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Fremont

Fremont's anchor is the free, dedicated Knoll at Central Park; the Fremont Tennis Center adds seven reservable courts, plus a couple of smaller membership and drop-in spots. Citywide, Fremont runs to roughly 11 locations and 55 courts — more than we've profiled here, so treat this list as a curated starting point, not the full count.

8 free dedicated courts at the Knoll 7 reservable courts at the Tennis Center $5–7/hr at the Tennis Center

Where to play

Central Park, off Civic Center Dr, Fremont, CA 94539 (between Fremont PD and the Fremont Main Library) Directions ↗
8 dedicated courts Free, no reservation Level: Welcomes beginners & recreational players Hours: Dawn–dusk / until 8pm, no lights
SurfaceHigh — acrylic, permanent lines & nets
LevelWelcomes beginners & recreational players, no formal rating
WaitMedium — Sunday runs ~51% busy, Mon/Tue ~33%, Wed ~24%

Fremont's biggest dedicated setup — 8 outdoor acrylic courts with permanent lines and nets, free and first-come-first-served. A paddle-in rotation keeps play fair when busy, especially on Sundays. Morning players on the west-end courts face direct sun and glare. Note: you'll sometimes see this address given as 40000 Paseo Padre Pkwy — that's the Tennis Center below, not the Knoll.

40000 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, CA 94538 Directions ↗
7 outdoor courts Reservation required $5/hr residents, $7/hr non-residents
SurfaceHigh — concrete, dedicated lines, permanent nets
LevelNot specified
WaitLow — reservation system controls access

Seven courts total: 3 regulation courts striped onto 60' junior tennis courts, plus 4 more on a converted 78' tennis court — all with dedicated lines and permanent nets, reservable through the City of Fremont rather than first-come-first-served.

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Bay Club Fremont

Beginner-friendlyCompetitive
46650 Landing Pkwy, Fremont, CA 94538 Directions ↗
8 outdoor courts Membership required Level: Beginner through advanced (2.5–5.0) Hours: Tue 11am–3pm, Thu 4–8pm, Fri 7–11am (league/open-play windows)
SurfaceHard
LevelBeginner through advanced (2.5–5.0)
WaitMedium — no crowding data available

Formerly ClubSport Fremont — same address and facility, rebranded to Bay Club Fremont. 8 outdoor courts, membership required. Welcomes beginners through advanced (2.5–5.0). Scheduled windows: Tue 11am–3pm, Thu 4–8pm, Fri 7–11am (league/open-play windows, not full facility hours).

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Fremont, CA Directions ↗
1 outdoor court Small shared-cost fee Reservation required Level: Not specified
SurfaceHigh — concrete, dedicated permanent net and lines
LevelNot specified
WaitMedium — no crowding data available

1 outdoor court in Fremont. Youth programming, trainers, lessons, and food available on-site.

10 E Las Palmas Ave, Fremont, CA 94539 Directions ↗
8 courts Membership required Level: Not specified Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–10pm, Sat–Sun 7am–9pm
SurfaceHard
LevelNot specified
WaitNot specified

Eight hard courts at a private racquet and swim club, open across long club hours — 7am–10pm on weekdays, 7am–9pm at weekends. The court count makes this one of the larger sites in Fremont, but membership is required and no drop-in rate is published.

Bintang Badminton

Mixed levels
48900 Milmont Dr, Fremont, CA 94538 Directions ↗
6 courts $17 drop-in, $150/month membership Level: Not specified Hours: Mon–Fri 10am–11pm, Sat 8am–10pm, Sun 8am–9pm
SurfaceConcrete
LevelNot specified
WaitNot specified

A badminton hall that also lines six indoor courts for pickleball — $17 drop-in, $150/month membership, with courts reservable online. The hours are the widest in Fremont: 10am–11pm on weekdays, from 8am at weekends.

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Niles Canyon Rd & Mission Blvd (NE corner), Fremont, CA 94536 Directions ↗
4 courts Free Hours: 8am–8pm (temporary) Level: Not specified
SurfaceHard
LevelNot specified
WaitNot specified

Four free hard courts in Niles, walk-up with no reservation system, built by the city’s Pickleball & Dog Park project. Fremont posts temporary hours of 8am–8pm and flags them as temporary, so check the park project page before a late trip; no lighting is noted, so treat it as a daylight venue regardless.

  • We left out "Pickleball City" and Irvington Community Center: Irvington shows up only as a "fee-based drop-in," with no address or court count, and Pickleball City doesn't check out as a real venue.
  • Double-check the Central Park Knoll address before you drive there — 40000 Paseo Padre Pkwy is the Tennis Center, not the Knoll.

Source-checked

City of Fremont — Pickleball Courts · City of Fremont — Fremont Tennis Center · Places2Play — Fremont. Verified July 2026 — always confirm hours and reservation status before a special trip.

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