Pittsburgh adds weekly pickleball clinics at Washington's Landing through September

Pittsburgh is stretching its pickleball pipeline from first swing to more confident rec play at Washington’s Landing, where weekly clinics are set to run from May 12 through Sept. 25, 2026. The schedule is built with a clear progression: Tuesdays for Intro to Pickleball, Thursdays for Beginner Pickleball and Fridays for Intermediate Pickleball.

That structure matters because it gives new players a real path instead of a one-size-fits-all session. Washington’s Landing is not being used as a casual pop-up court block. It is being treated as a repeat stop in the city’s recreation calendar, with clinics spaced across the week so adults can keep coming back, move up in level and keep playing without starting over each time.

The landing itself has become one of Pittsburgh’s main outdoor pickleball sites. The city’s permit application lists the venue as having two tennis courts and 10 pickleball courts, renovated in 2023. The courts opened on Aug. 11, 2023, after a project led by the Department of Public Works and Councilman Bobby Wilson, and the renovation materials said Pittsburgh had 12 active pickleball courts elsewhere at the time, with two more being added at Bud Hammer Park.

The city’s own pickleball page also points players to Washington’s Landing as well as other outdoor courts such as Frick Park, while indoor play is available at CitiParks Recreation Centers in Brookline and West Penn. That broader setup shows how Pittsburgh is trying to keep the game moving when weather or work schedules get in the way. The parks system itself is sizable, with 163 parks spread across 3,800 acres, and pickleball is being folded into that network instead of handled as a one-off add-on.

This is also not the first sign of momentum at Washington’s Landing. A 2024 permit calendar already showed Citiparks clinics there, including Tuesday and Thursday blocks, and a 2025 permit calendar continued to show permitted use of the courts, including open play. Brookline Recreation Center has been running free drop-in pickleball for adults on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Aug. 12, 2025 through May 28, 2026, giving Pittsburgh another steady entry point.

Taken together, the clinics at Washington’s Landing signal more than added court time. Pittsburgh Parks & Recreation is formalizing pickleball as a season-long public offering, with multiple skill levels, recurring dates and a growing citywide footprint that gives beginners and returning players somewhere structured to land.