6 outdoor pickleball courts at Smith Fields Youth Sports Complex. Opened June 8, 2024. Funded by community fundraising led by Project Whitefish Kids nonprofit. Courts funded through a $20,000 grant from the Whitefish Community Foundation. 2026-07-15 VERIFIER: address confirmed first-party via cityofwhitefish.gov/568/Parks-Facilities ('SMITH FIELDS - 1600 Hospital Way Managed and maintained by Project Whitefish Kids'). IMPORTANT NUANCE: per Flathead Beacon (reputable local news, Sept 2023), Smith Fields is a PRIVATELY-owned/managed facility (Project Whitefish Kids nonprofit), not a city-run park, despite being commonly assumed public — quote: 'A lot of people think places like Smith Fields is a public, city-run facility but it's not.' The same article confirms pickleball courts were planned/under construction pre-2024 intended for public use, consistent with the on-file June 2024 opening, but does not itself state the '6 courts' figure — whitefishpilot.com and the specific whitefishcommunityfoundation.org press-release URL already on file could not be independently re-fetched this pass (Cloudflare-blocked / now 404 on the live site, though still search-indexed) to re-verify that number; leaving existing court_count=6 in place as previously-sourced, not re-confirmed nor contradicted. City park page gives only a general Parks & Rec Director contact (Maria Butts, 406-863-2470), not Smith-Fields-specific — not written to phone field. Hours unconfirmed.
Smith Fields Pickleball Courts has 6 courts.
Smith Fields Pickleball Courts offers outdoor pickleball.
Smith Fields Pickleball Courts is free to play.
Yes — Smith Fields Pickleball Courts is open to the public.
Smith Fields Pickleball Courts is located at 1600 Hospital Way, Whitefish, MT.
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