Are you tired of arriving at your favorite outdoor public pickleball courts with friends you want to play with, only to find that all the courts are taken? Did you know that you can reserve some of the outdoor public courts to ensure that you have a court when you arrive? Not all the public courts let you do this, and sometimes there is a difference in cost for residents versus non-residents, but here are some parks where you can reserve a court in advance:
Middleton:
- · Taylor Park: 5280 Bishops Bay Parkway
Reservation Website: https://middleton.recdesk.com/Community/Facility?type=14
Cost: $5.00 for Middleton residents, and $7.50 for non-residents for 2-hour time blocks.
Additional Information: Courts 1-4 are available to reserve in 2-hour time blocks. Reservations can be made 5 days in advance now through the end of October 2025.
Fitchburg:
- · McGaw Park: 5236 Lacy Rd.
Reservation Website: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/fitchburg/reservation/landing/search?locale=en-US&resourceType=0&equipmentQty=0&equipmentEventTypeIds=20&facilityEventTypeIds=20
Cost: $10 for Fitchburg residents, and $15 for non-residents for 1-hour time blocks.
Additional Information: Courts 2-8 are available to rent. Reservations can be made 7 days in advance now through the end of October 2025.
Verona:
- · Harriet Park: 414 Mary Lou St.
Reservation Website: https://secure.rec1.com/WI/verona-wi/catalog
Cost: Free for Verona residents, and $10 for non-Verona residents for 1-hour time blocks.
Additional Information: Courts 1-3 are available to reserve. Reservations can be made for the same day, now through August 2025. Non-residents can reserve up to 2 hours in one day, 2 days a week. Residents can reserve up to 3 hours in one day, 3 days a week.
- · Veteran’s Park: 113 Lincoln St, Verona, WI 53593
Reservation Website: https://secure.rec1.com/WI/verona-wi/catalog
Cost: Free for Verona residents, and $10 for non-residents for 1-hour time blocks.
Additional Information: Courts 1-6 are available to reserve. Reservations can be made for the same day, now through August 2025. Non-residents can reserve up to 2 hours in one day, 2 days a week. Residents can reserve up to 3 hours in one day, 3 days a week.
Cross Plains:
- · Baer Park: 2620 Church St.
Reservation Website: https://crossplains.activityreg.com/selectfacility_t2.wcs
Cost: $10 for Cross Plains residents and $20 for non-residents for 2-hour time blocks.
Additional Information: Courts 1-4 are available to reserve year-round. Reservations can be made for the same day.
Madison:
- · Garner Park: 333 S Rosa Rd.
Reservation Website: https://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/pickleball
Cost: $6.00 for both Madison residents and non-residents for 1-hour time blocks.
Additional Information: Courts 2-6 at Garner Park are available to reserve year-round. Same-day reservations are available.
Note that there are also several Madison parks with tennis courts that are lined for pickleball that you can reserve. These include:
- · Brittingham Park (829 W Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53715)
- · Door Creek Park (7035 Littlemore Dr, Madison, WI 53718)
- · Elver Park (1250 McKenna Blvd, Madison, WI 53719)
- · Heritage Heights Park (701 Meadowlark Dr, Madison, WI 53714)
- · Kennedy Park (5202 Retana Dr, Madison, WI 53714)
- · Nakoma Park (3801 Cherokee Dr, Madison, WI 53711)
- · Norman Clayton Park (6402 Piping Rock Rd, Madison, WI 53711)
- · Northland Manor Park (902 Northland Dr, Madison, WI 53704)
- · Olbrich Park (3527 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53714)
- · Reindahl Park (1818 Portage Rd, Madison, WI 53704)
- · Reynolds Park (810 E Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703)
- · Richmond Hill Park (6117 Cottontail Trl. Madison, WI 53718)
- · Tenney Park (402 N Thornton Ave, Madison, WI 53703)
- · Walnut Grove Park (202 N. Westfield Rd. Madison, WI 53717)
- · Waunona Park (5323 Raywood Rd, Madison, WI 53713)
- · Westhaven Trails Park (3020 Cimarron Trail, Madison, WI 53719)
- · Westmorland Park (4114 Tokay Blvd, Madison, WI 53711)
- · Wexford Park (1201 N Westfield Rd, Madison, WI 53717)
To reserve a court at any of these Madison parks, you would go to https://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/pickleball. The cost would still be $6 for one hour of play.
If you know of any other outdoor public pickleball courts that allow online reservations in the Greater Madison/Dane County Area, please feel free to post that information in the comments.
Keep pickling!
