News about Huntsville Pickleball
Announcements about play time changes at various facilities.
Challenger Gym’s pickleball schedule will be affected for the next couple of months due to the youth recreation league basketball.
Open play:
Wednesday, November 26: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!
Please check back for an update during the last week of the year!
Effective 03-Nov-2025, pickleball will not be available on Saturdays, Sundays or Wednesdays at Fern Bell. Play will still be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Normal play will resume after basketball season is over.
Challenger Gym’s pickleball hours for October 27 – October 31 are as follows:
Monday October 27: not available
Tuesday October 28: 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Wednesday October 29: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Thursday October 30: 4:30pm – 8:00pm
Friday October 31: 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Hello Huntsville Pickleball Club, we wanted to give you fair warning that there is an event at Sandra Moon Courts this weekend, so courts 7-12 will be reserved, this Saturday, August 2nd, 2025.
Fern Bell Recreation Center
107A Sanders Rd SW, Huntsville, AL 35802
If you are looking for a place to play this weekend, don’t forget Fern Bell Recreation center for indoor play!
Remember to check court scheduled each week as they may change from week to week.
See you on the courts!
Optimist Recreation Center’s pickleball hours will change for July 24th and 25th.
During these two days play time is as follows:
On the following Monday, play will resume per regular schedule.
The summer pickleball schedule for the Mark Russell gym has been updated on the Locations and Playing Times page.
This information is from Huntsville Parks and Recreation. The Location & Times page will be updated when needed.
This summer, we are trying to accommodate many programs and sports at the Mark Russell Recreation Center, such as our Summer Camp program and ongoing fitness classes. In order to do this, we are going to have to revise the Summer Pickleball schedule. We will be removing some morning times (Mondays and Tuesdays), but we will also be adding some additional evening and specialty times. These times are only for June 3-July 26. Please see the details below.
!! UPCOMING SUMMER PROGRAMS AT MARK RUSSELL—ONLY HELD JUNE 3-JULY 26 !! (CLOSED ON JUNE 19 AND JULY 4)
Please read and follow these times and age requirements as we will be enforcing them this summer.
PICKLEBALL
There will be no pickleball at Challenger gym this week (Nov 13th thru Nov 19th).
Basketball has started at Fern Bell Recreation Center. Pickleball will no longer be available in the evenings or on Saturday at Fern Bell. See the Locations & Times page for available play times.
Basketball has started at Challenger Gym so the time available for pickleball has been reduced. For example, this coming Monday, the time slot is only one hour. Please check the Locations & Times page for details.