SF has over 130 municipal tennis courts managed by the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. With our all year round good weather, SF is a great place to play tennis! You don’t need to get a permit. There is very little wait time, or no wait time at most courts, even on the weekends. Bring your racquets and tennis balls. Get ready for some serious playing time!
If you don’t have a racquet, you can rent one for $2-10 a day at the Beomni app.
Alice Marble Recreation Center
Greenwich and Hyde St
San Francisco, CA 94109
www.facebook.com
Price: free
Hours: sunrise to sunset
This is a true gem. High in North Beach with the quintessential San Francisco views. You can see clouds hovering over the Golden Gate Bridge on a sunny day. Still, it’s a little love/hate because wind can make the courts unusable. And despite four courts, Alice Marble crowds, especially on weekends, and there are no lights for evening play. And just FYI, Alice Marble, was a tennis player born in Beckwourth in 1913, who moved to San Francisco at age 5. She battled tuberculosis to win 12 US open and five Wimbledon titles.
Golden Gate Park Tennis Complex
Middle Drive and John F Kennedy Drive
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 753-8191
www.sfrecpark.org
Price: $4 to $8
Hours: Daily – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
With 21 Laykold Courts, this is the largest city-managed tennis complex, and has served generations of San Francisco children who continue to use the courts into adulthood. You are playing tennis inside the Golden Gate Park, making it the best of the best. There is also an active community of players, the Golden Gate Park Tennis Club, a USTA member organization. It’s the only city-managed facility that charges a fee. Fees vary by day, time and reservation. Lessons are also available.
San Francisco State University
State Drive and North Merced Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94132
(415) 405-4328
www.sfsu.edu
Price: free to community based on availability (call or see the schedule posted at the courts)
Hours: reservations Mon to Fri – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; courts – dawn to dusk
14 hard-surfaced tennis courts (western side of SFSU campus). They are open to faculty, students and staff and, by reservation, to the surrounding community. For any use on nights, weekends, holidays and by any outside groups, reservations are required. Still, aside from the need to make reservations, you get access to professional grade quality hard courts.
Alta Plaza Tennis Courts
2573 Jackson St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
www.parkscan.org
Price: free
Hours: sunrise to sunset
You’ll feel the magic when you step on to the courts and get a glimpse one of “those views.” You know those epic San Francisco views: a skyline, a coastline, the Bay, the ocean. Climbing to the tennis courts atop Alta Plaza Park and feel those wow-factors. You get occasional strong wind but it is worth it! The three concrete courts are well-maintained, with a good surface, and in most cases, the wait isn’t too bad. You also get the whole package of the Pacific Heights-area park with a playground, plenty of room to sunbathe and picnic, a basketball court, and yes, those awesome views :).
Ella Hill Hutch Community Center
1050 McAllister St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 753-8191
www.ellahillhutchcommunitycenter.org
Price: free
Hours: sunrise to sunset
Four well-maintained courts. Lights. Parking. This Western Addition-area community center is great for players who frequently. You get some of the city’s best public courts with reasonable to no waiting times, a good surface and an overall good experience.
Below is the full list of other free tennis courts in SF from the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department:
| Alice Marble Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 292-2012 | Greenwich & Hyde St | Tennis Court |
| Alta Plaza Tennis Courts | (415) 292-2012 | Jackson & Steiner | Tennis Court | |
| Aptos Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 298-9601 | Aptos & Ocean Ave | Tennis Court |
| Argonne Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 831-5500 | 18th Ave & Geary Blvd | Tennis Court |
| Balboa Park Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 717-2872 | Ocean & San Jose | Tennis Court |
| Buena Vista Park Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 819-2699 | Buena Vista & Haight | Tennis Court |
| Cabrillo Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 831-6809 | 38th Ave & Cabrillo | Tennis Court |
| Cayuga Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 292-2010 | Cayuga & Naglee St | Tennis Court |
| Christopher Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 717-2872 | 5210 Diamond Heights Blvd | Tennis Court |
| Crocker Amazon Tennis Courts | 6am to 11pm | (415) 292-2010 | Moscow & Italy St | Tennis Court |
| Douglass Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 717-2872 | 26th & Douglass St | Tennis Court |
| Dupont Courts Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 831-5500 | 30th Ave & Clement | Tennis Court |
| Eureka Valley Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 819-2699 | 100 Collingwood | Tennis Court |
| Excelsior Tennis Court | 6am to 10pm | (415) 292-2010 | Russia Ave & Madrid | Tennis Court |
