The Pickle Lodge adding six new outdoor pickleball courts

The Pickle Lodge, one of the biggest indoor Pickleball facilities in the United States, is adding six new outdoor courts, according to a press release.

The facility broke ground Monday. Once the new courts are complete, The Pickle Lodge will have 23 total.

The Pickle Lodge was a former underused tennis center but it was refurbished and turned into a Pickleball facility. It is the "first facility of its size in the county" to make this change, according to the release. The transformed space at the former Court Yard Sportsplex opened in July 2023.

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Pheonix Architecture and Your Court LLC are assisting in the design of the new "outdoor court facility," according to the release.

Each court will be pro-sized measuring 64 feet by 36 feet. The courts will be cushioned, fenced individually and have LED lighting. Surrounding the courts will be walkways, outdoor seating and shade areas allowing visitors to watch, socialize and enjoy live music.

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“There is no reason why these shouldn’t be the best outdoor courts in the City,” Pickle Lodge Cofounder Mitch Dunn said. “We designed them to facilitate the highest level of play while also serving as a fantastic place to learn the sport from scratch.”

The outdoor facility will also have "direct access to an ordering window" to connect it to the lodge's in-house bar, Erne's Pickle Bar.

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“While indoor courts enable year-round play free from the downsides of environmental factors like wind and sun, the outdoor courts will be the ideal place for Corporate and other group events like graduation parties, family reunions and date nights,” Dunn said. “It will be a phenomenal place to enjoy a Two Cities pizza and a cold beverage with friends and family.”

The addition of the new courts will mark the end of the lodge's final development phase.

The release did not specify when construction is expected to be complete.

According to the release, the lodge plans to expand beyond its West Chester location.

“The demand for courts, especially weather-protected courts, is exploding,” said Dunn. “The Pickle Lodge is already an audacious project, but we can’t resist the temptation to grow. There is still plenty of room for growth both in Cincinnati and in other Midwest markets.”

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