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An updated list of all the new pickleball courts in Dallas-Fort Worth

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Pickleball Kingdom

In the two years since CultureMap last rounded up all the places to play pickleball in North Texas, the sport has only gotten more popular. So popular, in fact, that Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch is hosting the 2025 Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships right now through November 9.

Even if you're not pro level yet, you might still be interested by the whole new wave of court openings has swept DFW, meriting an updated list.

Each of these courts has either opened or been announced since our last article in early October 2023. As always, check each individual business for hours, rates, and rules — and don't forget to have fun!

Ace Pickleball Club
Frisco

This growing chain from Georgia made its Texas debut on July 12, 2025, in an old BuyBuy Baby space at at 2930 Preston Rd. #600.
It has a member-focused approach and all-inclusive pricing for professional-grade, cushioned, indoor courts and a welcoming community that includes free introductory clinics for newcomers. Memberships are $129 monthly with the first month free.

Chicken N Pickle
Allen

The chain — which already has North Texas locations in Grapevine and Grand Prairie — has now opened the Allen outpost which was originally scheduled for 2022. It's located at 1221 Johnson Rd. at The Farm, the mixed-use development at SH-121 and Alma Road. The venue encompasses nearly four acres with eight pickleball courts (six indoor and two outdoor covered), plus dining areas on two levels, a sports bar, beer garden, and yard games such as cornhole, battleship, and giant Jenga.

Pickleball Kingdom
Dallas & Fort Worth

Concept founded in Chandler, Arizona, opened in Plano during summer 2024 and has now added a location near the Galleria Dallas shopping center (14060 Dallas Pkwy.). It spans 30,320 square feet with 11 indoor courts. Another location in Keller/Fort Worth is still planning to open (original target date was 2025, and there's still time!). The company’s goal is to provide locations within 10-15 minutes of every North Texas city and neighborhood, offering quick access to anyone who wants to pickleball. Convenient!

The Picklr
McKinney & West Fort Worth

This is McKinney's first dedicated pickleball venue (joining locations in Arlington, Denton, Hurst, and Lewisville), and its opening was quickly followed by another in White Settlement. The McKinney venue features 10 indoor courts built with a 30-by-60-foot playing area, which is the professional standard for pickleball. The space allows for league play, tournaments, and open play, making it welcoming to both pro and amateur players.

Preston Playhouse
Dallas

"Pickel. Padel. Party" is the slogan here, as padel gets two indoor courts and pickleball nine, along as well as dedicated lounge and bar spaces. It's from Dallas-based WoodHouse, whose other hospitality venues include Park House Dallas, José, and the former T Bar M Racquet Club, now the private, members-only Banner House.

Dill Dinkers
Crowley & Plano

This family-friendly pickleball club company from Maryland began franchising in 2023, and is the first indoor pickleball facility in Crowley as of 2024. It features eight fenced-in courts, a pickleball court reservation system, pro shop, ball machine, and private event space for up to 20 people. Another location is slated to open soon in Plano.

The Sandy Pickle
The Village Dallas

The live-eat-play destination added six pickleball courts and six sand volleyball courts in late 2023, along with cutting-edge golf simulators, bar, and food truck. It's located at 5683 Village Glen Dr. and lets players book through its user-friendly app.

Serve & Sip Pickleball Club
Dallas

We first announced this in 2024, when it had a proposed opening slated for the next year, and it looks like the company really meant that: the website still promises 2025. The upscale sports facility/restaurant/bar is billed as the largest indoor-outdoor pickleball venue in the heart of Dallas, and plans to reside at 11250 N, Central Expy., in a former Conn's appliance store at the northeast corner of Royal Lane. Let's wait and see!

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TALL TALES

Missing giraffe turns into Texas Hill Country's tallest mystery

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Where can Gracie be?

A giraffe named Gracie is missing in Texas, and the search for her has become a tall order.

Gracie, who is about 3 years old, has been missing for nearly two weeks after escaping her enclosure at Cedar Hollow Ranch in the Texas Hill Country, said Vic Jones, who owns the remote property about 100 miles west of San Antonio. He said Wednesday, June 24 that Gracie had wandered into a part of the privately owned preserve that other giraffes previously avoided.

Jones said he has sent up helicopters to look for Gracie, a few sightings have trickled in, and a $5,000 reward is on the table.

But the giraffe, which stands roughly the height of a tree, hasn't turned up.

“She wound up going up and feeding in an area on the hillside and the rocky ledges that none of the other giraffes had ever gone on before,” Jones said. “And when she came down off of there, she came down on the wrong side of the gate.”

The ranch is in rural Real County, where its roughly 2,700 residents were put on alert to be on the lookout for a missing giraffe. Jones said the search area is extremely remote, and the likelihood of Gracie encountering any humans is low.

“People are not in danger of her because she’s not around people,” Jones said. 'She’s out in very, very rough, heavily wooded lands."

The Texas Hill Country has one of the largest concentrations of exotic captive animals in the country. Real County Sheriff Nathan Johnson said the mild climate and rugged terrain seems to serve as a good stand-in for most of the animals' native African environments.

He rattled off a list of animals that have gone missing over the years, especially after floods, but said this was his first giraffe.

“I’ve had wildebeests, I've had water buffalo, I've had monkeys, I’ve had zebras, all go missing,” Johnson said. “Sometimes we recover them, and sometimes we don’t.”

While the middle of Texas is not a giraffe's native environment, Jones said Gracie should be able to find plenty of leaves and other vegetation to eat. He said other animals were not likely to bother her.

Jones said he initially had helicopters searching an area of about 7,500 acres (3,000 hectares) with no luck. A few days later, there was a report that Gracie was spotted to the south.

But by the time they could search the area, Jones said, she was already gone.

“We're always two three days late for where the information is coming from, so that makes it tough,” Jones said.

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