Allendale Park

Went to use the pickleball courts a couple of times and enjoyed it because they have a pretty good open play system and fast court turn around times (even at peak you wait 20 min tops to play). Unfortunately this last time we encountered an older Asian gentleman that essentially told us to bring another couple our level (beginner) to play with or go to another park since this was for advanced players only and people would be upset to be stuck playing with us and "wasting their time". He suggested we go to another nearby park and play with "the Asians" (I found that comment weird). Maybe he didn't mean it that way but he came across as a bully. Very frustrating since last time I checked this is a public park, open to all levels and if people are really that serious they can go to a private club. Most players we've met there were really nice but sadly this interaction really soured the experience for me and wanted warn other beginners that are thinking of visiting the courts.

5 months ago

Redid the pickleball courts. Repainted and lines redrawn. Doesnt scratch the pickleballs. Good community park. Four pickleball courts located here with proper netting and lines. They play four on four off system here. Pretty good players it's range from 1 to 5 ranges. Randomly came to this place while passing by. Street parking available nearby. Depending on how fast the games are you're probably waiting 5 to 10 minutes in between games. They have a light switch at night time to turn on. Seems they stop playing around 10:00 p.m.

2 years ago

Small park with a baseball diamond some tennis courts and a play structure. You have to park on the street since the small lot attached to the park is for library guests only.

4 years ago

Been playing pickleball here for about 3 years. Skill level ranges from beginner to 4.5. This is generally a welcoming environment but getting into higher level games usually requires knowing someone or just playing very well. Busiest times are 9-1pm & 5-10pm. Weekends tend to be busier. Courts are unlocked at 7am everyday

a year ago

Came here to play pickleball first time and I’m a beginner. An older man joined us 3 beginners and after the match was over, he came to us and especially me and said “don’t come back here this is not for beginners. I wasted my time playing with you. I’m training for a tournament and I need to play with players better than me.. not waste my time with beginners. I waited so long to play a match and now I’ve wasted my time. There’s other empty parks go there”. What an awful human being. If you’re training for a tournament then go train at a professional place don’t come to public park and tell me what to do. Also it’s never that serious that you feel the need to put someone down and kill their spirit of wanting to get into and love a new sport they’ve never played before. All the review that say the people that play here are toxic is 100 percent true.

a year ago