Fresno unveils city's 1st dedicated pickleball courts

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno unveiled the city's archetypal dedicated pickleball courts connected Wednesday.

City leaders reunited connected Wednesday greeting astatine Fresno's Rotary East Park to observe the opening of the city's archetypal dedicated pickleball courts.

The caller summation includes 8 courts, seating areas, fencing, and sports tribunal lighting. According to officials, July volition beryllium drop-in-play, and reservations volition commencement successful August.

Regarding pickleball, Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer says it's a fast-growing sport, with implicit 20 cardinal Americans already playing crossed the nation, and much are expected to join.

"The crushed is increasing truthful accelerated is that it is an casual athletics to learn," said Dyer. "It doesn't instrumentality a batch of athleticism, and it is casual to learn."

Dyer says helium understands the request for much pickleball courts and assures the metropolis volition beryllium adding more. He says the metropolis is expected to adhd 4 courts to Roeding Park, 4 to Vinland Park, 1 to Logan Park and 1 astatine Lions Park.

Rotary East Park is located astatine 6464 N. Cedar Ave.