Champaign Park District offers a wide variety of specialty sports including pickleball, fencing, disc golf, and more! We also host a variety of camps and clinics throughout the community.
Pickleball
Adult Pickleball
Whether you’re a beginner or more advanced in pickleball, we have the program for you!
Youth Pickleball
Whether you’re a beginner or more advanced in pickleball, we have the program for you!
Free Agent Registration
Want to play in our adult pickleball league, but don’t have a team? Or are you interested in subbing on another night for a team?
No fees due at the time of registration & teams will be made if enough players are interested in the same league night. Players placed on the team will split the cost of the team registration with their team.
Free Agent Information is shared with registered captains at the beginning of the season to pull subs on their teams, if needed.
Winter Pickleball Classic
Join us for our Winter Pickleball Classic on January 4 & 5th, this will be a round robin style tournament with top 4 teams advancing into bracket play.
Saturday features Men’s Doubles and Women’s Doubles and Sunday Featuring Mixed Doubles. Skill levels are 3.0 and below, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5 and above in each category (Skill levels may be combined based on registrants).
Balls will be provided. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes will be awarded.
All participants will receive a complimentary gift.
Date: Jan 4 & 5
Fee: $90 a team (1 registration per team)
Deadline: December 19, 2024
Location: Leonhard Recreation Center
LRC Open-Gym Pickleball
Ages 13+
Leonhard Rec Center will have open-play pickleball starting in August. Join the fun and become a member of LRC to play pickleball for free! Sessions subject to change/cancel due to gym reservations or scheduled programming. Open gym schedule is posted every two weeks on CPD website.
Youth Specialty Sports
Golf
We’ve teamed up with the U of I Golf Course to provide our Orange and Blue Golf Clinic! This clinic will focus on developing proper skills for kids to begin playing the game of golf. Experienced and new players are welcome.
Days: Saturdays
Dates: April 5 – May 17, 2025*
No Program*: April 19
Time: 1 – 2:15pm
Location: University of Illinois Golf Course
