Inside look: Check out this new indoor pickleball facility in Rancho Cordova

A new indoor pickleball facility debuts in Rancho Cordova this weekend, marking The Picklr franchise’s first California location.

The Utah-based Picklr brand has grown to more than 70 clubs nationwide. Its latest venue occupies a 30,000-square-foot former warehouse at 11135 Trade Center Drive, adjacent to Pickup USA, an indoor basketball gym.

A second Picklr location in California is planned for Vista, near San Diego, according to the company’s website.

“We’re gonna have food trucks, vendors, a DJ, raffle prizes, and on Saturday, anyone can come and play,” assistant club coordinator Britany Marsico said. “Even if you’re not a member, and you’re on the fence about being a member, you can come and play and check it out.”

The Rancho Cordova facility will operate daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., Marsico said.

Saturday’s grand opening event is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Pickleball combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. It is played with paddles and perforated plastic balls on a smaller court.

The Picklr is offering a promotional membership at $159 per month during its opening day, increasing to $169 starting Sunday.

Non-members can participate in clinics for $15, open play and competitive events for $25, AI coaching for $30, tournaments for $60, hourly court reservations for $80, and Picklr leagues for $120, an eight-week option for $15 per week.

Laura Fickle, economic development manager for the city of Rancho Cordova, welcomed the addition of the facility, saying it adds to the city’s growing recreational landscape.

“The more amenities we can bring to the city that give our constituents and people throughout the region opportunities to play and recreate and have fun and lead healthy lives, the better,” Fickle said.

Rancho Cordova, incorporated 22 years ago, has a population of nearly 83,000. Fickle said the new facility supports local job growth and builds on the city’s reputation for diverse sports offerings.

“We have indoor soccer, volleyball, basketball, and a ton of training facilities,” she said. “It just speaks to our diversity as a community to be able to accommodate these kinds of uses. Having this space available for this kind of use was serendipitous. I mean, it really was. And the owners saw the vision too, which is really important to us.”

Co-owners Manish Kapadia and Eunice Lee expressed excitement about opening the facility to the public.

“We’re really excited to be here and to draw other people from other surrounding areas here too,” Lee said. “We are really appreciative of our cooperation. We also are really grateful for our staff, our front desk coordinators and our instructors.”

Kapadia also emphasized community support.

“We just want to be able to provide that experience and that energy and really foster the community of pickleball at the Picklr,” Marsico said. “For Rancho, I really feel like this is just a great opportunity to bring the community together.”

Marsico added that they want people to “come try it out.”

“We want people to experience and it doesn’t necessarily need to be for people who have been playing for a long time,” she said. “We want the Rancho community to come here and play.”