in the blue lockbox to be accessed by AAPA members.
Herman C Michael Park (Oconee County)
2 lined tennis courts newly resurfaced. Open when the park is open. Free to play for all.

OTHER AVAILABLE COURTS

Barrow County Leisure Services - Indoor Play - 175 2nd St., Winder, GA
Tuesday through Friday 8:45am – 4:00pm. 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

CLOSED FOR the season

INDOOR - BOYS and GIRLS CLUB
705 Fourth St, Athens, GA 
Monday–Friday 9:30 AM–1:30 PM - open play
**Possible hour changes last Thursday of the month and on Wednesday. Info will be sent through email.**
  • You must be an AAPA member and sign a waiver at the front desk.
  • Enter and exit through front door only.
  • Park in parking lot, not the circular drive.  Arrive no earlier than 9:30 AM.
  • Do not ask BGC staff questions about Pickleball.  
  • Leave all doors to the gym closed at all times.
Fee: None, but must be an AAPA member to play.
INDOOR - CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
​1235 Baxter St, Athens. 
​PLEASE, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, DO NOT CALL CLARKE MIDDLE ABOUT PICKLEBALL. Use the parking lot accessible from Baxter St. Do not park in the long parallel lines near the school. That is for bus parking only. Park in the parking lot. The gym is through the entry and then to your right. Please stay in the gym. Do not leave balls under the bleachers.