Where to Play Pickleball in Omaha, Nebraska (2026)

Last reviewed 15 July 2026 against every venue's primary source. We list 18 open and verified pickleball venues in Omaha. A further 27 open Omaha records — more than half of what we've found — remain needs-verification: newly striped neighborhood parks, community centers, and clubs where we have a name and a lead but haven't yet confirmed the details against a primary source. That's an unusually wide gap, and we're not going to pretend it isn't there. More on why, and what it means for you, below.

Omaha's pickleball scene has grown fast enough that our own dataset is still catching up to it. What's solid: a genuinely good City of Omaha Parks & Recreation network — four indoor community centers with $3 drop-in pickleball (free for players 55 and older), plus six outdoor park sites that are free and open to anyone, no membership or reservation required at most of them. What's also solid: exactly one purpose-built indoor pickleball club, Ace Pickleball Club's 13-court facility in southwest Omaha, alongside a couple of multi-sport athletic complexes (Maple Athletic Complex, Life Time) and three YMCA branches that run pickleball inside their gyms on a fixed weekly schedule.

What's less solid, and worth saying plainly up front: Omaha has been striping pickleball lines onto neighborhood park tennis and multi-use courts at a pace that's outrun public documentation. We found leads — real names, real addresses in most cases — for 27 additional open venues: parks like Bemis, Churchich, Stone Creek, and Kountze; community centers like Mockingbird Hills and Saddlebrook; clubs like the JCC of Omaha and Miracle Hill; even a national Chicken N Pickle location. We haven't been able to confirm court counts, hours, or (in a few cases) even the correct address for these yet, so we're listing them honestly as "needs verification" rather than dressing them up with details we can't stand behind. That's the whole point of this directory: we'd rather tell you what we don't know than guess.

This is not a rankings list — Omaha pickleball venues don't yet have enough Google review volume in our dataset for us to publish a merit-based "best of" ranking, and we won't fabricate one. It's a map of every venue we know about, organized by what you're actually trying to do, with the verified venues clearly separated from the ones you should call ahead to confirm.

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The short answer for each type of player

• You want to play tonight for cheap, no membership required. Any City of Omaha Parks & Recreation community center with pickleball: Adams Park Community Center (3230 John A Creighton Blvd, North Omaha, 4 indoor courts), Camelot Community Center (9270 Cady Ave, 3 indoor courts), Florence Community Center (2920 Bondesson St, 3 indoor courts), or AV Sorensen Community Center (4808 Cass St, 2 indoor courts). It's $3/visit for adults, free if you're 55+, at all four.
• You want free, first-come-first-served, outdoors, and don't want to fight for a spot. Prairie Lane Park (115th & Hascall St) has 10 dedicated outdoor courts — the largest free outdoor site in the city, with two courts always open to the public even during the local club's reserved morning blocks.
• You're downtown or want to combine a court with a riverfront walk. Lewis & Clark Landing Pickleball Courts (515 North Riverfront Drive, also signed as "The RiverFront Pickleball Courts") opened August 2025 with 4 free, lighted outdoor courts east of the CHI Health Center. No reservation, no cost.
• You want a real indoor club — climate-controlled, cushioned courts, open extended hours, leagues and clinics included. Ace Pickleball Club - Omaha (13423 F St) is Nebraska's first Ace location: 13 professional-grade indoor courts, membership tiers from $49–$89/month.
• You already have a YMCA or Life Time membership and just want to use it. Check your branch's specific pickleball window — they're short (90 minutes to a few hours, a couple of times a week) — at Armbrust, Maple Street, or Southwest YMCA, or Life Time Omaha (17007 Elm Plaza), which reserves indoor pickleball courts through its app.
• You play tennis and want to try pickleball without committing to a club. Koch Family Tennis Center (12440 W Maple Rd) runs a $5 beginner drop-in every Tuesday 5–8 PM on courts lined for pickleball within its larger 22-court tennis facility.

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City of Omaha Parks & Recreation: the $3 indoor network <a id="parks-rec"></a>

This is the backbone of affordable Omaha pickleball, and it's genuinely good value: four community centers with dedicated indoor pickleball, $3 per visit for adults (with 10- and 20-visit punch cards available at some locations), and free access for anyone 55 or older. None of these require a reservation or a resident ID check the way some cities gate their rec centers — you show up, pay at the desk, and play.

