4 new dedicated pickleball courts adjacent to Little Italy / Arena Green East near Downtown San Jose. The northern-most tennis court at Arena Green East (along Highway 87 between W. St. John & Santa Clara) is converted into 3 dedicated pickleball courts – with lights! These new courts are located next to the Guadalupe River Park Trail & along bike-friendly city streets. No shade. No dedicated parking. Parking can be a challenge during Sharks game days. These are the first known public pickleball courts in San Jose only steps from amazing dining options in Little Italy & Downtown SJ. Just steps from Little Italy, the SAP Center, and Henry’s World Famous Hi-Life, four beautiful courts now stand as a new hub for connection, movement, and growth. Come see the space that’s about to change the Bay Area Pickleball scene.
Courts are located adjacent to Highway 87 & Downtown San Jose, and are opened & operational from early August 2025!
These courts include a 6 foot tall divider fence in between the two north courts & the two south courts, with a 4 foot gap on each side of the fencing to allow folks to pass through. The pickleball courts are also LIT every night!
For more information on organized pickleball play and events join Little Italy Pickleball SJ WhatsApp group chat and visit Silicon Valley Pickleball Coalition (SVPC) Facebook page.
| Day | Hours |
|---|
| Monday | 5:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 5:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 5:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Thursday | 5:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Friday | 5:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Saturday | 5:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Sunday | 5:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
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Little Italy - Arena Green East Pickleball Courts
Little Italy - Arena Green East Tennis Courts
| Category | Available Features |
|---|
| Core Amenities | LightsRestroomsNo Water FountainBenchesFencing |
| Court Condition | CleanWell MaintainedMixed Noise LevelSafety Concerns |
| Court Surface | Hard CourtConcrete Court |
| Environment Features | No ShadeOpen Air |
| Access Details | Free EntryFirst Come First Served |
| Parking | Paid Street Parking |
| Nearby Facilities | Pickleball NearbyPicnic Area NearbyMall NearbyRestaurant Nearby |
Dog & Pet Information
Dog Rules: Dogs must be leashed and under control. Dog owners are responsible for cleaning up after their dogs.
Reviews & Ratings
Overall Rating
4.2
out of 5 stars (12 reviews)
Positive Reviews:Wilson Chu: ★★★★★
Near downtown San Jose with few tennis courts.
Natesh Reddy: ★★★★★
The court is good, but only one court is available. One court has been converted into pickleball courts, which has a capacity of 4.
Richard: ★★★★★
These 2 courts are good quality and have nighttime lighting too. Nets are a little bit loose and one of the courts has a crack down the middle, but otherwise not bad.. Edit: San Jose has been great at keeping this maintained. I regularly submit issues like broken lighting or nets via the 311 app and they get fixed within a week
Leon Ransom: ★★★★
Fairly large homeless population here. It is quiet and for anyone who may have trepidations....you have nothing to fear. The courts are extremely nice, fully enclosed and unless you are worse at tennis than I am you will not have to concern yourself with losing tennis balls. I will surely make use of this facility again. The one thing that is an issue is parking. Wherever you find a place to park, you will have to feed a meter. The walk from the car to the courts offers a great opportunity to get loose.
Samuel Ambrocio: ★★★★★
Best court in the park
Bhavik Sanganee: ★★★★
Great park. Went here for an event. It was well arranged. Parking is not easy to find. Had to park quite far. Would recommend uber is there is an event. Playground: Pretty decent place
Thia Le: ★★★★
This Guadalupe River Park can definitely use some maintenance!!!! This park is about 120 acre on the banks of the Guadalupe River that stretches along 2.5 miles in the downtown area. It is surrounded by many Tall buildings, various businesses, and many other Historical Shops/Restaurants. A short distance from the popular San Pedro Square Market, Sap Center, Heritage Rose Garden, Discovery Meadow, and Plaza De Cesar Chavez. There are walking Trails, Tennis Courts, bike paths, playgrounds, Shades, Bridges, Benches, Restrooms, and it’s a Dogs-Friendly Environments for the public. I’m sure glad I came here on a perfect peaceful evening where the views are radiants and beautiful!!! A Lovely day right before sunset!!!! I definitely wouldn’t want to be walking around here after dark. Too Creepy!!!!! September11, 2025
Samuel Ambrocio: ★★★★★
Very good place for tennis
Dinesh Yalla: ★★★★
This is a good place for an evening walk. It has public Tennis courts where ppl usually gather for Tennis, bicycle polo, and cricket.
