Glendale, CA · Place to play

Pickleball at Smash Dink

Indoor · 4400 San Fernando Rd, Glendale. Part of PaddleClub's record of where Glendale plays, and its petition for more public courts.

Can I play pickleball at Smash Dink in Glendale?

Yes, as a paying guest or member. Smash Dink is an indoor club with 6 courts, open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, with drop-in play, monthly passes and court rentals booked through CourtReserve.

Updated

Aerial photo of Smash Dink from May 11, 2022, with a pin on the club.
Aerial photo: U.S. Geological Survey, National Agriculture Imagery Program, May 11, 2022. Public domain. The pin marks the club, placed from the street address. Courts built or changed since then won't show.

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The facts

Courts
6, indoor
Type
Commercial club
Cost
Drop-in $12 mornings, $18 evenings; court rental $50 an hour for non-members (club site)
Address
4400 San Fernando Rd, Glendale, CA 91204

Sources

  1. Smash Dink Pickleball, Smash Dink (club site), undated, read Oct 2026Operator
  2. National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) aerial imagery, U.S. Geological Survey, The National Map, May 11, 2022Imagery

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Glendale by the numbers

  • Dedicated public pickleball courts0

    The city lists every public pickleball court as shared.

  • Shared public pickleball courts19

    Outdoor: 6 at Fremont Park (4 by paid reservation through the park's operator) and 5 at Pacific Park. Indoor: 8 in the Pacific Community Center gyms, shared with badminton. Glenoaks Park's count isn't published; Scholl Canyon's operator lists 8 more.

  • Public tennis courts33

    In 10 city parks, per the city's 2022 facility list: 11 free, 22 paid and run by operators at Fremont, Glorietta and Scholl Canyon.

  • Commercial pickleball courts6

    Smash Dink, indoor. We're checking other clubs.

  • Approved, not yet builtVerification in progress

    We're checking city plans for new courts.

  • Residents 1+ mile from a public courtVerification in progress

    Measured from the court map once every court is verified.

  • Dedicated public courts neededAbout 44

    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: glendaleca.gov (park pages and athletic amenities, Oct 2026; facility list 2022), Glendale Tennis Academy and Smash Dink sites (Oct 2026), USGS aerial (2022), 2020 Census. All sources

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