Santa Rita Ranch adds four pickleball courts at new lifestyle complex

Santa Rita Ranch has pushed deeper into resort-style living with The Paddock, a five-acre amenity complex in the Saddleback neighborhood that folds pickleball, pools and club space into one new social hub. The draw is immediate: four pickleball courts, split between two indoors and two outdoors, plus two new pools, including a lap pool, a 3,522-square-foot clubhouse, a playground and a tricycle path.

For players, the court mix is the biggest upgrade. Two indoor courts give Santa Rita Ranch a weather-resistant option that most neighborhood amenity setups do not offer, while the two outdoor courts keep the action visible from the rest of the complex. Santa Rita Ranch says the development also adds shaded seating for spectators, which matters when a court session turns into an afternoon hangout. GFO Home says the Saddleback complex also includes indoor badminton courts, a tot lot and outdoor sport courts, reinforcing that this is built as a multi-use recreation space, not a one-sport add-on.

The opening also pushed Santa Rita Ranch to seven total pools, a number that says as much about the community’s identity as the courts do. Ed Horne said the neighborhood has now opened more than $80 million worth of amenities, including pools, parks, sports fields, fitness space and shared gathering places. That scale helps explain why The Paddock feels less like a standalone feature and more like the latest piece in a long-running resort pitch.

Santa Rita Ranch already had an established amenity stack. Ranch Camp, the community says, is an 8-acre center with pools, a splash park, a cornhole lawn, a relaxation station and two pickleball courts. Add in earlier centers such as The Ranch House, The Green Play Park and The Hub, and The Paddock lands in a community that has been building out its recreation identity for years rather than chasing the pickleball trend late.

The market numbers back that up. RCLCO said Santa Rita Ranch was Austin’s top-selling master-planned community in the first half of 2025 with 259 home sales, and the community says it has held the Austin-area best-seller title for five straight years. In a 4,000-acre development stretching through the Leander and Liberty Hill corridor, four courts and two pools are not just amenities. They are part of the reason buyers see Santa Rita Ranch as a place where pickleball, pool time and neighborhood life all happen in the same five-acre footprint.