The 2026 Oceanview USA Pickleball National Championships run October 31 through November 8, 2026 at Barnes Tennis Center, 4490 W Point Loma Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107. USA Pickleball confirmed the dates and venue on its official event site, usapickleballnationals.com, and in a release on usapickleball.org, both checked October 4, 2026.
This is the second year in a row the national championships have landed at Barnes. The 2025 event drew more than 10,000 attendees, over 2,500 competing players and 3,900-plus matches, and generated an estimated $3 million in economic impact for the region, according to USA Pickleball's own recap of that tournament.
What to know about the 2026 championships
- Dates: October 31 to November 8, 2026
- Venue: Barnes Tennis Center, 4490 W Point Loma Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107
- Divisions: amateur, professional, junior and wheelchair pickleball
- Spectator tickets: on sale now at usapickleballnationals.com, with free general admission plus paid Championship Court and VIP options
- Player registration: USA Pickleball says tournament registration details open in January 2026
Barnes Tennis Center lists 19 pickleball courts on its own site, all outdoor, with a one-time facility fee rather than free drop-in play. During the national championships, organizers add temporary courts beyond that permanent count to handle a field that topped 2,500 players in 2025.
The November championships are not Barnes' only national-level event this year. USA Pickleball also ran a Golden Ticket qualifying tournament at the same venue April 22 to 26, 2026, with five days of Mixed Doubles 55+, Men's and Women's Doubles, and Singles divisions, according to the tournament's own listing on usapickleball.org. That makes 2026 the second straight year Barnes has hosted both a Golden Ticket event and the national championships.
Other places to play pickleball in San Diego
Barnes isn't the only option for court time in San Diego this fall. Three more venues from our directory, with specs pulled straight from our database:
- Morley Field Pickleball Courts in Balboa Park has 12 outdoor courts with permanent regulation nets. It charges a small annual permit fee rather than free drop-in play, and is open 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
- Pickleball Kingdom — San Diego on Morena Boulevard has 12 indoor, lit courts. It runs on a membership model with non-member pricing available, open 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM.
- Tecolote Shores Park on East Mission Bay Drive has 8 free outdoor courts, open sunrise to sunset.
Between Barnes' permanent courts and the rest of the city's parks and clubs, San Diego has one of the deeper pickleball footprints in Southern California even outside tournament week. See the full list of San Diego courts, including hours, cost and contact details for every venue tracked here, on the San Diego, CA pickleball courts page.