High school abandoned tennis courts

Court Details

About this court

Tucked between a high school and elementary school on the west side of A Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, this single outdoor concrete pickleball court is a community-improvised solution on an otherwise abandoned tennis facility. Lines have been applied with yellow chalk and reinforced with duct tape along the outer edges, while the existing steel-fencing net with a steel cable center sits at approximately 35 inches — playable by standard measures. The concrete base is described as decent despite the court's neglected state, which includes nearly vanished original painted lines and encroaching weeds. Timing matters here: early weekday mornings before 8:45 a.m. during the school year tend to offer the best experience, as desert winds typically pick up by afternoon. Access is public and free.

Notes

Contact: Dave Baleria Comment: Abandoned (almost no painted lines left, weeds) but decent concrete, fenced tennis courts between N end of high school and S end of elementary school, W side of A St. Nets are steel fencing with steel cable, 35" at center, usable, so we yellow-chalked lines, then added duct tape on outer edge. Best play is early morning during weekdays of school year, before 8:45 am, or afternoons (but winds come up, it's desert). Better than no courts. Town tennis courts on Armory Drive are badly cracked with lots of weeds, no nets. Best of 4 RV parks is Whiskey Flats RV Park on N end of town, W of the Safeway. Enjoy! Dave