Carlsbad, CA · Place to play

Pickleball at Pine Avenue Community Center

Indoor · 3209 Harding St, Carlsbad. Part of PaddleClub's record of where Carlsbad plays, and its petition for more public courts.

Can I play pickleball at Pine Avenue Community Center in Carlsbad?

Yes, at set hours. As of October 2026, the city runs indoor pickleball open play in the Pine Avenue gym most days, $3 for ages 18 and over. The gym is shared with other sports, and the city does not publish a court count.

Updated

Aerial photo of Pine Avenue Community Center from May 30, 2022, with a pin on the community center and gym.
Aerial photo: U.S. Geological Survey, National Agriculture Imagery Program, May 30, 2022. Public domain. The pin marks the community center and gym. Courts built or changed since then won't show.

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The facts

Courts
Indoor, in the gym; count not published by the city
Type
Public, shared gym
Hours
Open play most days; times change monthly
Cost
$3, ages 18 and over
Address
3209 Harding St, Carlsbad, CA 92008

Sources

  1. Open play, City of Carlsbad Parks & Recreation, October 2026 gym schedulesOfficial
  2. Pine Avenue Community Center and Park, City of Carlsbad Parks & Recreation, undated, read Oct 2026Official
  3. National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) aerial imagery, U.S. Geological Survey, The National Map, May 30, 2022Imagery

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Carlsbad by the numbers

  • Dedicated public pickleball courts6

    All at Poinsettia Community Park.

  • Shared public pickleball courtsVerification in progress

    Open play in 3 city gyms, shared with other sports. The city doesn't publish court counts per gym.

  • Public tennis courts29

    20 in 5 city parks, plus 9 at Carlsbad High School, open to the public outside school hours under the city's joint-use agreement with Carlsbad Unified.

  • Commercial pickleball courtsVerification in progress

    We're checking each club against its own website.

  • Approved, not yet built8

    At Calavera Hills and Stagecoach community parks, approved February 2024.

  • Residents 1+ mile from a public courtVerification in progress

    Measured from Carlsbad's court map, which is next.

  • Dedicated public courts neededAbout 26

    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: carlsbadca.gov (Oct 2026), City of Carlsbad and Carlsbad Unified joint-use agreement (Dec 2023), 2020 Census. All sources

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