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Tennis and pickleball

Public courts across the island, plus the resort desks at Palmetto Dunes, Sea Pines, and Port Royal.

Town courts Resort desks Reserve on their page
  • Public courts Island Recreation Center · 843-681-7273
  • Pickleball Old Schoolhouse Park and the rec center
  • Reserve On their page

Public courts

These are Town parks. Island Recreation Center takes the court. Phone 843-681-7273. Reserve on their page.

Cordillo Tennis Courts

Town tennis courts on the south end, at 2 South Forest Beach Drive, off Pope Avenue. Four tennis courts. Daily play.

Island Recreation Center takes the reservation and may hold courts for programming. Join Island Recreation Tennis on their reserve page.

Their court page · Their reserve page

Chaplin Community Park

Town tennis complex at 11 Cast Net Drive. Six lighted tennis courts, restrooms.

Same Island Recreation Center desk as Cordillo. The center may hold courts for programming. The 2026 beach-park paid parking window ended September 7.

Their court page · Their reserve page

Old Schoolhouse Park

Six pickleball courts at 25 Adrianna Lane, opened to the public March 9, 2026. Free parking. Open 6 am–9 pm.

2026 fees: $10 daily visitor wristband, $25 a week, $75 for the calendar year. Year and week pay at the Island Rec front desk. Daily play is the wristband at the front desk or on their court page.

Their court page

Social drop-in, no pre-registration: Monday–Sunday 9 am–12 pm at Old Schoolhouse and Rec Center courts; Tuesday and Thursday 4–6 pm at the Adrianna courts only. Bring your own ball. At the Rec Center courts, players set up and put away the nets.

Members reserve on their reserve page (Court Reserve, Hilton Head Island Rec Center): 7 days ahead, 1 court per day up to 2 hours, max 2 courts per calendar week.

Their reserve page

Resort and plantation desks

Each desk takes its own court. Reserve on their page.

Palmetto Dunes Tennis & Pickleball Center

6 Trent Jones Lane. Open to the public. An amenity visit, including this center, uses the main entrance at Queen’s Folly Road without a pass.

17 clay tennis courts, some lighted. 24 dedicated pickleball courts; 8 lighted for night play via a timer through 10 p.m.

Any guest or member can reserve court time 3 days ahead. Tennis members: tennis court time up to 7 days. Palmetto Dunes–managed rental complimentary hours: confirm with the pro shop.

Pro shop 855-859-3671. Racquet $5, paddle $4 for court time. Lessons, clinics, and round robins: no charge for paddles or racquets. For a lesson date, call the pro shop.

Dress: proper tennis attire, closed-toed athletic shoes; shirts on.

Their court page · Their reserve page

Sea Pines Racquet Club

Inside the community at 5 Lighthouse Lane. Daily 7:30 am–5 pm. Courts reserved in advance. Six pickleball courts.

Tennis: non-resort guests $50 an hour, property owners $35 an hour, racquet rental $5. Registered resort guests: two complimentary hours of court time per day (clinics, instruction, and round robin are separate).

Pickleball: resort guests and property owners $30 an hour, non-resort guests $35 an hour, four paddles and balls $20.

Court desk (843) 363-4495. Tennis Their reserve page · pickleball Their reserve page · Their court page

The CSA vehicle pass stays on the Sea Pines stay page.

Port Royal Racquet Club

10 Clubhouse Drive. Eight Har-Tru clay tennis courts and two pickleball courts. Membership and public access.

Members book 7 days ahead. Non-members 24 hours ahead. Har-Tru and pickleball $32–$40 an hour based on lodging — call the desk for the rate that fits the stay. Rental racquet or paddle $6.

Desk 843-686-8803. Their court page · Their reserve page

Clinics

Van der Meer runs clinics and lessons at two sites.

Van Der Meer Tennis Center

19 DeAllyon Avenue, near the Forest Beach and Coligny streets, off Cordillo Parkway. 14 hard courts (4 covered and lit). Clinics, camps, and lessons.

Van der Meer 1-800-845-6138 · 843-785-8388

Their court page

Van Der Meer Shipyard

116 Shipyard Drive, inside Shipyard Plantation. Tell the gate guard you are attending a Van der Meer tennis clinic to receive a day pass. 20 courts (13 Har-Tru and 7 hard). Clinics and lessons.

Van der Meer 1-800-845-6138 · 843-785-8388

Their court page

Island Recreation Center

Town park at 20 Wilborn Road, north end, off William Hilton Parkway, next to the high school. Island Recreation Center takes the Town tennis courts and pickleball fees. Day and week memberships at the front desk.

A visitor can use the double gym, walking track, wellness and fitness, outdoor pool, pickleball, and playground. The pool is an 8-lane 25-yard lap pool and a shallow lesson pool, under a dome in winter, open year-round. Pool hours sit on their calendar. Six pickleball courts at this address.

Fitness hours: Monday–Friday 6:00 am–7:30 pm, Saturday 8 am–3 pm, Sunday 11 am–3 pm. Business office: Monday–Friday 8 am–5 pm, Saturday 8 am–3 pm, Sunday 11 am–3 pm.

Phone 843-681-7273. Their site