Everywhere you go across the United States, there is one sport that is booming in participation numbers, membership, and professional tours – Pickle ball!
Huntsville is no stranger to the sport as well. The city invested into building 12 courts at the Sandra Moon Complex and it has become the hub of pickle ball activity, hosting a pickle ball festival for the first time in April.
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON COUNTY PICKLE BALL LOCATIONS
INDOOR LOCATIONS
Brahan Spring Recreation Center
3770 Ivy Ave.
(256) 883-3710
Competitive Rank: 6
Challenger Gym
13555 Chaney Thompson Rd SE
256-883-3715
Competitive Rank: N/A
Fern Bell Recreation Center
107-A Sanders Road SW
256-883-3640
Competitive Rank: 3
Mark Russell Recreation Center
429 Taylor Road, Owens Cross Roads
(256) 650-4747
Competitive Rank: 4
Max Luther Drive Community Center
207 Max Luther Dr. NW
(256) 427-5780
Competitive Rank: 5
Optimist Park
703 Oakwood Ave. NE
(256) 427-5775
Competitive Rank: 2
Senior Center
2200 Drake Ave. SW
(256) 880-7080
** Must be 60 to play at this location.
Competitive Rank: 7
INDOOR LOCATIONS RESTRICTED TO INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED PLAYERS ONLY
Richard Showers Recreation Center
4600 Blue Spring Rd NW
256-851-4001
Competitive Rank: ?
Shurney Legacy Center
3011-B Sparkman Dr NW
256-851-4010
Competitive Rank: 4/1
INDOOR LOCATIONS WITH A FEE FOR PLAY
Dublin Park
8324 Madison Pike
Madison, AL 35758
256-772-9300
Madison Crossroads
11329 Pulaski Pike
Toney, AL 35773
256-813-3036
Monrovia Community Center
254 Allen Drake Drive
Huntsville, AL 35806
256-489-3364
OUTDOOR LOCATIONS
California Street Park
708 California St.
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 883-3292
1 court
Hours: Sunrise to Sunset.
Dublin Park
8324 Madison Pike
Madison, AL 35758
256-772-9300
4 courts
Hours: 7:00 am to 9:00 pm.
Madison Senior Center
1282 Hughes Rd
Madison, AL 35758
256-772-9300
4 lighted tennis courts lined for pickleball
Hours: 7:00 am to 9:00 pm.
Philpot Park
1211 Philpot Avenue
Huntsville, AL 35811
(256) 883-3291
1 court
Hours: Sunrise to Sunset.
Sandra Moon Community Complex
7901 Bailey Cove Rd SE
Huntsville, AL 35802
(256) 881-7564
12 new lighted courts
Shurney Legacy Center
3011-B Sparkman Dr NWbr
Huntsville, AL 35810
256-851-4010
3 new lighted courts
The growth in Huntsville is pushed by the Huntsville Pickle ball Club, which has more than 500 members and has regularly scheduled play times at different venues throughout the city. For those that are new to the sport, the club has built a true beginner program that provides all the equipment necessary to try out the sport and learn the game.
All of the momentum behind the sport led to the inaugural Labor Day Shootout held at the Athletic Club Alabama indoor tennis courts. The tournament drew more than 100 players from across the Southeast for the three-day event that had several divisions in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.
