Cahuilla Hills Park Pickleball
Two tennis courts lined for two pickleball courts each. Nets aren't provided, so bring your own.
- Free
- Bring your own net
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Recreation in Palm Desert, CA
Palm Desert is the middle of the Coachella Valley and its main shopping and dining hub. It has El Paseo, the McCallum Theatre, The Living Desert and College of the Desert, plus neighborhoods like Sun City Palm Desert. Its residents call local businesses for everything from roofing and air conditioning to dinner on El Paseo.
Recreation covers places to play around the valley: free public pickleball and tennis courts at city parks, plus clubs you can join. Most public courts are first come, first served, and many are lit for evening play when it's cooler.
9 recreation places are listed in Palm Desert right now, including Cahuilla Hills Park Pickleball, Cahuilla Hills Park Tennis Courts and Civic Center Park Pickleball Courts. Each one has its own page with the location and details.
Cahuilla Hills Park Tennis Courts
Two public tennis courts at Cahuilla Hills Park, also lined for pickleball.
- Free
Civic Center Park Pickleball Courts
Public pickleball courts at Palm Desert's Civic Center Park, the city's main park on San Pablo Avenue.
- Free
Civic Center Park Tennis Courts
Public tennis courts at Palm Desert's Civic Center Park, first come, first served.
- Free
- First come, first served
Civic Center Skate Park
Free, unsupervised 10,000-square-foot skate park at Civic Center Park, with separate beginner and advanced areas. Helmet, knee pads and elbow pads required.
- Free
- Beginner area
- Pads required
DSRT Surf
Wavegarden surf lagoon at Desert Willow, billed as the largest Wavegarden Cove in North America, with learn-to-surf sessions for first-timers. Book online.
View profile →Freedom Park Pickleball Courts
Eight lighted public courts at Freedom Park. Lights shut off automatically at 10 PM. Closed for maintenance the second Friday of each month, 5 to 11 AM.
- Free
- Lights
Hovley Disc Golf
Free 9-hole course around the edge of the Palm Desert Soccer Park on Hovley Lane, with separate beginner and advanced areas. It's quiet on weekdays and busier on soccer nights and weekends. Helix Disc Golf runs a weekly Sunday-evening club round under the lights.
- Free
- 9 holes
- Lights
Palm Desert Aquatic Center
City-owned aquatic center run by the Family YMCA of the Desert, with a lap pool, a recreation pool, water slides and a splash pad, plus swim lessons, a swim team and the Hot Spot Café. Check the site for renovation updates and water park hours.
- Lap swim
- Water slides
- Splash pad
- Lessons
- Café
- Fee
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