St. Vartan Park offers casual play with a more competitive scene on Monday and Friday evenings. The courts rough surface and handball lines lend the occasional awkward bounce. Renovation efforts are ongoing, and a petition to surface the courts is live at https://www.change.org/p/upgrade-for-safety-st-vartan-park-public-courts-that-serve-large-pickleball-community.

There is free pickleball equipment! The St. Vartan Park Conservancy provides a stocked pickleball storage chest next to the courts. 

1. 1. Get the key from the fence lockbox.
   2. Insert the key into the front chest lock.
   3. Turn the key and pull it outward.
   4. Slide the iron bar next to the lock.
   5. Lift the lid and return the key to the fence lockbox.

1. 1. Close the lid completely.
   2. Slide the iron bar back into place.
   3. Push the lock in (the key is not needed to lock it).

• Check the community Slack channels for access updates.
• Post on Slack once you finish to confirm all equipment and nets are safely locked away.

(From St. Vartan Conservancy website)

“Organizers of community play sessions provide for a fair and fun experience with the following defaults:”

1. “Courts are divided into skill level with the first court for intermediate, the second for advanced, the third for beginner and the fourth for advanced”
2.  “There will be separate queues for each level, with this rotation: two on and two off until four paddles per court are in the queue and then four on and four off”
3. “Within all four courts are available, one advanced court will serve a a challenge court with its own queue with two on and two off. If a team wins three games in a row, it must then depart the court.”
4.  “Each player is allowed to have one paddle in only one of the queues at a time (not a paddle in multiple queues)”
5.  “The community nets in the park’s equipment storage box will not be used for private sessions”