Peninsula region

San Carlos

Four venues, 14 courts: two outdoor city parks, an indoor gym at the Youth Center that's paused for summer camps until September, and Burton Park — a fourth outdoor option that the city's own pickleball page leaves off, and that many listings miss entirely (they count just 3 locations and 11 courts here).

14 courts 4 venues

Where to play

Highlands Park

Mixed levels
2600 Melendy Drive, San Carlos, CA 94070 Directions →
4 dedicated courts Level: Not specified Hours: Priority 9am–12pm daily, 5–10pm Mon–Fri
SurfaceHigh — dedicated, permanent pickleball lines; nets are portable
LevelNot specified
WeatherMild, sunny mid-Peninsula climate — warmer and less foggy than SF/coastal areas; dry summers, occasional morning marine layer near the Bay flats
WaitNot specified

Four outdoor courts with permanent pickleball lines and portable nets. The city's own page details the priority scheduling but never states a court count; there are four. Pickleball has guaranteed priority on Courts 1 & 2 daily 9am–12pm and weekdays 5–10pm; first-come-first-served with tennis players outside those windows. Free, walk-up only, closed the first Thursday of each month for maintenance.

Crestview Park

Mixed levels
1000 Crestview Drive, San Carlos, CA 94070 Directions →
4 courts (estimated) Level: Not specified Hours: Not specified
SurfaceMedium — surface material not documented
LevelNot specified
WeatherMild, sunny mid-Peninsula climate — warmer and less foggy than SF/coastal areas; dry summers, occasional morning marine layer near the Bay flats
WaitNot specified

One of the city's three official pickleball locations, but the city gives nothing beyond the address — no hours, fee, or court count. The 4-court figure here is an estimate, not a confirmed count: it's back-computed from the citywide total of 8 outdoor courts across 2 locations, minus Highlands Park's 4. Treat it as a working estimate. Crestview is a 7-acre park with unspecified "sports courts," a grassy field, picnic areas, and a modern playground.

San Carlos Youth Center

Mixed levels
1001 Chestnut Street, San Carlos, CA 94070 Directions →
3 dedicated courts Level: Not specified Hours: Paused for summer camps, resumes Sept (normally Tue/Fri 9am–12pm)
SurfaceHigh — permanent lines on an indoor hard/wood gym floor; nets are portable
LevelNot specified
WeatherIndoor — not weather-dependent
WaitNot specified

Indoor pickleball here is currently paused for summer camps and won't resume until September — confirm before planning a visit. When running, it operates Tuesdays and Fridays 9am–12pm for a $5 drop-in fee, on permanent lines across a hard/wood gym floor with portable nets. There are 3 courts, though you may occasionally see 2 quoted. The building sits inside Burton Park's grounds, consistent with its near-identical coordinates.

Burton Park

Mixed levels
1017 Cedar St, San Carlos, CA 94070 Directions →
3 courts Level: Not specified Hours: Not pickleball-specific; park ~7am–9pm daily, lights until 10pm
SurfaceMedium — temporary lines painted over shared tennis courts, bring-your-own net
LevelNot specified
WeatherMild, sunny mid-Peninsula climate — warmer and less foggy than SF/coastal areas; dry summers, occasional morning marine layer near the Bay flats
WaitNot specified

The city's dedicated pickleball program page names only Highlands Park, Crestview Park, and the Youth Center — but Burton Park is real and well-documented nonetheless. Expect 3 outdoor concrete courts with temporary, not permanent, pickleball lines painted over shared tennis courts, bring-your-own net, free, no reservation. The courts are numbered and lit; this is informal, community-adopted use of shared tennis space rather than a scheduled program. The address varies — 1017 Cedar St on most pickleball listings, 900 Chestnut St elsewhere — most likely because this 10-acre park's block spans both streets.

Sources: City of San Carlos — Pickleball · City of San Carlos — Parks & Facilities · City of San Carlos — Tennis Courts · Pickleheads — San Carlos · Places2Play — San Carlos · Pickleballify — Burton Park · MyPacer — Crestview Park. Verified July 2026 — always confirm hours before a special trip.

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