Grand opening set for Wednesday, October 21, at Demuth Park

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Pickleball fans in the Coachella Valley have something to celebrate. The City of Palm Springs will officially open its new pickleball complex on Wednesday, October 21, at 4:00 p.m. The complex has 22 courts and is located at Demuth Park, 4365 E. Mesquite Ave.

The city will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening. Special guests include Mayor Naomi Soto and Councilmembers Grace Garner, Jeffrey Bernstein and Ron deHarte. Other city officials will also attend.

Champions Join the Fun

The Coachella Valley Scorpions, the National Pickleball League champions, will also be there. Several of the team’s players will play games with people from the community and share tips to help them get better at the sport.

The players who will be there are:

• Rob Dennison, a first-year player on the Scorpion 60s squad. He has lived in Palm Springs for a long time and has been an athlete all his life.
• Scott Burr, a second-year player on the Scorpion 50s squad. He was on last year’s championship team.
• Drita Rosin, a first-year player on the Scorpion 50s squad. She is from La Quinta and played tennis at Arizona State University.
• Kim Jagd, from Indian Wells. She is a two-time league champion and plays for the Scorpions. She is also the team’s co-owner and general manager.

What to Expect

The grand opening will have plenty to do. Visitors can watch or join pickleball games, rallies and demonstrations. There will be free refreshments, pickleball giveaways and raffles with prizes. The Scorpions will also play an exhibition game, which is a game played for fun and to show off the sport instead of for a official score. Free play will be offered, so visitors can try out the new courts.

Parking Information

Extra parking is available in the Demuth Park parking lot at Nueva Vista Drive and Mesquite Avenue. The city asks visitors to use this lot if they can. People who park in the nearby neighborhood are asked to park properly and keep noise low so they do not bother the people who live there.

For more information, visit PalmSpringsCA.gov/Recreation.