• Adams Park Community Center (3230 John A Creighton Blvd, 68111) — North Omaha. 4 indoor hard courts. $3 drop-in for adults; free for 55+. Courts cannot be reserved — it's open play only.
• Camelot Community Center (9270 Cady Ave, 68134) — near Miller Park in North-Central Omaha. 3 indoor courts. Adult pickleball runs Mon–Thu 1–3:30 PM and Fri noon–3:30 PM; a separate senior session runs Mon–Thu 12:30–3 PM and Fri 10 AM–noon. $3 drop-in for adults, free for 55+.
• Florence Community Center (2920 Bondesson St, 68112) — the historic Florence neighborhood, also home to the Florence Senior Center. 3 indoor courts. Hours are Mon 9 AM–2 PM, Tue–Thu 9 AM–6 PM, Fri and Sat 9 AM–2 PM, closed Sunday. $3/visit, $20 for a 10-visit pass, $30 for 20 visits, free for 55+.
• AV Sorensen Community Center (4808 Cass St, 68132) — Dundee/Benson-adjacent, near Creighton and Blackburn Alumni Center. 2 indoor courts, the smallest of the four, with narrower hours (Tue 4–6 PM, Wed noon–2 PM, Fri 10 AM–noon). Same $3/$20/$30 pricing, free for 55+.

Between the four, the pickleball-specific windows differ location to location — Florence and Camelot run the longest weekday blocks, AV Sorensen the shortest. The City of Omaha Parks & Recreation pickleball page (parks.cityofomaha.org/pickleball) is the authoritative schedule if you're planning around a specific time.

Two more City of Omaha community centers — Mockingbird Hills and Montclair — also run indoor pickleball but sit in our needs-verification bucket for now; see below.

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Free outdoor courts <a id="outdoor"></a>

Omaha's outdoor pickleball footprint has grown quickly, and unlike the indoor rec-center network, none of it requires payment or a membership at the point of entry. Six verified sites, ranging from a single large purpose-built court complex to a brand-new downtown addition:

• Prairie Lane Park (115th & Hascall St, 68144) — the largest dedicated outdoor pickleball site in the city at 10 courts. Courts 1–2 are always open to the public, first-come-first-served. Courts 3–10 are reserved for the Pickleball Omaha club Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat 7 AM–noon, April through October, and revert to public use the rest of the time. A $5/hour permit is required if you want to reserve a court rather than walk on.
• Lewis & Clark Landing Pickleball Courts (515 North Riverfront Drive, 68102) — 4 free, lighted outdoor courts that opened August 1, 2025 as part of the downtown RiverFront redevelopment, on the north end of Lewis & Clark Landing east of the CHI Health Center. Managed jointly by the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority (MECA) and Omaha Parks & Recreation. No reservations. (Our dataset carries this venue under two names/IDs — "Lewis & Clark Landing" and "The RiverFront Pickleball Courts" — pointing at the same physical courts; we're flagging that for cleanup rather than treating them as two separate places.)
• Meadow Lane Park (11707 Farnam St, 68154) — 4 outdoor courts in the Dundee/Elmwood Park corridor near 114th & Farnam. Daily 5 AM–11 PM, free, no reservation.
• Roanoke Park (4747 N 113th St, 68164) — 4 outdoor courts in the North Omaha/Millard area. Same daily 5 AM–11 PM window as the rest of the city's parks.
• Miller Park (2707 Redick Ave, 68112) — 2 dedicated outdoor courts inside the 80-acre Miller Park in North Omaha. Free, permanent lines and nets, no reservations.
• Towl Park (9310 W Center Road, 68124) — one of the more popular West Omaha outdoor spots, with concrete courts and permanent nets. Free walk-on play; a $5/hour permit is available if you want to lock in a reservation between April 1 and October 31. Our own record has an internal inconsistency worth flagging: it lists 2 courts in one field but "count not yet published" in another — we're showing you both because we'd rather admit the discrepancy than round it away.

All of the standalone city parks follow Omaha's standard park hours, 5 AM–11 PM daily, unless noted otherwise.

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The private/dedicated clubs <a id="clubs"></a>

Omaha has one purpose-built indoor pickleball facility and two multi-sport athletic complexes that carve out dedicated pickleball courts.

Ace Pickleball Club - Omaha (13423 F St, 68137) is Nebraska's first Ace Pickleball Club location and, court-for-court, Omaha's largest single pickleball facility: 13 professional-grade cushioned indoor courts with 26-foot ceilings. It's members-only — Core membership is $49/month for 8 visits, Elite is $69/month for 12 visits, and Unlimited is $89/month — with open play, reservations, clinics, leagues, and tournaments included at every tier. Hours run Mon–Fri 6 AM–10 PM, Sat 6 AM–9 PM, Sun 8 AM–8 PM.

