Find Pickleball CourtsFind Pickleball CourtsClaim Your Court

Placeholder image, not a photograph of this venue. We have not photographed Charlie Vettiner Park, and we would rather show a marked stand-in than a picture that implies we have. The correction link below reaches the same queue a photograph would.

About this place

Fourteen outdoor pickleball courts, the largest set in Louisville by a distance, on one line of the City's pickleball page. The next largest count in the city is six, at four parks, so this one venue holds more than a fifth of the sixty-seven courts across Louisville. The park's own page lists "Pickleball" among its amenities without a number, so the fourteen rests on the list and the park page confirms that the courts exist.

Read moreShow less

The park is 283 acres, acquired in 1957, and its amenity list is one of the longest in the city: ballfields, baseball, basketball, cross country, disc golf, a dog run, fishing, golf, grills, a hiking trail, model airplane flying fields, pickleball, picnic shelters, a playground, restrooms, tennis and WiFi. The courts are one feature among many on a large site.

Getting there

5550 Charlie Vettiner Park Rd, Louisville, KY 40299. The US Census address file holds no record of it, so the address resolves through OpenStreetMap, which matches it at house-number level and names the place Louisville, one of the three names the resolvers use for the consolidated city. The City publishes nothing about parking. Restrooms are on the amenity list, and on 283 acres the address locates the park rather than the courts.

What to expect

Fourteen courts is a rotation that absorbs a crowd, and it makes this the one Louisville venue where turning up alone is a reasonable plan on the count. Whether a rotation actually forms, and when, is not something the City publishes, so that is an inference from the number rather than a fact from the operator.

The park is open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on its own page. Those are park hours. Lighting is not stated, price is not stated, surface is not stated and nets are not stated. The courts are outdoor on the City's own sentence introducing the list.

Sources for the above: Louisville Parks and Recreation, checked 2026-09-07 · Louisville Parks and Recreation, checked 2026-09-07 · US Census Bureau, checked 2026-09-07

Court details

Surface
Not stated
Nets provided
Not stated
Covered
Not stated
Climate controlled
Not stated
Lights
Not stated
Pro shop
Not stated
Court availability
Fourteen outdoor pickleball courts, the largest set in Louisville by a distance, on the City's own count: "Vettiner Park - 14" on its pickleball page. The park's own page gives the address, hours of 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., and lists pickleball among its amenities. The City states nothing about lighting, price, surface or nets at any of its pickleball parks, and this page records each of those as unknown. Fourteen courts is a rotation that absorbs a crowd; nothing else in the city comes close.
Level of play
Not stated

Hours & schedule

  • Park hours 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Fees & access

Cost
Not stated
Drop-in fee
Not stated
Membership from
Not stated
Access
Not stated

Amenities

  • Restrooms: not stated
  • Lights: not stated
  • Nets provided: not stated
  • Covered courts: not stated
  • Climate controlled: not stated
  • Pro shop: not stated
  • Parking: not stated

statedstated absentnot stated

Location & directions

5550 Charlie Vettiner Park Rd, Louisville, KY

Parking: Not stated

Get directionsRoutes to the court itself.

Player ratings

Thanks. Your review is in the queue: a person reads every one before it appears here, so it will not show up straight away.

That review did not go through. It needs a star rating, a name and at least twenty characters of text.

We could not save that review just now. Try again in a little while.

Be the first to review Charlie Vettiner Park

Played here? Say what it was like. Reviews are read by a person before they appear, and an average shows once there are three.

Write a review

Rate this court

Your rating

Your name, rating and text appear once approved. Your email never does. How reviews are handled.

Where each fact came from

5 of 22 facts carry a source and a date
FactValueSourceChecked
Total courts14louisvilleky.gov2026-09-07
Indoor courtsNot statedNo source yet
Outdoor courts14louisvilleky.gov2026-09-07
SurfaceNot statedNo source yet
LightsNot statedNo source yet
Nets providedNot statedNo source yet
Climate controlledNot statedNo source yet
CoveredNot statedNo source yet
CostNot statedNo source yet
Membership fromNot statedNo source yet
Drop-in feeNot statedNo source yet
RestroomNot statedNo source yet
Pro shopNot statedNo source yet
PhoneNot statedNo source yet
Address5550 Charlie Vettiner Park Rdlouisvilleky.gov2026-09-07
Pricing notesNot statedNo source yet
HoursPark hours 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.louisvilleky.gov2026-09-07
Court availabilityFourteen outdoor pickleball courts, the largest set in Louisville by a distance, on the City's own count: "Vettiner Park - 14" on its pickleball page. The park's own page gives the address, hours of 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., and lists pickleball among its amenities. The City states nothing about lighting, price, surface or nets at any of its pickleball parks, and this page records each of those as unknown. Fourteen courts is a rotation that absorbs a crowd; nothing else in the city comes close.louisvilleky.gov2026-09-07
Level of playNot statedNo source yet
ParkingNot statedNo source yet
AmenitiesNot statedNo source yet
WebsiteNot statedNo source yet

Questions about Charlie Vettiner Park

How many courts are there?

Fourteen, on the City's pickleball page. The park's own page lists pickleball among its amenities without a count. It is the largest set in Louisville.

Why did the address need a second resolver?

The US Census address file holds no record of 5550 Charlie Vettiner Park Rd. OpenStreetMap matches it at house-number level in Jefferson County and names the place Louisville.

Is it free?

Not stated. The City publishes no price for any pickleball court in Louisville, and this site does not assume a park court is free.

Do you run Charlie Vettiner Park?

What claiming does and does not doShow less

You can claim this listing and correct anything on it. To be clear about what claiming does and does not do: it gives you control of your own facts and a channel to reach us, and it is shown on the page as confirmed by the venue with the date you confirmed it.

It does not mark the listing verified, because a claim tells us who you are rather than checking what is here, and those are different things. It also buys no ranking, no sorting and no placement advantage over an unclaimed venue. The moment claiming bought position this would be an advertising product rather than a directory, and the whole promise would be gone.

Something wrong here?

If you play here and this is out of date, tell us. Corrections come with a source and a date attached, the same as everything else, and a correction that changes a court count gets checked against the city record before it goes live.

Send a correction for Charlie Vettiner Park

Other courts in Louisville

  • A pickleball court, not Fern Creek Park. We do not have a photograph of this venue.6 courtsOutdoorPublic Park

    Fern Creek Park

    8703 Ferndale Rd

    6 outdoor courts · lighting not stated · nets not stated

    CheckedSep 2026
  • A pickleball court, not Hays Kennedy Park. We do not have a photograph of this venue.6 courtsOutdoorPublic Park

    Hays Kennedy Park

    7003 Beachland Beach Rd

    6 outdoor courts · lighting not stated · nets not stated

    CheckedSep 2026
  • A pickleball court, not Wyandotte Park. We do not have a photograph of this venue.6 courtsOutdoorPublic Park

    Wyandotte Park

    1104 Beecher St

    6 outdoor courts · lighting not stated · nets not stated

    CheckedSep 2026