About this venue
Cape Girardeau Parks & Recreation — dedicated outdoor pickleball at Shawnee Park Sports Complex. Conflict: Official City of Cape Girardeau Shawnee Park page (cityofcapegirardeau.org/departments/parks-and-recreation/parks-and-trails/parks/shawnee-park/) lists basketball court, fitness room, and meeting rooms — NO pickleball mentioned. Pickleball is confirmed at the Osage Centre and Arena Park per official city sources. Third-party sources list 3 indoor courts at 'Shawnee Park Center' (835 SW End Blvd). Genuine conflict between official park page (no pickleball) and third-party listings. Record remains needs-verification. Recommend phone call to (573) 339-6340 to clarify. Critical name conflict confirmed from official city website: 'Shawnee Park Sports Complex' (835 SW End Blvd) and 'Shawnee Park Center' (835 S. West End Blvd) are listed as two separate facilities. The Center page does NOT list pickleball; pickleball is at the Osage Centre per official city pages. Record name 'Shawnee Park Sports Complex' may not be the venue with pickleball. Needs field reconciliation — this record likely maps to the Center, not the Sports Complex. Queued for phone confirmation at (573) 339-6346. 2026-07-23: CONFIRMED via City of Cape Girardeau's own site that this record conflates two distinct facilities sharing the Shawnee Park name. The official page for 'Shawnee Park Sports Complex' itself (the athletic-fields facility this record is named for) lists only '8 lighted 300-foot softball fields and 12 soccer fields' -- no pickleball. Pickleball is confirmed at a DIFFERENT, separately-managed facility within the same park: 'Shawnee Park Center' (835 SW End Blvd) -- 3 indoor courts, drop-in $2/day, M-F 9am-8pm/Sat 11am-5pm/Sun 12-7pm, phone (573) 339-6346 (general Parks & Rec (573) 339-6340). Also note: the city's other confirmed pickleball site is 6 new outdoor courts at Arena Park, a third location not yet in the dataset.
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Is Shawnee Park Sports Complex Pickleball Courts indoor or outdoor?+
Shawnee Park Sports Complex Pickleball Courts offers outdoor pickleball.
How much does it cost to play at Shawnee Park Sports Complex Pickleball Courts?+
Free
Is Shawnee Park Sports Complex Pickleball Courts open to the public?+
Yes — Shawnee Park Sports Complex Pickleball Courts is open to the public at no charge.