Pickleball Returns to Lake Oswego with LORAC Opening

April is National Pickleball month and pickleball players in Lake Oswego finally have something to cheer about. After enduring quite the void created by closing the popular pickleball courts at George Rogers Park, fans of the sport have had to look elsewhere while the City tried to figure out another alternative.

The new Lake Oswego Recreation & Aquatics Center (LORAC) will feature three indoor pickleball courts available for use once the facility opens. In addition to clinics, there will be dedicated open play times, and as future planning efforts outlined in the Parks Plan 2040 and upcoming City Council decisions come together, programming will expand and adjust to meet community needs.

Currently dedicated open play times are scheduled to be:

Sundays: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Mondays: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Wednesdays: 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Fridays: 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

There are 11 sections of Intro to Pickleball for beginners being offered this summer as well as Drill and Play clinics (four sections) and Family Play (five sections).

Pre-sale memberships for LORAC are now closed and will reopen once the facility is open to the public. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for LORAC is set for Saturday, April 26 beginning at 9:30 a.m. and includes self-guided tours of the facility, Parks and Recreation information booths, complimentary refreshments and treats, project partner booths and guided tours of the adjacent golf course. You can find proposed fees online.

Come later this summer, pickleball players will have another nearby option. Pickleball Kingdom is opening a 42,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility at 16800 SW 72^nd Avenue in Tigard which will feature 13 professional-grade indoor courts and plans to hold tournaments, leagues, clinics and youth programs.

Be sure to check these places out and find out why pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the United States.

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