Directions
Meadowood Drive
Carbondale, CO 81623
To get here: Hwy 82 to Hwy 133. Go south towards Redstone. Turn left at the stoplight by the Fire Station (Meadowood Drive). Follow to the end of the road. Courts are on your right.
TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL COURT GENERAL INFORMATION
RIGHTS OF COURT USAGE
The Town will provide for access by Roaring Fork Pickleball Association (RFPA) and the general public to the Young-Calaway Alpine Bank Pickleball Courts and Tennis courts and make the sites available for regularly scheduled play, subject to the following priority of use:
- Town of Carbondale Programs and Activities
- RFPA (PB courts only)
- Intergovernmental Youth Club Sports
- Carbondale Youth Club Sports
- Carbondale Residents Groups
- Area youth Sports Groups
- Adult Groups Non-profit
GUS DARIEN TENNIS COURTS
- Tennis players have first right to usage on the tennis courts.
- If no Tennis players are on a court PB players have access to use and play on the tennis court and can use the standard PB Association rules listed below.
- When Tennis players arrive and tennis courts are in use by pickleball players please notify pickleball players of your arrival. Pickleball players will be allowed to finish their game per PB rules listed below then succeed the tennis court to the tennis players.
- Please note that this is a per court basis; PB players do not need to leave the other two courts if only one court is in use.
- Once a court is in use by tennis players the standard tennis court rules apply: a court is used for one-hour of court play if others are waiting.
- Pickleball players please fill the courts from West to East
- Tennis players please fill the courts East to West
GENERAL INFORMAITON
- The Town will provide public access to the pickleball courts at times when scheduled and posted activities are not taking place.
- Open court times and friends and family play (FFP) will be available to all on a first-come first-served basis. Please see Tennis court and Pickleball Court rules for specific information.
- Open court and FFP can be reserved for either Tennis Courts or Pickleball courts thru the TOC Parks and Recreation Department AT $21/per hour per court for local or non-profit or $26 per hour per court for For-Profit or non-local. Email Will Tempest @ wtempest@carbondaleco.net for reservations.
- Open court and FFP time can also be designated for IGA uses by the Parks and Recreation Department.
- Open court time and FFP times can be reserved thru Parks and Recreation Department for clinics, exhibitions, fundraisers and tournaments.
- Please note the town has additional Tennis courts open to the public at all times at Triangle Park (located at the North Entrance of River Valley Ranch Road off of hwy 133). We do not rent these courts out.
- NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED IN NORTH FACE PARK INCLUDING ON THE PICKLEBALL AND TENNIS COURTS.
RESERVATIONS
Pickleball Court Hours
These apply to the 6 pickleball courts only.
WELCOME TO PICKLEBALL IN CARBONDALE
We are an inclusive, eclectic, fun-loving group of ranchers, artists, teachers, doctors, hippies, contractors, happily retired, kids, yuppies, public servants, Gen A-Zers, and maybe a few curmudgeons. We welcome you to our beautiful little town and to these pickleball courts!
These courts were built on Town of Carbondale land and constructed with funds provided by the Roaring Fork Pickleball Association (RFPA). They are maintained by the Town of Carbondale and the RFPA. In agreement with the Town of Carbondale, the RFPA has dedicated times for use by the RFPA.
PICKLEBALL RULES
Friends & Family Play (FFP) Guidelines: This is your chance to hang out with friends and family! Hit and giggle, or get your game face on against Grandma! Make it whatever you want it to be – it’s pickleball. If the courts fill up, then it’s kindergarten rules – SHARE!
- Courts are limited to 1 game to 11 (win by 2)
- Waiting players must place their paddles next to the door of the court they wish to play on.
- If there are 3 or less paddles present waiting to play, 2 new people will enter for the next game, and the 2 existing winning players will stay for 1 additional game.
- If there are 4 or more paddles present waiting to play, all 4 current players on the court must vacate and allow 4 new players to enter for the next game.