Pickleland opened its doors in Pflugerville at 21427 Martin Lane exactly the way founder Alejandro Rioja said it would when the lease first closed: nine indoor, climate-controlled courts, built to be a premium home base for Austin’s pickleball scene rather than a bare-bones rental facility.
From lease to landmark
The buildout matched the original plan — nine courts, a lounge and viewing mezzanine, a pro shop, and a bar — but the club has grown well past being just a place to book a court. Pickleland now runs open play sessions organized by DUPR skill rating, private coaching from $80 to $150 an hour, group clinics, a Junior Academy for kids, and a running calendar of themed social nights that turned the club into a genuine community hub rather than a strictly transactional facility.
The numbers since opening
Austin’s players have made their verdict clear: Pickleland was voted #1 by Austin Pickleball Update in a poll of more than 750 players, and it holds a 4.9-star rating across 883 Google reviews alongside a 4.7-star Yelp rating. The club also hosts private events for up to 300 guests, turning what was originally conceived as a courts-only facility into one of the more versatile venues in the area.
What’s next
Pickleland is open seven days a week — Monday through Friday from 8am to 10pm, weekends from 8am to 8pm — serving players across North and Northeast Austin from the same Pflugerville address the company locked down back in 2024. What began as a single signed lease has become the kind of anchor tenant a growing sport actually needs: a real facility, run by people who play the game, rated by the community that uses it.
