Santa Monica, CA · Place to play

Pickleball at Pickletown

Indoor and outdoor · 1431 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica. Part of PaddleClub's record of where Santa Monica plays, and its petition for more public courts.

Can I play pickleball at Pickletown in Santa Monica?

Yes, as a paying guest or member. As of October 2026, Pickletown is a private club with 3 courts, 1 indoor and 2 outdoor, entered from the back alley; you book court time or open play online. The aerial on this page is from 2022, before the club opened in 2023, so its courts don't show.

Updated

Aerial photo of Pickletown 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
3: 1 indoor, 2 outdoor (Pickletown staff, Oct 21, 2026; the club's website lists indoor and outdoor courts but no count)
Type
Commercial club
How to play
Court rentals, open play, clinics and memberships, booked on the club's site
Getting in
Entrance in the back alley
Address
1431 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Updates

  1. Pickletown opened as a pop-up club on Lincoln Blvd (as reported). Santa Monica Daily Press

Sources

  1. Court count, confirmed by club staff, Pickletown staff, by text to PaddleClub, Oct 21, 2026Operator
  2. Pickletown LA, Pickletown, read Oct 21, 2026Operator
  3. About us, Pickletown, undated, read Oct 2026Operator
  4. New pop-up Pickletown proves popularity in the playful pastime is peaking, Santa Monica Daily Press, Aug 7, 2023News
  5. National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) aerial imagery, U.S. Geological Survey, The National Map, May 11, 2022Imagery

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Where Santa Monica stands

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  1. Does Santa Monica need more public pickleball courts? Let's see where it stands.
  2. We mapped every public court.
  3. Tennis: 20 dedicated public courts.
  4. Pickleball: 0 dedicated.
  5. Living 1+ mile from a public court: 42,999 residents. Almost half the city.
  6. Memorial Park's redevelopment is approved. Construction could start in 2027.
  7. During construction: 2 in 3 residents outside.
  8. Santa Monica needs about 21 dedicated public courts.
  9. 20 dedicated public tennis courts. 0 dedicated public pickleball courts in Santa Monica. Sign the petition.

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Santa Monica by the numbers

  • Dedicated public pickleball courts0
  • Shared public pickleball courts24

    Memorial Park and John Adams Middle School.

  • Public tennis courts24

    In 7 city parks. 4 are shared with pickleball.

  • Commercial pickleball courts6

    Pickle Pop 3. Pickletown 3: 1 indoor, 2 outdoor.

  • Approved, not yet builtVerification in progress

    Memorial Park's rebuild is approved; we're checking its court plan.

  • Residents 1+ mile from a public court42,999

    Almost half the city, in a straight line. About 2 in 3 while Memorial Park is rebuilt.

  • Dedicated public courts neededAbout 21

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

  • City reportExample

    A draft, not the final report: Santa Monica example report (PDF).

Sources: santamonica.gov and club sites (Oct 2026), 2020 Census. All sources

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