Richmond

Two indoor courts in a gym at the city's Recreation Complex, with permanent pickleball lines painted on the wood floor and portable nets set up for drop-in sessions. The name used here is the City of Richmond's own name for the building. Adult drop-in runs a narrow window — Mon & Tue 9:30am–2:30pm, Fri 9:30am–1pm — for $5 per person. A second, lower-rated listing at the same address is a stale duplicate, not a separate venue.

Richmond's only real free public pickleball venue — which makes it consistently busy, with 60–100 players showing up for Friday and weekend sessions. Six courts total: two have permanent dedicated pickleball nets, the other four are multi-use tennis courts with portable nets available from an on-site lockbox. East Bay Pickleball Association founder Darlene Rios Drapkin fundraised to resurface and stripe the courts, with a ribbon-cutting in June 2023; a free introductory clinic runs the first Saturday of the month at 1pm, weather permitting. Free to play, with a $5 suggested donation.

Two indoor courts with permanent lines in RPAL's gym — bring your own net, since none is provided on-site. The basics are consistent: 2 courts, free play with a $5 suggested donation, BYO net. But pickleball doesn't appear among the activities on RPAL's own website or the City of Richmond's PAL program page — both list youth sports like basketball, flag football, and T-ball instead. Worth a call before a special trip — this may be an informal or occasional use of the gym rather than a standing program. The location shows as open 24 hours on the map, which is a placeholder rather than real hours.

A membership indoor club run by the YMCA of the East Bay. Two courts are available for pickleball at all times, expanding to four by borrowing adjoining basketball-court space during three scheduled weekly open-play windows. Requires YMCA of the East Bay membership for regular access; the club also runs member/guest-fee DUPR Round Robin sessions in Coed, Senior Women's, and Senior Men's Doubles formats. Guest fee is $15 per session for non-members.