Dottie Bridges Tennis Center

Sunday Funday Pickleball Cookout hosted by the gents! Donations welcomed!

Juneteenth Pickleball at Dottie Bridges!!! I drove to this event today. Packed!!

Yea!! We now have improved Wayfinding signage to locate the courts within Flat Shoals Park. I hope you like the two examples. Come visit to play either tennis or pickleball, take a walk in the park and see the rest of the new signage. Much improved! Thank you to the leadership of the Friends of Flat Shoals Park and support from the DeKalb County Parks dept and our D3 Commissioner, Nicole Messiah. Good things happen with a vision is defined and implemented.

New pickleball courts done! Sharing the courts with tennis playing neighbors. 3 for tennis and 2 for pickleball

The courts at Dottie Bridges within Flat Shoals Park are temporarily closed as two permanent pickleball courts are added.

Please pardon the mess during construction!

Reminder!!!

Our courts are closed due to construction Monday May 4 to Friday May 15th. Courts will be locked. If this project is not delayed due to days of rain, construction will end earlier and the courts will reopen! Stay tuned!!!

📣📣📣📣permanent Pickleball courts!

Coming in May!! One of four courts at Flat Shoals Park (aka Dottie Bridges) in Decatur, GA is being converted into two pickleball courts at the request of the surrounding community. This site has 264 pickleball players who will be relieved they no longer have to carry nets and ball stoppers to play Pickleball. Park users will be able to play tennis or pickleball when they visit the park or rent a pavillion. Must bring your own paddles or rackets & balls.

When is construction? May 4-15

All courts will be CLOSED. the first week. Courts 3&4 'may' be open the 2nd week. It's will be up to the vendor to decide. They requested two weeks to perform the installation.

Congratulations to community residents who showed up to meetings or wrote emails/letters of support for pickleball in their neighborhood park.

Pickleball program play is held:
-Wednesday mornings
-Bi-weekly Fridays
-Sunday Funday

Otherwise with the new courts you can pop-in and play anytime, as is done with tennis. It is great to have a choice!

Pickleball has been around since 1964. The game uses a smaller paddle, smaller court and a plastic ball with holes in it. Originally considered a game for seniors, it's been embraced by all ages. At Dottie Bridges players range from 8 to 84.

In 2026, in addition to pickleball, the park will receive a safety face lift, with new signage, to provide information about what is in the park and directional flow to get to the park greenspace.

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2026 Pickleball.

Those who play pickleball can play on courts 1 or 2 any day except Friday morning reserved for when Coach Foster gives tennis lessons.

April: Pickleball program:

Wednesday mornings - the time changes when the weather heats up. Currently 10-12:30. - weekly.

Sunday Funday - the time changes when the weather heats up. Currently 2-5:00 - weekly.

Biweekly Fridays - 5-7:30 - seeking facilitator.

Two nets are available near court 1 for pop up play.

April dates 2nd-Thrs and 4th-Saturday. mornings are reserved for Samson gym players.

Thank you to the Divine 9 for using Dottie Bridges to host their Picklebsll event. Food, fun and fellowship. Awesome event!