Irvine has eight public parks with pickleball courts, all free to play, for a combined 28 courts citywide. Twenty are dedicated pickleball courts and eight are hybrid tennis and pickleball courts. Mike Ward Community Park has the most at eight dedicated courts, and two parks, Mike Ward and Portola Springs, let you reserve a court online instead of waiting for an open one. Source: City of Irvine pickleball court map, dated January 2026, checked October 25, 2026.
The eight parks and their courts
- Mike Ward Community Park, 20 Lake Rd: 8 dedicated pickleball courts, lit, two reservable.
- Portola Springs Community Park, 900 Tomato Springs: 6 dedicated pickleball courts, lit, two reservable.
- Heritage Community Park, 14301 Yale Ave: 5 courts total, 4 dedicated to pickleball and 1 hybrid tennis/pickleball court, lit.
- Los Olivos Community Park, 101 Alfonso: 3 courts total, 2 dedicated to pickleball and 1 hybrid, lit.
- San Carlo Neighborhood Park, 15 San Carlo: 2 hybrid tennis/pickleball courts, lit.
- Knollcrest Neighborhood Park, 2065 Knollcrest: 2 hybrid tennis/pickleball courts, lit.
- Turtle Rock Community Park, 1 Sunnyhill: 1 hybrid tennis/pickleball court, lit.
- University Community Park, 1 Beech Tree Ln: 1 hybrid tennis/pickleball court, lit.
Reserving a court at Mike Ward or Portola Springs
Two of the eight courts at Mike Ward and two of the six at Portola Springs can be booked ahead through the city's online reservation system: $17 an hour for Irvine residents, $19 for non-residents. Residents can reserve up to five days out, non-residents up to three. The rest of the courts at both parks, and all courts at the other six parks, run first-come, first-served, and a reserved court opens up to drop-in play whenever nobody has booked it. Source: City of Irvine Racket Sports page, checked October 25, 2026.
Weekly court cleaning closures
Each park closes its courts for a scheduled cleaning window once a week, worth planning around if you are driving across town for one specific park: Mike Ward closes Monday 8 a.m. to noon, San Carlo Tuesday noon to 2 p.m., Portola Springs Thursday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Heritage Friday 8 a.m. to noon, Turtle Rock Friday 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Knollcrest, Los Olivos and University all close Wednesday (noon to 2 p.m., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and noon to 3 p.m.). Source: City of Irvine pickleball court map, checked October 25, 2026.
Lessons
The city runs pickleball classes and private lessons at Mike Ward, Portola Springs and Heritage parks. Fall sessions run October 18 through November 14 and November 15 through December 19, 2026. Contact pickleball@cityofirvine.org or call (949) 724-6417 for current openings. Source: City of Irvine pickleball lessons page, checked October 25, 2026.
For an indoor option or a club setting, UCI's Anteater Recreation Center runs 4 pickleball courts for members at 680 California Avenue, and Merage Jewish Community Center has 4 indoor and 2 outdoor courts for members at 1 Federation Way. See the full list of pickleball courts in Irvine, CA for every venue, address and contact detail.