Denver Tennis Recommendations

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Avinj86

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Hi everyone, I posted a while back asking folks to compare the tennis scenes of different cities, and I think at this point we are looking to move to Denver.

Are there any folks who live in Denver? I'm looking to find a community of hitting partners at the 4.0-4.5 level so I can hit almost daily. Not really interested in matches at this point. I am looking at living in the Stapleton (now known as Central Park) area.

Questions
1) To what extent can you play tennis year round here? I've heard mixed opinions- some have stated over 300+ playable days a year including winter given the sunshine and mild winters, others have said that snowstorms are frequent and disrupt play. What do people think here/
2) Any recommendations on a good tennis club? Figure I'll probably need one for the winter. So far my favorite is club greenwood- no court fees and they have clay courts. Any recommendations?
3) Any other advice/guidance to a new tennis player in the area?
 
Watching this thread...I will also likely be moving to the Denver metro area later this year or early next year, though we'd be looking between Westminster and Boulder as my husband is looking to work in the Google office in Boulder.

Hoping to get a head start on scoping out the tennis scene, as last time I moved to a new city (Minneapolis to Pittsburgh) it took a good year until I was able to find the opportunities and places to play. In the mean time I had some backwards progress on my game due to lack of quality practice and matches.
 
There are quite a few tennis clubs to play at in the Denver-Boulder area. Between Jan- March, the snow and cold make it difficult to play outside, so a good indoor center is needed. In Denver, the Gates Tennis center is a good place to scout out, as they have 18 outdoor courts and a full program (lessons, drills, ladders, league play and the like). Plus, it's the site of the Colorado State Open, so it's good to get used to the hard courts there.

For Boulder, try the Rocky Mountain Tennis center as it's an all-season facility with a variety of court surfaces. Boulder itself is a very active town, so there's a good chance for quality practice and matches. I live in the Denver metro area and am sure there's plenty of other options for both of you to meet your tennis needs year 'round.
 
Avinj86 said:
Hi everyone, I posted a while back asking folks to compare the tennis scenes of different cities, and I think at this point we are looking to move to Denver.

Are there any folks who live in Denver? I'm looking to find a community of hitting partners at the 4.0-4.5 level so I can hit almost daily. Not really interested in matches at this point. I am looking at living in the Stapleton (now known as Central Park) area.

Questions
1) To what extent can you play tennis year round here? I've heard mixed opinions- some have stated over 300+ playable days a year including winter given the sunshine and mild winters, others have said that snowstorms are frequent and disrupt play. What do people think here/
2) Any recommendations on a good tennis club? Figure I'll probably need one for the winter. So far my favorite is club greenwood- no court fees and they have clay courts. Any recommendations?
3) Any other advice/guidance to a new tennis player in the area?
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You can play year round to some extent, but during the winter months it will be cold and you will have to shovel snow. If you don't want to do the latter, there are some places like the Denver Tennis Club and Gates that will shovel the courts during the winter. There will be days in 40s during the winter which is semi playable.

Though, the best option if you can afford it, is to join a club with indoor courts. There are plenty of them in town, but the more affluent areas will have more, and none in places like Aurora or Stapleton. The closest club with indoor courts to Stapleton is probably Meadow Creek. There's also Denver Tennis Park, but it's sort of a public place with no membership options and their indoor courts are $50/hour in the winter

Club Greenwood is a good one if you plan on playing pretty regularly since they don't have court fees, while other places in the area will charge you $30+/hour on top of the membership. I just don't like playing on their indoor clay. Another good one in the area is Lifetime Fitness in Centennial with 10 indoor courts. Hit me up on PM if you want to go check it out.
 
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dkmura said:
There are quite a few tennis clubs to play at in the Denver-Boulder area. Between Jan- March, the snow and cold make it difficult to play outside, so a good indoor center is needed. In Denver, the Gates Tennis center is a good place to scout out, as they have 18 outdoor courts and a full program (lessons, drills, ladders, league play and the like). Plus, it's the site of the Colorado State Open, so it's good to get used to the hard courts there.