| Fulton Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 831-6809 | 27th Ave & Fulton St | Tennis Court |
| Glen Park Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 717-2872 | Diamond & Farnum St | Tennis Court |
| Golden Gate Heights Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 298-9601 | 15th Ave & Noriega | Tennis Court |
| Golden Gate Park Tennis Complex | 9am to 5pm | (415) 753-7001 | Nancy Pelosi Dr. & Bowling Green Dr. | Tennis Court, Sport Complex or Stadium |
| Grattan Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 292-2010 | 1180 Stanyan St | Tennis Court |
| Hamilton Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 292-2010 | Geary & Steiner St | Tennis Court – Lighted |
| Hayes Valley Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 292-2010 | Hayes & Buchanan St | Tennis Court – Lighted |
| Helen Wills Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 292-2012 | Broadway & Larkin St | Tennis Court |
| Herz Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 292-2010 | Visitacion & Hahn St | Tennis Court |
| Holly Park Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 513-2577 | Holly Park Cir | Tennis Court |
| J. P. Murphy Tennis Court | (415) 298-9601 | 1960 9th Ave | Tennis Court | |
| Jackson Tennis Court | 6am to 11pm | (415) 254-8030 | 17th & Arkansas St | Tennis Court |
| James McAteer Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 753-7043 | 19th Ave & Sloat Blvd | Tennis Court |
| James Rolph Jr Tennis Courts | 6am to 11pm | (415) 554-9521 | Potrero & Cesar Chavez St | Tennis Court |
| Joe Dimaggio Tennis Courts | (415) 274-0291 | 651 Lombard St | Tennis Court – Lighted | |
| Jose Coronado Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 554-9521 | 21st & Folsom | Tennis Court |
| Joseph Lee Tennis Courts | (415) 601-6501 | 1395 Mendell St | Tennis Court | |
| Julius Kahn Tennis Courts | (415) 292-2012 | West Pacific Ave & Spruce St | Tennis Court | |
| Junipero Serra Tennis Court | (415) 298-9601 | 300 Stonecrest Dr | Tennis Court | |
| Lafayette Park Tennis Courts | (415) 292-2012 | Washington & Laguna St | Tennis Court | |
| Larsen Park Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 753-7043 | 19th Ave & Vicente | Tennis Court |
| Laurel Hill Tennis Courts | (415) 831-6809 | Euclid & Collins St | Tennis Court | |
| Louis Sutter Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 292-2010 | Mansell & Visitacion | Tennis Court |
| Margaret S Hayward Tennis Court | (415) 292-2010 | 1016 Laguna | Tennis Court | |
| Mccoppin Square Tennis Courts | (415) 753-7043 | 24th & Taraval | Tennis Court | |
| Mclaren Park Tennis Courts | (415) 292-2010 | Mansell & Visitacion | Tennis Court | |
| Merced Heights Tennis Courts | (415) 298-9601 | Byxbee & Shields St | Tennis Court | |
| Minnie & Lovie Tennis Courts | (415) 298-9601 | Capitol & Montana St | Tennis Court | |
| Miraloma Tennis Court | (415) 717-2872 | Omar & Sequoia Way | Tennis Court | |
| Mission Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 554-9521 | 19th & Linda | Tennis Court |
| Mission Dolores Park Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 554-9521 | 19th & Dolores St | Tennis Court – Lighted |
| Moscone Tennis Courts | 6am to 11pm | (415) 292-2012 | 1800 Chestnut St | Tennis Court |
| Mountain Lake Park Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 831-5500 | 12th Ave & Lake St | Tennis Court |
| Noe Valley Courts Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 819-2699 | 24th & Douglass St | Tennis Court |
| Palega Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 601-6501 | 500 Felton | Tennis Court |
| Parkside Square Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 753-7043 | 28th Ave & Vicente | Tennis Court |
| Peixotto Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 819-2699 | 15th St & Roosevelt | Tennis Court |
| Potrero Hill Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 254-8030 | 801 Arkansas St | Tennis Court – Lighted |
| Richmond Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 831-6809 | 18th Ave & Lake | Tennis Court |
| Rochambeau Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 831-6809 | 24th Ave & Lake | Tennis Court |
| Rossi Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 831-5500 | Arguello & Anza | Tennis Court |
| Silver Terrace Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 601-6501 | Thornton & Bayshore | Tennis Court |
| South Sunset Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 753-7043 | 40th Ave & Vicente St | Tennis Court |
| St Mary’s Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 513-2577 | Murray & Justin Dr | Tennis Court |
| States St Tennis Courts | 5am to Midnight | (415) 819-2699 | Roosevelt & Museum Way | Tennis Court |
| Sunnyside Tennis Court | 5am to Midnight | (415) 717-2872 | Terisita Ave & Melrose | Tennis Court |
| Sunset Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 753-7043 | 2201 Lawton | Tennis Court |
| Upper Noe Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 819-2699 | Day & Sanchez St | Tennis Court |
| West Portal Tennis Court | 5am to Midnight | (415) 753-7043 | Ulloa & Lenox St | Tennis Court |
| West Sunset Tennis Courts | 6am to 11pm | (415) 753-7043 | 3223 Ortega St & 39th Ave | Tennis Court |
| Willie Woo Woo Wong Tennis Courts | 6am to 10pm | (415) 274-0291 | Sacramento & Waverly St | Tennis Court |
| Youngblood Coleman Tennis Courts | 6am to 11pm | (415) 601-6501 | Mendell & Galvez |
