Park Authority puts out survey on pickleball

Pickleball [Fairfax County Park Authority]

As pickleball is becoming increasingly popular, players are asking the Fairfax County Park Authority to provide more pickleball courts. 

In response, the Park Authority is carrying out a feasibility study and has put out a survey to gauge the public’s interest in the sport. The online survey will be open through Jan. 24. 

The study will determine where new pickleball courts can be located and where existing tennis courts can be converted to pickleball and will “develop siting criteria and design guidance to be considered when selecting and constructing pickleball amenities.”

Related story: Advocates push for courts at Wakefield Park

According to the Park Authority’s online parks locator map, pickleball courts in the Annandale/Mason District area are in Wakefield Park in Annandale and Lillian Carey and Spring Lane parks in Bailey’s Crossroads. Roundtree Park also has a newly painted pickleball court.