We have been playing for about 2 years, serious but fun, singles play. We are full-time RVers and belong to many discount and membership systems such as TTN and WHR. We find we enjoy pickleball so much that we plan our park stays in our free time around the parks with pickleball. Favorites are Palm Springs TTN and Desert Pools WHR, plus Catalina Spa under RPI/C2C in the Palm Springs area and Verde Valley TTN and Camp Verde WHR in the Cottonwood, AZ area in the winters.
We are currently at the St. George WHR (Western Horizons Resorts). Unfortunately, their one court was apparently built as an afterthought, right next to a gazebo, with only a 3' perimeter*, particularly bad for baseline deep shot returns common in singles play. It's built on a grass lawn that is a couple inches lower than the concrete, so it's easy to twist an ankle backing up and falling off the concrete. We temporarily fixed some hazards, such as a huge, heavy table with a sharp corner too close to the back of the court, concrete runners, and moved the portable basketball hoop back, which has a vertical pole hard on heads. No fence and the old gazebo lighting is completely inadequate for night play. This concrete is also not level, so it pools water from the adjacent sprinklers on timers for the grass, so you have to squeegee it an hour before play in the mornings.
Bottom line: This one court is maybe okay for light doubles daytime play or serving practice only.
* 30'x60' minimum rec., with one rec. of 26' (3' sides) x 60'. The 8' behind the baselines is important for singles play. 3' is not adequate, especially when you drop down onto wet grass.
Thanks for the list. We watch http://usapa.org/ptp for places to play and look forward to being contributors here. Dave
Dave & Sandy Baleria, WHR/AOR Gold/SS/SB/PK, TTN/LTR GA, ROD+, RPI
C2C, EA, PA, CCU, Hart Ranch, Elk, Moose, SKPs & Good Sam Lifers
www.rvlifeonwheels.com (ID & IA next) & www.therally.com (Redmond, OR)
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