Millcreek Community Center

Pickleball here happens inside the gym at Holladay Lions Recreation Center, a Salt Lake County public facility on Murray-Holladay Road in Millcreek. The gym lays out six pickleball courts that share floor space with basketball and volleyball, so this is open play on a wood surface rather than dedicated outdoor courts. The wider building is a full recreation center: indoor leisure and lap pools, a hot tub, a weight and cardio area, an indoor track, and group fitness studios. The crowd skews older and regular, and one reviewer warns you have to make friends with the established pickleball group to get into games.

Six pickleball courts are set up in the gym, shared with basketball and volleyball. Open play drop-in runs Sunday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and Monday through Friday 5:30 am to 12:00 pm, per Salt Lake County. The center is open early, from 5:30 am most weekdays. It is a county rec center, so standard admission or a pass applies, and drop-in child care is available at $3 per hour. The building also has pools, a track, and a full fitness floor. On-site parking is available. Note an ongoing roof construction project may cause noise.