Where to play pickleball in Delaware, indoors and outdoors

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Ron Pinsky has been coaching racket sports for nearly four decades. He said what has made pickleball sticky in recent years is simple: it’s easy to pick up.

“It’s way easier to learn than any other racket sport,” said Pinsky, the director of pickleball at Dill Dinkers, a new indoor pickleball facility in Newport. “With pickleball, you just see smiles and people laughing and high-fiving. It’s more fun, it’s a lot quicker and it’s very social. It’s also a great workout.”

A number of private pickleball facilities have popped up across Delaware, seeking to meet the growing demand for year-round pickleball, including Dill Dinkers in Newport, Bounce Pickleball on the Wilmington Riverfront and facilities slated to open later this year in the former College Square shopping center in Newark and the Brandywine Town Center in Brandywine Hundred.

But finding a place to dink and dunk the hard-plastic ball can be as easy as taking a short trip to the tennis courts of a local park. In fact, many parks are adding pickleball-specific courts that are smaller and have different lines.

Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or an eager newcomer here is a list of places to play pickleball indoors and outdoors in Delaware.

Where to play pickleball in Delaware

Some locations require advance sign-up and a membership or daily-use fee. More information on each location is available at the links provided.

New Castle County indoors:

• Bounce Pickleball, 510 Justison St., Wilmington
• D-Fit, 4905 Mermaid Blvd., Pike Creek
• Delcastle Tennis Center, 710 McKennans Church Rd., Milltown   
• Dill Dinkers, 500 Water St., Newport
• Hockessin Recreation Center, 7259 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin
• Siegel JCC Delaware, 101 Garden of Eden Rd., Talleyville

New Castle County outdoors:

• Bechtel Park, 1031 Naamans Road, Brandywine Hundred
• Deacons Walk Park, 9 Ware Road, Pike Creek
• Delcastle Tennis Center, 710 McKennans Church Road, Milltown
• The Edge 18, 1 E. Whittington Way, Middletown
• Glasgow Park, 2275 Pulaski Highway, Glasgow
• Greenbank Park, 250 Greenbank Road, Prices Corner
• Siegel JCC Delaware, 101 Garden of Eden Road, Talleyville
• Southern Park, 1275 Shallcross Lake Road, Middletown
• Townsend Municipal Park, 0 Edgar Road, Townsend

Southern Delaware indoors:

• Dave Marshall Tennis & Pickleball, 18464 Plantations Blvd., Lewes
• Dover Indoor Tennis, 633 Persimmon Tree Lane, Dover
• Factory Sports Complex Frankford, 34545 Dupont Blvd., Unit 6, Building F, Frankford
• Factory Sports Complex Lewes, 17543 Nassau Commons Blvd., Lewes
• Kent County Recreation Center, 1683 New Burton Road, Dover
• Sports at the Beach, 22518 Lewes Georgetown Highway, Georgetown

Southern Delaware outdoors:

• Courtside Pickleball & Tennis Club, 2117 Kenton Road, Dover 
• Dave Marshall Tennis & Pickleball, 18464 Plantations Blvd., Lewes
• Evans Park, 32517 Dukes Drive, Millville
• John M. Clayton Elementary School, 252 Clayton Ave., Frankford
• Lewes Canalfront Park, 211 Front St., Lewes
• Memorial Park, 1 S. Washington St., Milford 
• Rehoboth Elementary School, 500 Stockley St., Rehoboth Beach
• Sandhill Fields, 20330 Sandhill Road, Georgetown

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Brandon Holveck reports on high school sports for The News Journal. Contact him at [email protected].