Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America. There’s a very simple reason for that: It’s a LOT of fun.
Pickleball is played on a badminton-sized court with a slightly modified tennis net. Players — doubles or singles — use a paddle and a plastic ball with holes.
It’s easier on the body than tennis, and can be enjoyed by all ages and skill levels.
Access to pickleball is one of the most frequently-asked questions among visitors to Sisters. Visitors who are staying at Black Butte Ranch or in a vacation rental at Tollgate can avail themselves of the courts reserved for residents and guests. Public courts are not available right now in Sisters, but Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) has pickleball in its plans.
The Sisters Country Pickleball Club, under the auspices of Sisters Park & Recreation District, is hard at work on finding a suitable site for eight pickleball courts — the number needed to stage tournaments.
Courts are planned in a new SPRD center at the site of the current Sisters Elementary School. Those courts may be available in 2025.
Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman has pickleball courts available for guests.
That means that avid pickleball players will — for now — have to head down the road to find public courts to play on.
Players can head to Redmond’s Sam Johnson Park where there are several courts, or check out the courts at the Pine Nursery Park Pickleball Complex in Bend, where Courts 1-4 are open to the public at all times, except during specified tournament dates. Quail Park has a pickleball court (marked, with net available for public use.
For more information on Sisters Pickleball Club, visit sisters pickleballclub.com.
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