Best Pickleball courts in Spring Valley, San Diego County for 2026

Don’t get me wrong, I love that The Hub exists in San Diego. I’m evaluating it against the other options Im willing to drive to in order to play. Here are the reasons I wont join The Hub as it is right now: 1. Lighting / back drop issues: I played at night there recently and had a lot of trouble tracking the ball on either side of the facility. It’s either the lighting isn’t strong enough, or I kept losing the ball in the large wind blocker backdrops that are light-blue and white. I think there is a reason most facilities choose a dark blue/black wind guard fabric. 2. Bad vibes / rude members: the few times I’ve gone for open play - I encountered players with poor attitudes. If that is the member base, and who I would play against consistently, I’m not interested. Other people I have met have said the same thing and listed it as a reason they cancelled their membership. Could they address this? I’m not sure, but kicking out rude members could bring in more people with the right attitude? Hard to say 3. I can just book courts around San Diego for around the same price. Splitting the cost with my group and play half the days in a month for the cost of the Hub. Open plays at other facilities also have better “vibe” players. Are you going to find 4.5+ games consistently at other facilities? No - so that is where the Hub has an advantage Reasons I like it: 1. Great court construction. They put the time in to keep these courts playing great even after 3 years. No noticeable lumps/bumps. No major cracks that disturb play - and thats impressive considering the temperature changes in East County SD. 2. Parking has never been an issue, then again, it’s not busy when I’ve gone on a week night or weekend afternoon. 3. $10 entry for non members after 2pm on weekend days. Great for winter play when the temperatures are excellent in East County!

Been here twice. First time for a tournament and it was good, other than the lack of parking. Kinda rough. The facility itself is pretty nice. Not a fan of the location but we'll take courts where we can get them right? The second time I came was recently and that was not such a good experience. The staff was not friendly or helpful. I'd go back but only for tournaments as the regular operations did not feel welcoming.

Im leaving a sad review because I love the people here. The only reason why me and my friends have decided to leave is solely based on lights. Some courts lights make it very hard to play to many shadows, very dark, to the point if we see an open court with better lighting we will move. I’ve also heard upper players 4.0-5.0s and up complain about lighting that they have to switch courts. Not just upper players even all levels of pickleball. Me and 6 others decided to cancel our membership not sure who else will cancel from our group or stop going since they bought day passes. I’ve accumulated about 50 people mainly for pickleball In a what’s app group and sometimes we have anywhere from 4-20 people showing up at one spot. I didn’t force anyone to cancel there membership but those in that group felt the same and agreed. If you decide to go there are great people Like Greg look for him! He has an awesome group of people who will play with all levels. Jimmy and Mervin great guys as well will also play with all levels. Jimmy is such a good coach for beginners so find him. Bernice, Noah, and Mathew as well are staff there and they will play with whom ever are are super open and friendly to play as well. I only kept my member ship 2 months longer out of 5 months being there because of Greg and his group, so find him. These people are great people I just can’t justify the lack of lighting for the membership fee. If you lose these people you will lose a community. Solution is if the Hub gets new lights. It will make it going from barable play to “Let’s go to the hub they have the best lighting” and pay the membership fee. Community courts and courts in Tijuana shouldn’t have better lighting than the hub which are facts and free. The hub needs new lights aka a make over. I never met the owner but if they decided to do a community poll on there whats app group I’m sure everyone will vote new lights. One new upgrade won’t hurt that can last years of positive feedback, build the community back up, and make something positive to talk about moving forward. I want the hub to be the place every San Diegan goes and talks about because they are willing to fix things and upgrade their courts. If the Hub decides to just put new lights I will come back and I’m sure my friends as well. Until then I hope nothing but the best. It’s time for a Hub upgrade. Who am I, well I was in the Jr. Olympic team for Baja California for Wrestling, I was a world finalist for a video game in 2017, I am in San Diego’s hall of champions and lastly worked with famous people doing security like Mike Tyson, Stan Lee, Chris Hemsworth, Gal Gadot,Mark Ruffalo, and many people from the Avengers from the movie. I only say this So my statement can carry some weight and not someone who is a hater or a random. This is why I’m giving 3 stars should I ever come back to new lighting I will come back to this and change my review. “What ever is hidden in the dark eventually comes to light”