Lake Nokomis Pickleball Courts

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2023-10-23

Six brand new dedicated pickleball courts with dividers in South Minneapolis. Nice middle section between each side of the courts with three picnic tables and large umbrella canopies. There are two free parking lots one next to the playground and other at the Lake Nokomis Community Center. Note: You enter both parking lots off of E Minnehaha Parkway. The courts have open play all the time except for a few times in the summer the city does lessons (one day a week) which they post the days and times at the courts. There's a paddle rack for next group up. It gets busy around 5:30 pm each day. The best time to play if you have your own group is mid-afternoon. I'd say the play ranges from beginners to intermediate. Most 4.0+ players stay in their own groups. My only wish is they would add lights for evening play. I haven’t found the wind to be an issue. I prefer the view of the park, people and lake from the courts vs. looking at the wind screens. Granted if it’s gusting 20-30 mph you might want to choose different courts.

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2024-05-17

Very busy at all times, people generally are respecting the queue but some times go wander off and need to be called. There was a man with his kid there who was very aggressively yelling at someone about rules that was annoying. The fences between the 6 courts have a huge gap so everyone’s balls are frequently rolling into your court. Could have more shade in the rest zones, easy and close parking though!

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2023-08-15

6 new courts as of 2023! Very popular, so whenever I’ve gone, so be prepared to play doubles with strangers if you don’t have 4 in your group. Everyone has been very friendly, and skill level seems to take from novice to high intermediate (2.0-4.5). Low fences between every single court reduces the number of balls that end up in other courts. Some shade umbrellas, but the shade often isn’t over the picnic tables. Has a bike rack, and sits next to a free parking lot.