Maple Athletic Complex (4718 N 120th St, 68164) is an indoor athletic complex offering public court reservations (not membership-gated), private lessons from $19/person, and paddle rentals. Open 8 AM–11 PM daily. Note: the complex's own marketing has referenced 6 courts, but its official facilities page confirms 4 — we corrected our record to match the primary source and are flagging the discrepancy here so you're not surprised.

Life Time Omaha (17007 Elm Plaza, 68130) offers indoor pickleball to Life Time members, booked through the Life Time app, Mon–Fri 4 AM–11 PM and Sat–Sun 6 AM–10 PM. We don't yet have a confirmed court count for the Omaha club specifically — Life Time doesn't publish per-location counts — so treat this as a membership perk rather than a standalone destination if you're not already a member.

Just outside city limits: if you're willing to drive 15–20 minutes south, Papillion's Midwest Pickleball Club (12125 S 156th St, Suite 101) is Nebraska's first dedicated indoor pickleball club and the largest in the metro at 14 climate-controlled courts, with a coffee shop and pro shop attached. It's outside the "Omaha" city boundary in our dataset, so it isn't part of the counts above, but for anyone comparing options across the metro it's worth knowing about — see the Papillion pickleball page for details.

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Tennis center with pickleball: Koch Family Tennis Center <a id="tennis-center"></a>

Koch Family Tennis Center (12440 W Maple Rd, 68164) is a City of Omaha Parks & Recreation tennis facility — 22 total regulation post-tension tennis courts on 16 acres — with four "quick-start" courts lined for pickleball. It's the closest thing Omaha has to a hybrid tennis/pickleball public facility. There's a $5/person beginner drop-in every Tuesday 5–8 PM, and courts can otherwise be reserved at $9/hour unlit or $13/hour lit. Regular hours are Mon–Thu 9 AM–noon and 6:30–8 PM, Fri 9 AM–8 PM, Sat–Sun 9 AM–3 PM.

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YMCA branches <a id="ymca"></a>

Three Metro YMCA branches run pickleball inside their gyms, membership required (a 10-day non-member trial is available at all Metro YMCA locations if you want to try before joining). The pickleball windows are short and worth checking before you drive over:

• Armbrust YMCA (5404 S 168th St, 68135) — pickleball Mon/Wed/Fri 11:30 AM–2 PM (schedule may shift during school breaks). Facility hours Mon–Fri 5 AM–9 PM, Sat 7 AM–7 PM, Sun 8 AM–7 PM.
• Maple Street YMCA (7502 Maple St, 68134) — pickleball Fri 10:30 AM–noon only. The narrowest window of the three.
• Southwest YMCA (13010 Atwood Ave, 68144) — pickleball Tue/Thu 8:30 AM–1 PM and Sat 9–11 AM, the most generous of the three branches.

None of the three YMCA locations has a published court count — gym space is shared with basketball and other programming, so the number of courts set up varies by session.

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What still needs verification — and why the gap is unusually wide <a id="needs-verification"></a>

Here's the honest accounting. We list 18 Omaha pickleball venues as verified. We have leads on 27 more open venues in the city — more open records than verified ones. That's a bigger gap than most cities in our dataset, and it deserves an explanation rather than a shrug.

The main driver is that Omaha's park system has been striping pickleball lines onto existing tennis and multi-use courts across dozens of neighborhood parks over the past two to three years, faster than the city's own web presence has documented it site-by-site. We can find a park's name and often its general address through search indexing, but we haven't yet confirmed court counts, hours, or costs against a primary source (an official city page, the venue's own site, or a phone call) for each one individually. Rather than publish a plausible-sounding number we pulled from a secondary source, we're marking these needs-verification and telling you what we actually know.

Neighborhood parks with pickleball lines, count/hours not yet confirmed: Bemis Park (3411 Lincoln Blvd), Churchich Park (3712 S 50th St), Stone Creek Park (6161 N 168th St), and Kountze Park show up in city park data as having pickleball, standard 5 AM–11 PM park hours, but no confirmed court count. Elmwood Park, TaHaZouka Park, and the Levi Carter Park Activity Sports Complex are leads without a confirmed address yet. Applewood Heights Park, Hillsborough Park, and Rockbrook Park each show 2 courts lined onto existing tennis courts; Harvey Oaks Park and Millard Highlands Park each show 1 court. Treat all of these as "worth a drive-by to confirm" rather than a guaranteed court.

