Huntingburg pickleball courts near completion, opening expected by late May

Huntingburg’s new pickleball courts are close enough to feel real now. At League Stadium, three courts are moving through the last stages of construction, with asphalt laid, net poles going in and fencing work underway, putting a late-May opening in sight. That matters well beyond a local parks update, because the courts sit inside Huntingburg City Park, beside the 3,000-seat League Stadium, in a recreation corridor that already has the ingredients to draw players from farther than Dubois County.

The project’s timeline shows how quickly a public facility can move from idea to destination. In September 2025, the Huntingburg Park Board was already approving quotes for three pickleball courts, including surfacing, poles, nets and perimeter fencing. By March 16, 2026, the board approved proceeding with Calcar Paving for the pickleball court project. The minutes from that meeting said the courts were estimated to be done in March, weather permitting, and that contractor availability was the limiting factor. At the April 21 park board meeting, officials said the courts were “most ready to open” and that only paving remained before completion.

The final push has also depended on a lot more than one contractor. Park board minutes noted that the Street Department had been a tremendous help, while the Park Department rented equipment from Hopf Equipment to keep the work moving. That kind of municipal back-end support is what turns a court project into a usable stop for players, because the last 10 percent, the paving, net hardware, fencing and site prep, is what determines whether a place feels finished and durable or still under construction.

Huntingburg also appears to have thought through the access piece. In December 2025, officials discussed an expanded parking lot in front of the new pickleball courts, including an adjusted quote of $9,999 from Jaminczky Contracting. Later reporting said the park board approved a Cal Car bid that included significant parking-lot improvements, with the project totaling $69,375 compared with an earlier court-only proposal of $29,830. For a pickleball stop trying to attract players for a morning session, a league weekend or a small retreat group, parking and circulation are not extras. They are part of the product.

That product is being built inside a park system with built-in visibility. Huntingburg City Park covers 40 acres, and the city says it includes a walking path, baseball and softball fields, tennis courts, a swimming pool, shelter houses, horseshoe pitches and playground equipment. League Stadium is home to the Dubois County Bombers of the Prospect League, which gives the pickleball courts a ready-made backdrop and a steady stream of visitors already used to making a trip to this corner of southern Indiana. If the timeline holds, late May will not just bring three new courts online. It will give Huntingburg a stronger claim as a regional place to play.