With the recent completion of the Court System Plan, there is now guidance for Boulder Parks and Recreation (BPR) to add tennis and pickleball courts at the East Boulder Community Park, as well as expand parking and related amenities. BPR has planned for several years to add four dedicated pickleball courts in this area. This revised plan allows for more courts dedicated to both pickleball and tennis.
BPR is also developing a partnership with CU Boulder to support an indoor tennis court facility on the southern portion of East Boulder Community Park, the property formerly known as Hogan Pancost. The city owns this property, which was purchased in 2019 for stormwater and flood management and parkland. The land is not currently included in the city limits and must be annexed before courts can be built on it.
Project scope
- Up to 8 dedicated outdoor tennis courts.
- Up to 16 dedicated outdoor pickleball courts.
- Developing the partnership with CU Boulder for an indoor tennis court facility with additional dedicated tennis courts available year-round.
The number of courts represents the project’s current goals. As the project moves into more detailed design, the actual number of courts, locations, and related amenities will be determined after the technical studies are completed.
The goal is to build up to 8 outdoor tennis courts, up to 16 dedicated pickleball courts and continue the development of the CU Boulder partnership to support an indoor facility with courts available year-round.
When the new outdoor tennis courts are completed, BPR will convert the existing courts to up to 16 dedicated pickleball courts.
BPR will have high-level cost estimates for the project after doing a site analysis and creating concept designs. There is money in the 2025 CIP budget for this project and we anticipate fundraising with the PLAY Boulder Foundation, BPR’s non-profit philanthropic partner.
Community review and input for the design will be the focus of the engagement window planned for January 2025.
Upon project completion, multi-sport courts (tennis and pickleball) will no longer be available at the East Boulder Community Park since there will be new dedicated courts for each recreation activity.