Community and recreation centers pending verification: Mockingbird Hills and Montclair Community Centers (Montclair listed at 3 courts) appear to run City of Omaha indoor pickleball alongside the four confirmed centers above, schedules unverified. Common Ground Community Center, in the Elkhorn area of far west Omaha, lists 4 indoor courts and a specific-looking schedule ($9 adult drop-in, $33 for 5 visits) — promising, not yet confirmed. Saddlebrook Recreation Center is a name-only lead with no confirmed address. Salvation Army Kroc Center (2825 Y St) lists 3 courts and weekday hours but no confirmed cost.

Clubs and gyms: Genesis Health Clubs - Westroads has a pickleball lead but no confirmed court count. Miracle Hill (1401 N 120th St) shows 8 indoor courts striped across 4 tennis courts. Union Bank & Trust Sports Complex, in Elkhorn, shows 8 indoor courts. The JCC of Omaha (333 S 132nd St) shows up twice in our data — as "JCC of Omaha" and as "Jewish Community Center of Omaha Pickleball" — both at the same address with 5 courts listed; that's a duplicate to consolidate, not two separate facilities. Park125 Apartments (12500 W Dodge Rd) has 1 outdoor court, but it's an HOA amenity restricted to residents, not public, even once verified.

Entertainment venues: Chicken N Pickle Omaha (120th & Fort Street) is part of the national chain that combines pickleball with a restaurant and bar, but we don't have Omaha-specific counts, hours, or pricing confirmed yet. Blue Sky Bar & Patio (10730 Pacific St) lists 2 indoor courts alongside its bar/patio concept.

Tennis center: Hanscom Tennis Center (3220 Ed Creighton Ave) is a City of Omaha tennis facility reported to offer pickleball, similar to Koch Family Tennis Center, but court count, hours, and cost are unconfirmed.

A data-quality flag, in the interest of full transparency: our record for Elkhorn South High School lists its address as 2920 Bondesson St, Omaha — which is the same address on file for Florence Community Center. That's almost certainly a geocoding or entry error somewhere upstream, not two facilities sharing an address, and we're not going to repeat a likely-wrong address as if it were confirmed. If you're looking for pickleball access through Elkhorn South High School specifically, verify the actual address independently before making the trip.

If you run or know any of these venues and can confirm details, or if you spot an error above, that's exactly the kind of correction that moves a listing from needs-verification to verified — accuracy here is the whole point of the directory.

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Quick-reference: verified venues

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Sources

• City of Omaha Parks & Recreation pickleball hub — parks.cityofomaha.org/pickleball (primary source for all City of Omaha community-center and outdoor-park venues)
• City of Omaha Parks & Recreation, Florence Community Center — parks.cityofomaha.org/florencecommunity-center
• City of Omaha Parks & Recreation, outdoor permittable pickleball courts — parks.cityofomaha.org/outdoor-permittable-pickleball-courts
• Ace Pickleball Club, Omaha location — acepickleballclub.com/omaha-ne
• Grow Omaha, Ace Pickleball Club opening coverage — growomaha.com/news-briefs-archive/ace-pickleball-club-opens-in-omaha
• Maple Athletic Complex, facilities page — mapleathleticcomplex.com/facilities/pickleball
• WOWT news coverage, RiverFront pickleball courts opening (August 1, 2025)
• Metro YMCA of Omaha, location and pickleball-schedule pages — metroymca.org
• Midwest Pickleball Club (Papillion), official site — midwestpickleballclub.com

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Engineer handoff

Template: city-guide (same as Washington DC, Austin, Chicago, Denver). First Nebraska guide — the state page (/pickleball/united-states/nebraska/) should link here once the template ships for this record.

Data note for Verifier: the Omaha open/verified gap (45 open, 18 verified) is unusually wide and is called out explicitly rather than smoothed over. Three data-quality issues flagged for cleanup, not altered in this content pass: (1) lewis-clark-landing-pickleball-courts / the-riverfront-pickleball-courts look like duplicate records for the same courts at 515 North Riverfront Drive; (2) jcc-of-omaha / jewish-community-center-of-omaha-pickleball look like duplicates at 333 S 132nd St; (3) elkhorn-south-high-school's address matches Florence Community Center's and looks like a data entry error.

Link convention: venue names link to /pickleball/united-states/nebraska/omaha/<record-id>/, matching courtPathAbs() in build.js. One aside links to Papillion's Midwest Pickleball Club outside the Omaha filter.