Pickleball Kingdom opens first Utah club in Woods Cross with 10 courts

Pickleball Kingdom chose Woods Cross for its first Utah club, and the scale of the project says as much about local demand as it does about expansion. The new facility will go at 2250 S 850 W in Woods Cross and is planned around 10 indoor professional-grade courts inside 27,840 square feet, a size that should give northern Salt Lake County and Davis County players a dependable home base for open play, leagues and instruction.

The opening is expected in winter 2026/2027, which makes this a future addition rather than an immediate one, but the footprint matters now. A 10-court indoor build is large enough to support steady court rotation, coaching sessions and organized play without forcing the club to run at the kind of cramped capacity that can squeeze out casual players. For amateurs looking for reliable indoor time near Salt Lake City, that is the difference between a novelty venue and a true destination.

The Woods Cross club will be led by Justen Glad, Andrew Brody, JJ Miller and Calon Heindel. Pickleball Kingdom says the location will serve the growing Utah pickleball community with year-round play, and the company has also said the club will include leagues, coaching and tournaments. That programming mix points to a facility aimed at everyone from first-timers learning the kitchen line to regulars looking for structured competition.

The move also fits a longer Utah push. Pickleball Kingdom announced a multi-location Utah deal in April 2024 led by John Peterson and Kaleb Scholes, then added a separate Utah location in American Fork in June 2024. In April 2025, the brand folded Utah into a three-state expansion alongside Kansas and Missouri, another sign that it sees the state as a serious market rather than a one-off landing spot.

Woods Cross is not starting from zero. City recreation programming already includes pickleball and tennis games, and residents have supported amenities through a recreation, arts and parks tax since 2009. The Kitchen also operates three 24-hour indoor pickleball courts in Woods Cross and offers leagues, events and tournaments, so Pickleball Kingdom will be entering a market with some existing indoor infrastructure and room to grow.

National numbers help explain why. USA Pickleball says the Pickleheads court-location database added more than 2,300 new locations in 2025, pushing the nationwide total to 18,258 locations and 82,613 known courts. USA Pickleball also reported 104,828 members in 2025 and 144 sanctioned tournaments that year. In that environment, a 10-court club in Woods Cross does not look like overreach. It looks like a response to a sport still building its footprint, one indoor court block at a time.