Pickleball players are losing places to play in the metro, with Denver Parks and Recreation permanently closing courts at Congress Park Monday. via robharristv
DENVER — This follows the city ditching plans to build courts at Sloans Lake Park last week, as well as the city of Centennial putting a moratorium on courts within 500 feet of homes last month.
Scott Gilmore, deputy executive director for Denver Parks and Recreation, said the decision to shut down the courts at Congress Park came after countless noise complaints from people living nearby, and as the sport’s popularity brought a huge influx of traffic to the relatively small Congress Park. Gilmore said there are no plans currently to close other pickleball courts in Denver, but the city will have to “look at them case by case” if use increases to the point that it causes similar issues in each respective neighborhood.
“What bigger trend have we seen than the pet rock and pickleball? Like, this is a massive trend,” laughed Marc Nelson, a pickleball player who frequented Congress Park. “And it’s going to continue to grow because it’s easy to learn, fun to play, and you have a community.” Several Congress Park regulars made their way to the four courts at Martin Luther King Park to play Monday, not missing a day, even as their home courts closed.
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