Park Sports / Games

If you enjoy racquet sports, Cape Coral has several parks with outdoor tennis courts, parks with dual-use tennis/pickleball courts, as well as one location with outdoor racquetball courts that are available for public use. Players are responsible for providing their own equipment at all facilities.

Tennis
Although the tennis courts at the Yacht Club Community Park are currently closed, several parks (shown on the list below) offer free play on a first come, first serve basis.

Pickleball
For those who are not familiar with the latest sports craze, pickleball is a sport that is similar to badminton, tennis, and ping pong but has its differences. It is played with a hard paddle and a polymer smaller version of a wiffle ball on a court that is similar to a doubles badminton court. Because this game is easy to learn and less strenuous on aging joints than tennis, pickleball courts have been popping up throughout Lee County to help accommodate the increasing demand. 

Options for creating these courts include adding different colored pickleball lines to existing tennis courts for a reduced court size (joint use), converting seldom-used tennis courts into pickleball courts, and constructing stand-alone pickleball courts. 

There are several parks within the City of Cape Coral that have tennis/pickleball courts which are available for public use at no charge and open from sunrise to sunset (or later for locations with lighting). The courts may be utilized on a first-come, first-served basis; however, please be courteous and restrict your time when others are waiting to use them. Court locations include:

• Burton Memorial Park - One (1) asphalt tennis court - no lights
• Camelot Park - Two (2) tennis courts -OR- Four (4) pickleball courts with lights - open until 9:00 p.m. daily 
• Gator Trails Park - Two (2) dedicated pickleball courts with lights 
• Giuffrida Park - Two (2) dedicated pickleball courts  - no lights
• Jim Jeffers Park - Two (2) tennis courts -OR- Four (4) pickleball courts with lights - open until 9:00 p.m. daily; and two (2) warm-up pickleball courts
• Joe Stonis Park - Two (2) tennis courts -OR- Four (4) pickleball courts with lights - open until 9:00 p.m. daily
• Lake Kennedy Community Park - 32 dedicated pickleball courts are scheduled to open with GO Bond improvements in 2024 
• Lake Meade Park - Two (2) tennis courts -OR- Four (4) pickleball courts - This GO Bond-funded Park is scheduled to open in late 2023/early 2024 (will have 6 dedicated pickleball courts at build-out)
• Sands Park - Two (2) dedicated pickleball courts with lights (will have 4 dedicated pickleball courts at build-out)

Think it's too hot to play outside? Try playing indoor pickleball in air-conditioned comfort on the portable indoor court at Four Freedoms Park (4818 Tarpon Court)! Four Freedoms offers court times throughout the week at a cost of $5 per person (maximum of 4 players at a time) to reserve 2 hours of playtime. Paddles and balls can be borrowed, or you may bring your own. For reservations, call 239-574-0804.

For more information on the history and rules of pickleball, visit the USA Pickleball Association website at www.usapa.org. 

Racquetball
For those who enjoy playing racquetball, there are two (2) outdoor, open-back racquetball courts located adjacent to the Tony Rotino Center on the grounds of the Yacht Club Community Park that are lighted and open daily until 9:00 p.m. These courts are free for the public use and available on a first come, first serve basis; however, please be courteous and restrict your time when others are waiting.