Truckee River Regional Park pickleball

Mountain-town courts, with indoor play all winter.

The Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District runs 12 courts around town: six outdoor at Truckee River Regional Park, four indoor at the Community Recreation Center and two at West End Beach on Donner Lake. The outdoor courts are first come, first served from May to October, and indoor drop-in by level runs all year for $10. A low-key game on a Tahoe trip, 15 minutes from Northstar.

At a glance

Courts

12 (6 at the park, 4 indoor, 2 at Donner Lake)

Outdoor

First come, first served

Indoor drop-in

$10, ages 18+

Indoor sessions

By level: beginner, inter./adv., advanced

Donner Lake

2 courts at West End Beach

Good for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

What’s here

• Indoor
• Outdoor
• Open play / drop-in
• Lessons and clinics

Lessons, clubs and gear

• Truckee Tahoe Pickleball Club

  Local club that posts games and meetups; a good way to find regulars.

• Tahoe Donner Tennis + Pickleball Center

  Private 10-court center in Truckee for Tahoe Donner members; short-term renters with a Tahoe Donner card can play outside peak blackout dates.

Where to stay

• hotelGravity Haus Truckee-Tahoe

  Modern hotel next to the park, the former Cedar House Sport Hotel.

  2 min drive
• hotelThe Truckee Hotel

  Historic hotel at the edge of downtown Truckee.

  5 min drive
• hotelThe Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe

  Mid-mountain luxury hotel at Northstar with a spa, linked to the Village by gondola.

  20 min drive

Nearby

• Downtown Truckee · 5 min drive

  Old railroad-town main street with shops, cafés and bars.

• Donner Memorial State Park · 10 min drive

  Lakeside trails, a beach and a visitor center on the Donner Party story, at the east end of Donner Lake.

• West End Beach · 15 min drive

  District beach on Donner Lake with swimming and two more pickleball courts.

• Northstar California · 15 min drive

  Summer bike park and village at the ski resort.

Getting there

• Reno-Tahoe International (RNO) · about 40 min drive
• Sacramento · about 1.75 hr
• San Francisco · about 3.25 hr

Directions in Google Maps