14 courtsOutdoorPublic ParkCharlie Vettiner Park
5550 Charlie Vettiner Park Rd
14 outdoor courts · lighting not stated · nets not stated
CheckedSep 2026
Public ParkFrom the operator's own records, 2026-09-07No photo yet
Nelson Hornbeck Park
Pickleball at Nelson Hornbeck Park in Louisville, KY. Every fact below shows where it came from and when we checked it. 5 of 22 fields are confirmed, and the rest say so rather than guessing.
709 Fairdale Rd, Louisville, KY
- 6Courts
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- 6Outdoor
- Not statedLights
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About this place
Six outdoor pickleball courts in an 18-acre park acquired in 1967, the smallest of Louisville's four six-court parks. The record places it in the south of the county, and OpenStreetMap names the locality South Park. Six courts is enough for a rotation to form.
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The park page lists ballfields, basketball, pickleball, picnic shelters, picnic tables, a playground, restrooms, a sprayground, swimming, tennis, walking and WiFi. Pickleball is one word on it without a number; the six is the pickleball page's. Swimming is on the list, as it is at Sun Valley and Crescent Hill, and the City says nothing on this page about what kind of pool that is or when it opens.
Getting there
709 Fairdale Rd, Louisville, KY 40118. The US Census address file holds no record of this address, so it resolves through OpenStreetMap, which matches "709, Fairdale Road, South Park, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, 40118" at house-number level. The City's page prints 40118 and the resolver agrees. The City publishes nothing about parking. Restrooms are on the amenity list, and at 18 acres the address is close to everything in the park.
What to expect
Six courts on the smallest site that holds six in Louisville. Hours are 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on the park page, park hours rather than court hours, and lighting, price, surface and nets are not stated.
Six courts is a rotation number and makes this one of the Louisville venues where arriving alone is a reasonable plan on the count, though the City publishes no session or open-play time to confirm that anyone comes. The park's list is short and mostly about families: a playground, a sprayground, swimming and picnic shelters, with ballfields, basketball and tennis for sport. Whether the pickleball courts are the tennis courts with a second set of lines is not stated.
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
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- Nets provided
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- Covered
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- Climate controlled
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- Lights
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- Pro shop
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- Court availability
- Six outdoor pickleball courts, from the City's line "Nelson Hornbeck - 6", at 709 Fairdale Rd. in the south of the county; the address resolves through OpenStreetMap rather than the Census address file. Hours 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Lighting, price, surface and nets are not stated.
- 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
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Location & directions
709 Fairdale Rd, Louisville, KY
Parking: Not stated
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5 of 22 facts carry a source and a date
| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total courts | 6 | louisvilleky.gov | 2026-09-07 |
| Indoor courts | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Outdoor courts | 6 | louisvilleky.gov | 2026-09-07 |
| Surface | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Lights | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Nets provided | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Climate controlled | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Covered | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Cost | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Membership from | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Drop-in fee | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Restroom | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Pro shop | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Phone | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Address | 709 Fairdale Rd | louisvilleky.gov | 2026-09-07 |
| Pricing notes | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Hours | Park hours 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. | louisvilleky.gov | 2026-09-07 |
| Court availability | Six outdoor pickleball courts, from the City's line "Nelson Hornbeck - 6", at 709 Fairdale Rd. in the south of the county; the address resolves through OpenStreetMap rather than the Census address file. Hours 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Lighting, price, surface and nets are not stated. | louisvilleky.gov | 2026-09-07 |
| Level of play | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Parking | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Amenities | Not stated | No source yet | |
| Website | Not stated | No source yet |
Questions about Nelson Hornbeck Park
How many courts are there?
Six, on the City's pickleball page. The park's own page lists pickleball among its amenities without a count.
Why did the address need a second resolver?
The US Census address file holds no record of 709 Fairdale Rd. OpenStreetMap matches it at house-number level in South Park, Louisville, Jefferson County, and that is published.
Is it free?
Not stated. The City publishes no price for any Louisville pickleball court, and this site does not assume a park court is free.
Do you run Nelson Hornbeck Park?
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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?
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