For Boulder, try the Rocky Mountain Tennis center as it's an all-season facility with a variety of court surfaces. Boulder itself is a very active town, so there's a good chance for quality practice and matches. I live in the Denver metro area and am sure there's plenty of other options for both of you to meet your tennis needs year 'round.
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Boulder needs to build more indoor courts ASAP, the RMTC has a pretty badly lit bubble and that seems to be their only option.
 
Erlang said:
Boulder needs to build more indoor courts ASAP, the RMTC has a pretty badly lit bubble and that seems to be their only option.
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Are there any other indoor facilities in the northwest Denver metro area? Like Westminster/Broomfield/Superior/Louisville? I've been looking online and not finding much.
 
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Erlang said:
It's an indoor tennis wasteland over there, as far as I know. Your best options might be Meadow Creek (see post above), Apex Tennis Center in Arvada, or even the Highland Meadows Tennis Center if you are in Longmont
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Thanks! I hadn't found Apex Tennis Center in my google searches, looks like a decent option. We're hoping to be in Denver for a week at the beginning of September to scope out the area. Mostly looking at where to buy a house, but should also have some time to swing by some of the tennis clubs and get more info.
 
I lived in the area for sometime and it is very tennis active around. If you are motivated enough you can play year around. Indoor courts are not as common as in some other areas of the country, especially because there is no real need for indoor courts. Winter months, maybe like 3 months or so, many take a break, but some motivated players continue playing. I recommend Gates Tennis center in Denver. gatestenniscenter_dot_info/adults

Avinj86 said:
I think at this point we are looking to move to Denver.
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Long time Denver resident here. Above recommendations are great. Gates Tennis Center is my personal favorite for winter time when there is snow as they do a good job of shoveling and keeping their online reservation system up to date. Denver Tennis Park, Wash Park, Citi Park are also close to Downtown Denver and have multiple tennis courts as well. If you come further south, there is Holly Tennis Center, Randy Ross Tennis Center(requires membership), Lone Tree, Lebsack Tennis Center and many more high school courts around.
 
Any update to the tennis courts and facilities available in this area since 2021??
JustTennis76 said:
Long time Denver resident here. Above recommendations are great. Gates Tennis Center is my personal favorite for winter time when there is snow as they do a good job of shoveling and keeping their online reservation system up to date. Denver Tennis Park, Wash Park, Citi Park are also close to Downtown Denver and have multiple tennis courts as well. If you come further south, there is Holly Tennis Center, Randy Ross Tennis Center(requires membership), Lone Tree, Lebsack Tennis Center and many more high school courts around.
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I’d say it’s become worse. Since this post, Denver has become the #1 or #2 “pickleball city” in the USA. I have almost never seen anyone using public courts for anything other than pickleball (Gates being the exception). There are petitions out to convert many of the courts to pickleball given the overwhelming demand (dedicated pickle courts have lines every evening, people are so obsessed that they even play during midday summer heat). You pretty much have to join a club and pay $$$ to find consistent partners. Pretty much no one plays in the winter as everyone is in the mountains.

From what I can tell this sort of thing is happening all across the US. The exception seems to be California (where I was before), where there is a strong inbuilt base of tennis players who play outdoors often on public courts.

My fear is that in 10 years tennis will become like golf- it continues to be played at a high level for spectators, but it will become harder for the public to access due to pickleball taking over. I love tennis, but it’s hard to argue with the fact that this sport is extremely difficult and pickleball courts are probably a better public ROI.
 
Not sure that I agree with the previous post. Yes, PB has made inroads around Denver, but some jurisdictions, like Glendale, have actually put in hard rules preventing PB being played on some tennis courts. They've installed new PB courts, but have made it clear that newly resurfaced tennis courts are not to be marked. In Aurora, near DIA, there remain a pretty good number of tennis players using public courts and we play all-year long.
 
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dkmura said:
Not sure that I agree with the previous post. Yes, PB has made inroads around Denver, but some jurisdictions, like Glendale, have actually put in hard rules preventing PB being played on some tennis courts. They've installed new PB courts, but have made it clear that newly resurfaced tennis courts are not to be marked. In Aurora, near DIA, there remain a pretty good number of tennis players using public courts and we play all-year long.
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Yeah pickelball has not been a huge problem here either in South Denver.
 
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