Detroit Parks public courts at Palmer Park. Official Detroit Senior Olympics page confirms pickleball courts at Palmer Park, Woodward Ave near W McNichols Rd. 2026-07-30: re-fetched detroitmi.gov's Senior Olympics page directly and via r.jina.ai — both blocked. This record has only ever cited one page in passing (a Senior Olympics program page, not a park facility page) and has no verifier history — flagging that a better primary source (a dedicated Palmer Park facility page, if one exists on detroitmi.gov) hasn't been located yet; this pass only reconfirmed the existing citation is unreachable.
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Palmer Park Pickleball Courts offers outdoor pickleball.
Palmer Park Pickleball Courts is free to play — no fee and no membership required.
Yes — Palmer Park Pickleball Courts is open to the public at no charge.
Palmer Park Pickleball Courts is located at Woodward Ave near W McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48203.
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