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The State of Pickleball in Rhode Island

Rhode Island may be the smallest state, but it punches above its weight on pickleball. Open Play RI tracks 36 places to play across 21 cities and towns — from dedicated clubs to YMCAs, racquet clubs, and public park courts — and pulls live open-play schedules from 6 of them. Here's what the data says about where and when the Ocean State plays. Updated 2026-06-26.

36
places to play
21
towns & cities
6
live schedules
695
upcoming sessions
The busiest day for open play in RI is Wednesday, and mornings rule — 356 of the next sessions tip off between 6 and 11am.

Where the courts are

Towns with the most places to play pickleball.

Warwick, RI4
East Providence, RI4
Providence, RI4
Cranston, RI2
North Kingstown, RI2
Smithfield, RI2
Warren, RI2
Barrington, RI2
Newport, RI2
Middletown, RI1

When Rhode Island plays

Upcoming open-play sessions by day of week (across the venues we track live).

Monday99
Tuesday116
Wednesday118
Thursday112
Friday105
Saturday66
Sunday79

What time of day

Upcoming open-play sessions by time of day.

Morning (6–11am)356
Midday (11am–2pm)145
Afternoon (2–5pm)142
Evening (5–9pm)136

The breakdown

Dedicated pickleball clubs10
Venues with public reviews34
Venues with a website30
Venues with live schedules here6

Explore the data

Methodology: venue counts come from public mapping data for Rhode Island; session counts are live open-play/drop-in events from the 6 venues Open Play RI tracks (refreshed hourly) and reflect scheduled sessions in the next few weeks, not all-time. Numbers update automatically. Free to cite with a link to Open Play RI.