Park officials call it a reservation fee, but pickleball players call it a use tax
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department calls it a reservation fee, but pickleball players call it a use tax.
It’s a price that not everyone can pay, she said, as her playing group includes a mix of adolescents and elderly people. “A lot of people have multiple accounts, with different emails, booking more courts than they intend on playing,” she said. “The empty courts that I see are often courts that have been booked, but the person who booked them is not showing up. So the $5-an-hour fee, we’re hoping will minimize that problem.”
For many of these players, the fee sets a negative precedent — especially as The City is trying to draw its residents to use and frequent public spaces. The sport — a cross between tennis, badminton and pingpong — skyrocketed in popularity during the pandemic throughout The City and beyond. A 2023 report by the Sports and Fitness Industry Association said that pickleball was America’s fastest-growing sport for the third year in a row.
Many other cities charge even higher fees to reserve courts, Rec and Park Communications Director Tamara Aparton said.
Pickleball Rec And Park San Francisco Parks Supervisor Connie Chan Sf Board Of Supervisors
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