Best Tennis and Pickleball courts in Davis, Yolo County for 2026

Summary / Description

4 tennis and 8 dedicated pickleball courts. The Walnut courts received new surfacing material, a ball wall and 4 additional pickleball courts with an additional gate and court barriers. There are a total of 4 tennis courts and 8 pickleball courts, all of the City’s sports courts are free access and open to the community on a first-come, first-served basis. The Walnut sports court location is also one of our lit-facilities allowing for recreational play until 10pm. Courts are lit, which is nice. It can get pretty loud, If you're right next to the pickleball folks.

Community venue featuring a playground, athletic fields, tennis courts & a dog park. Walnut Park in South Davis offers a wide array of outdoor recreational activities including large grass fields, playgrounds, picnic benches, volleyball court, tennis and pickleball courts, barbecue pits, and off leash dog parks. Lots of tables and grills. Several large soccer fields but they are reserved during a certain time of year. 4 tennis courts and 1 sand volleyball court (with net). There are basketball courts at the school. Parking is not often a problem. They have several parking lots and there is access from all the surrounding streets.

PICKLEBALL
New sessions of Pickleball start in April and May, with spaces available in Clinics and Leagues! Register online at City of Davis page and select Active Adults to find classes or contact office at +1 530-757-5626. For more information on organized pickleball play and events visit Davis Pickleball Facebook page, Davis Pickleball Players, King Hall Pickleball Association and Official Pickleball Club at UC Davis Instagram page. For pickleball clinics and lessons see Ed Ju Pickleball , Ed Ju Pickleball on Instagram and Facebook

PICKLEBALL COURTS ETIQUETTE

• Public courts are a shared space!
• When all courts are in use (including Chalked Courts with any temporary nets), and there are players waiting for court space:
• Rotate waiting play onto all courts as games end.
• If your group is playing “open“ please invite the waiting players to join
• 1 to 4 players at a time, as appropriate.
• If your group is playing as a “closed” group, rotate off and back on after each game in your turn.
• If you have brought your own net please realize that the above rules still apply to the public court space you are playing on. (thank you for sharing your net)
• If you are a “single” waiting player feel free to join as you are invited to play with groups that are playing “open”.
• If you are a “group” waiting to play please follow the above rules.
• Please be respectful of everyone’s rights to play!