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San Bruno City Park's outdoor courts are an official "pilot program" — pickleball lines painted onto the existing tennis courts, with permanence still undecided pending a resurfacing decision. The Recreation and Aquatic Center, a short walk away in the same complex, adds one Wednesday indoor drop-in session.

7 courts 2 venues

Where to play

251 City Park Way, San Bruno, CA 94066 Directions ↗
4 courts Free Level: Not specified Hours: 10am–6pm daily
SurfaceMedium — existing tennis courts restriped with pickleball lines as a pilot program, not a dedicated build-out
LevelNot specified
WaitNot specified

San Bruno's own site still titles this the "Pickleball Pilot Program" — lines were painted onto the existing tennis courts in June 2024, and a resident feedback survey is feeding a future decision on whether to make them permanent during an upcoming court resurfacing. There are four pickleball-striped courts; you may also see the layout described as a 2-tennis/4-pickleball split, but four striped pickleball courts is the count that holds up. Free, walk-up, no lights, with restrooms, parking, and picnic areas in the surrounding park.

251 City Park Way, San Bruno, CA 94066 Directions ↗
3 courts (count unconfirmed) $2.00 San Bruno residents / $3.00 non-residents Level: All levels welcome Hours: Wednesdays 11am–2pm
SurfaceMedium — shared multi-purpose gym floor with basketball and volleyball; portable lines and nets, not dedicated courts
LevelAll skill levels welcome
WaitMedium — single weekly window citywide, but no crowding reports found

Housed in the newly built Recreation and Aquatic Center, which replaced the historic Veteran's Memorial Recreation Center on this same site and opened August 24, 2024 — funded substantially by PG&E pipeline-explosion restitution money. Drop-in pickleball runs Wednesdays only, 11am–2pm, $2 for San Bruno residents and $3 for everyone else, with loaner paddles available. The three-court figure isn't well established — treat it as unconfirmed and worth a call to the RAC (650-616-7180) before counting on an exact number. Portable lines and nets share the gym floor with basketball and volleyball.

  • City Park's pickleball lines are an official pilot program, not a permanent build-out — the city surveyed players and is deciding whether to keep them during a planned tennis-court resurfacing.
  • The RAC's Wednesday drop-in is San Bruno's only indoor option, and its 3-court figure is unconfirmed — call the RAC (650-616-7180) to confirm before a special trip.
  • Both venues sit in the same City Park Way complex, a short walk apart rather than across town.
  • Neither venue takes reservations — both are free and walk-up only.

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