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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.
Where to play
San Bruno City Park
Mixed levelsSan 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.
San Bruno Recreation and Aquatic Center (RAC)
All levels welcomeHoused 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.
Source-checked
City of San Bruno — Pickleball Pilot Program · City of San Bruno — Recreation and Aquatic Center (RAC) · San Bruno Recreation — pilot program launch (Instagram) · Pickleheads — San Bruno City Park · Places2Play — RAC (listed under former name) · San Mateo Daily Journal — RAC opening. Verified July 2026 — always confirm hours before a special trip.
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