Dimple Dell Recreation Center
Photos via Google Maps, Micah Weir, David Hansen, Tony Lau
Dimple Dell is a Salt Lake County recreation center in Sandy, and pickleball happens indoors on its gym floor. The same hardwood that holds three basketball courts converts to three pickleball courts, sharing the space with volleyball and badminton on a posted gym schedule. It is a full multi-use facility first, with a leisure pool, a six-lane lap pool, a 35-foot climbing wall, an indoor track, and a fitness room, so pickleball is one program among many rather than the main event. Drop-in play runs on set morning and Sunday windows. The crowd skews toward county members and regulars who already use the center for swimming and fitness.
Three indoor pickleball courts share the gym with basketball, volleyball, and badminton, so availability follows the posted gym schedule. Drop-in pickleball runs Sunday 10:00 am to 3:00 pm year-round, and Monday through Friday 5:30 to 11:00 am during the school year (5:30 to 8:00 am in summer). No membership is required; pay the standard county day-pass rate, roughly $7 for adults and $5 for seniors. The center opens at 5:30 am most weekdays. Courts are not lit for night play since hours and pickleball windows are limited. Parking is on-site.
What locals say
“The issue appears to be that the other two courts are disproportionately reserved for other activities, primarily badminton and pickleball.”