Best Pickleball courts in Irvine, Orange County for 2026

The racquetball courts lighting has broken light bulbs. Makes everything dark. They are also very slippery. To the point where it can cause injury

When playing basketball here, sometimes there are glass fiber/Asbestos fiber that can sting in my hand. Is anyone aware of it?

It's nice place, but some acting lake park lady security is over done and annoying people trying to have a good day. She's not making it enjoyable

lol my old review ~2yr ago: "Just wish it had a bunch of pickleball courts". Ask and ye shall receive! Last Tues was their ribbon-cutting ceremony inaugurating 8 brand-new public pickleball courts in Irvine.+ Tall fences to minimize ball-on interferences.+ Many tables and benches to sit around.+ Many clean restrooms 1-3mins walk away.+ Enough baseline room for retrieving lobs.. Okay sideline room for ATPs.. Wide skill range there, from novices to high-intermediate players.- LONG wait. Since the first day, crowds rushed in to line up for open play. The rack is already full with 30+ paddles.+ During middle of the day (lunchtime), it's empty.. Only one rack queue for all 4 (or 8) open-play courts.- Starting yesterday (Fri 2/6/26) the other 4 courts became reservation crts.-- On the first day, it was chaotic. My paddle was first in line. A game ended and someone called next 4 and gave me my paddle. I turned to hop on an open court, but no court was open. I turned back and the queue had already shifted along, so there was no spot at the front for me to put my paddle back. I asked around. One person said he was in the same situation, then he grabbed an open 4-paddle holder to put his paddle back in front of the line. I tried to put mine in, but he kept blocking me out to let his folks put theirs in. I was dumbfounded, disgruntled, distraught. No one cared to help my situation. An Irvine city employee walked by, and I explained my situation to him. He couldn't offer much help. After a few min, I accepted my miserable situation and put my paddle back in the end of the line. I only got to play 1 game that day.- The city employees should've known better. Keep 1 or 2 members monitoring the hectic paddle queue to ensure no one gets cut in line.. Moral of the day: before removing your paddle from the front of the line to hop on the next court, make sure you know which court # you're going to, make sure the ppl there are leaving, make sure the other 3 ppl in your group of 4 are going with you.. Idea: If you do wind up in my situation, and you've already lost your place in line, one thing you can try is grab an empty 4-paddle holder, squeeze it in to the front of the line, and put your paddle in. Offer any 3 random ppl (who are already near the front of the line) to join your 1st-place paddle holder. If people object, explain your sad situation first. If they remain adamant, I guess the mission's a no-go, then you'll end up having to return your paddle to the end of the line.I'm only just thinking of this idea now. Didn't get to try it while I was caught up in the moment.Hope the same thing doesn't happen to you. I stopped by here on my bike trek along San Diego creek trail. Pleasant, unassuming park. Neatly tucked between both gazebos of North Lake and South Lake. Just wish it had a bunch of pickleball courts, which we desperately need these days in OC. Wide open grassland for a variety of activities like picnics, playing tag, or hosting a concert.