Updated November 2026. Tennis City Los Angeles
City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks runs two kinds of public tennis courts. Its pay courts page lists 9 sites you book online for a fee, and its free courts page lists 57 sites where play is free and first come, first served. One pay site, Pacific Palisades, has been closed since the Palisades Fire.
Every site we found is on the Los Angeles court list, with directions. Tennis City’s organizer does not live in Los Angeles, so these pages rely on published sources, not visits.
Court guides
- Cheviot Hills: 14 courts you book, on the Westside
- Balboa Sports Center: 14 courts you book, in Encino
- Griffith Park Riverside: 12 courts you book, near Los Feliz
- Vermont Canyon: 12 courts you book in Griffith Park, daytime only
- Arthur Ashe Center: about 12 free courts at Rancho Cienega
- Westwood: 8 lit courts you book, evenings and weekends
More public sites
These sites have the next largest counts. We have not written guides for them yet.
- Hermon Park / Arroyo Seco Park, 5566 Via Marisol: 9 free lit courts
- Poinsettia, 7341 Willoughby Ave.: 8 courts you book
- Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks, 14201 Huston St.: 8 lit courts you book
- Westchester, 7000 W. Manchester Ave.: 8 lit courts you book, weekday evenings and weekends
- Jackie Tatum/Harvard Recreation Center, 1535 W. 62nd St.: 8 free lit courts
- Echo Park, Mar Vista, Penmar, Peck Park, Rustic Canyon and Stoner: 6 free courts each
Free-site counts come from a county park inventory whose date we could not confirm, so a site may have changed. See the court list for all 75 sites.
Courts in nearby cities
Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and Culver City run their own courts with their own rules. Beverly Hills books through Playbypoint; Santa Monica has reservable and drop-in courts; Culver City’s courts are first come, first served. Check each city’s website.
Source: City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks, checked November 2026.
Related guides
- Los Angeles Tennis Court Locations
- How to Get a Tennis Court in Los Angeles
- Find a Tennis Partner in Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Tennis Weather by Month
Looking for someone to play with? Join the Tennis City Los Angeles Discord group and post a day, time and court at your NTRP level. It is free now; new members pay $5 a year after the 200th member.