Peachtree City Opens 18 New Public Pickleball Courts at Jim Meade Park

Peachtree City is about to give traveling pickleball players something that changes a trip, not just a skyline: 18 brand-new public courts in one place at Jim Meade Memorial Park. For visiting players, that means more than a fresh surface. It means the possibility of larger round robins, scheduled clinics, and open play sessions that do not collapse under a wait for court space.

The ribbon cutting is set for Friday, May 8, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Jim Meade Memorial Fields, 101 Rockaway Road, and the city has described the project as the Meade Field Pickleball Complex, one of the largest dedicated pickleball complexes in the region. The size matters. In a sport where one or two crowded courts can turn a morning session into a parking-lot conversation, 18 courts create the kind of capacity that makes weekend play feel planned instead of improvised.

The courts were funded through the 2023 SPLOST, the one-penny sales tax approved by Peachtree City voters in March 2023 to pay for voter-approved capital projects. The city also contracted with CPL in 2022 for a new Recreation Master Plan, and that plan recommended 24 public pickleball courts for a city the size of Peachtree City. Eighteen courts do not hit that full target, but they push the city much closer to a real public pickleball network than a handful of isolated facilities ever could.

Construction began after City Council approval in October 2025, with Tarkett Sports Construction handling the work. The project was shaped by resident feedback, the Recreation Advisory Group, and the Recreation & Special Events and Public Works departments, a reminder that this was not a private-club build for a narrow slice of players. It was a public answer to public demand. Coverage around the SPLOST vote noted that players in the room applauded the measure, and one resident said the new courts would make the sport accessible to more players.

The price tag reported at council approval was nearly $2.4 million, and the broader site work included new parking lots, stormwater improvements, and an entrance plaza. That matters for retreat-style trips as much as the courts themselves. A destination only works if it can handle arrivals, parking, and all-day traffic without friction.

For players planning a Fayette County getaway, that is the real story here. Peachtree City now has a public pickleball complex big enough to anchor a trip, not just fill an hour.