Tanmay Bhatt: ★★★★
Very nice and quite place to jog, ride a bike or walk. Kids would love to play in the grass. Nice places to play volleyball. There are public Tennis and mini-football Courts. Your pets would enjoy it too.
Narasa Kumar: ★★★★★
Nice place to walk, play. There are three play courts for tennis.
Eric Trinh: ★★★★★
Cool park with a short walking trail. Has tennis courts and a lot of open space! Just beware that the Civic center is right here so it can get crowded on event days
Dinesh Yalla: ★★★★
This is a good place for an evening walk. It has public Tennis courts where ppl usually gather for Tennis, bicycle polo, and cricket.
Samuel Ambrocio: ★★★★
Very good place for tennis
Wilson Chu: ★★★★★
Near downtown San Jose with few tennis courts.
Richard: ★★★★★
These 2 courts are good quality and have nighttime lighting too. Nets are a little bit loose and one of the courts has a crack down the middle, but otherwise not bad..Edit: San Jose has been great at keeping this maintained. I regularly submit issues like broken lighting or nets via the 311 app and they get fixed within a week
Leon Ransom: ★★★★
Fairly large homeless population here. It is quiet and for anyone who may have trepidations....you have nothing to fear. The courts are extremely nice, fully enclosed and unless you are worse at tennis than I am you will not have to concern yourself with losing tennis balls. I will surely make use of this facility again. The one thing that is an issue is parking. Wherever you find a place to park, you will have to feed a meter. The walk from the car to the courts offers a great opportunity to get loose.
Neutral Reviews:Jagadeesh Rahul: ★★★
This place has two courts. One of the court is damages with plenty of cracks on the court that could significantly impact your game. This place is does not need any reservation. Pros is that it has lighting facility for night games and a beautiful view of the Adobe and SAP centre. Parking was a hassle on games day at sap centre. As it’s close to downtown it’s pretty packed at eve and on weekends
Chin: ★★★
The end of the 2022 Turkey Trot. I went there the weekend before to see some homeless people and tents. It looked a bit dirty and abandoned.
Darsh Patel: ★★★
Huge park with many fields and 4 tennis courts. They have removed the nets from 3 of those and people play soccer, cricket and cycle polo there. DO NOT park in front of the tennis courts. I do not recommend going there after sunset.
Negative Reviews:Kyle O'Dea: ★★
Courts are ok. Only two are set up for tennis and the nets are sagging. Lights also do not seem to work.
Corsentino (Corsentino): ★★
Some homeless nearby, and cracks on the court.
Shobhit Singhal: ★
Decent park, but its been taken over by the homeless. I used the tennis courts today and the stench was unbearable. The homeless people have cut through the tennis court fences and set up their shanties right next to them. There is poop and urine everywhere on the courts and I can't shake off the feeling of disease and disgust even after several hours. Going to find other courts to play on. The park management should do something about the homeless situation here.
James Wolak: ★
This park could be magnificent but instead the city has allowed it to be overran by unhoused while they argue with nonprofits about what to call the homeless. It has an amazing bike path, playground, merry go round, museum, tennis courts, soccer court, baseball fields, community gardens, rose garden and more. But they are all ruined now, and it’s not from lack of funding it’s from incompetence.
Sarah Yoon: ★
Went around 6:30 and there were lots of homeless people in the area including people who were undressing. Not very clean and lots of broken glass in the area
Kyle O'Dea: ★★
Courts are ok. Only two are set up for tennis and the nets are sagging. Lights also do not seem to work.
Aaron Jones: ★★
Weve played bike polo on court 4 for over 6 years and have seen this park turn into a homeless camp that’s borderline dangerous, been asking San Jose parks dept to fix the lights and trashed out homeless camp for a few months now, there are rats living all among the homeless, it’s so disgusting
Matthew “Butterfly” Nguyen: ★★
Don’t go after 6PM
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