Burbank, CA · Place to play

Pickleball at Burbank Tennis Center

Outdoor · 249 E Amherst Dr, Burbank. Part of PaddleClub's record of where Burbank plays, and its petition for more public courts.

Can I play pickleball at Burbank Tennis Center in Burbank?

Yes, for a fee. As of October 2026, the city lists pickleball at the Burbank Tennis Center in McCambridge Park, a city-owned center run by a private operator. The operator lists 2 pickleball courts at $15 an hour, booked through the BallButton app.

Updated

Aerial photo of Burbank Tennis Center from May 4, 2022, with the pickleball courts outlined.
Aerial photo: U.S. Geological Survey, National Agriculture Imagery Program, May 4, 2022. Public domain. The outline marks the pickleball courts. Courts built or changed since then won't show.

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The facts

Courts
2 pickleball courts, per the operator. 12 tennis courts: 10 hard, 2 clay.
Type
City-owned, run by a private operator
Cost
Pickleball $15 an hour per court, 65 and over $12, booked through the BallButton app (operator). The 2004 agreement required a favored fee structure for Burbank residents
Park
McCambridge Park, 1515 N Glenoaks Blvd
Address
249 E Amherst Dr, Burbank, CA 91504

The agreement

Agreement: Operator agreement between the City of Burbank and Steve Starleaf, Inc. (Resolution 26,808)

Covers: Operation and daily maintenance of the 12 courts; rent of 8% of gross receipts or $2,300 a month, whichever is greater, plus $500 a month for capital improvements

Adopted: October 12, 2004, by the City Council, 5-0

Term: 60 months, plus one optional 5-year extension

Expires: By 2014 at the latest under its own terms

No later agreement found online. The operator publishes its courts and fees; the current agreement needs a city source.

Updates

  1. City Council approved Steve Starleaf, Inc. as operator, 5-0 (Resolution 26,808). City of Burbank, City Clerk

Sources

  1. Burbank Tennis Center: courts and court rates, Burbank Tennis Center (operator), undated, read Oct 2026Operator
  2. Parks directory, City of Burbank, undated, read Oct 2026Official
  3. Staff report: agreement with Steve Starleaf, Inc. as operator of the Burbank Tennis Center, City of Burbank, City Clerk, Oct 12, 2004Official
  4. City Council annotated agenda (Resolution 26,808, adopted 5-0), City of Burbank, City Clerk, Oct 12, 2004Official
  5. National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) aerial imagery, U.S. Geological Survey, The National Map, May 4, 2022Imagery

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Burbank by the numbers

  • Dedicated public pickleball courts4

    At Maxam Park, per the city's drop-in sports page. The park's own page lists one court; a 2022 aerial shows four.

  • Shared public pickleball courts8

    Lined on Izay Park's 2 tennis courts. Plus indoor courts in the Olive Recreation Center gym, reservation only; the city doesn't publish that count.

  • Public tennis courtsVerification in progress

    The city lists tennis at 5 parks but publishes counts for only 2: Izay 2, and the Burbank Tennis Center 12 (2004).

  • Commercial pickleball courtsVerification in progress

    We're checking each club against its own website.

  • Approved, not yet builtVerification in progress

    We're checking the Izay Park and city parks master plans.

  • Residents 1+ mile from a public courtVerification in progress

    Measured from the court map once every court is verified.

  • Dedicated public courts neededAbout 24

    2.2 per 10k residents, per Pickleball's Case for Court Parity.

  • City reportComing soon

    PaddleClub writes an independent court report for each city as residents sign. See an example: Santa Monica report (PDF, draft).

Sources: burbankca.gov (drop-in sports, park directory, Park and Recreation Board staff report Nov 2024), USGS aerial (2022), 2020 Census. All sources

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