Pickleball in Butte, Montana

Butte's pickleball calendar follows the seasons. The Butte Pickleball Association organizes summer games on the shared tennis courts at Stodden Park and winter games in the Butte Civic Center Annex. Visitors and new players are welcome at its all-skill open-play sessions.

The schedule is active but not automatic: outdoor play depends on weather and tennis use, while the Civic Center Annex can be displaced by other facility events. Check the association's current location page or TeamReach channel before leaving home.

Indoor and Outdoor Pickleball Locations

• Stodden Park, 3105 S. Utah Avenue. This is the association's summer base, with pickleball played on shared tennis courts. The association currently lists all-skill open play daily from 9:00 AM to noon, changing to 8:00 to 11:00 AM in late summer, plus evening play from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Weather and tennis programming can make the courts unavailable, so confirm the day's plan. Check Butte play times and locations.
• Butte Civic Center Annex, behind the Civic Center at 1340 Harrison Avenue. This shared indoor space is the winter venue. The published pattern is all-skill open play daily from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, with additional Tuesday and Thursday sessions from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. The association covers the winter play cost, and players complete a release form onsite. Facility events can interrupt the schedule.
• Father Sheehan Park and Whittier School courts. The association identifies these outdoor courts as backups when Stodden Park is unavailable. They are fallback locations, not the first place to go without a same-day update from local players.

Starting Pickleball in Butte

A beginner's most practical first step is an all-skill open-play session coordinated by the Butte Pickleball Association. Join TeamReach with code BMTP1234, introduce yourself as a new player, and ask which upcoming session has someone available to explain the rotation and basic play. This avoids arriving during a court conflict and gives regulars advance notice that you are learning.

No standing beginner course with current dates was confirmed. Contact the association at [email protected] to ask about the next clinic or introductory session. For individual instruction, use this site's Coaches section.

Association Play and the Copper Cup

Recurring open play is the core of Butte's organized pickleball. Summer sessions center on Stodden Park; winter sessions move to the Civic Center Annex. Both welcome visitors and new players, but the published hours remain subject to weather, shared-court use, and Civic Center scheduling.

The association also hosts the annual Copper Cup tournament. The 2026 event ran September 4 through 6 at Stodden Park, so players planning later visits should look for the next edition rather than relying on those dates. Use the Butte Pickleball Association site for current announcements and TeamReach access.

Before You Head to a Butte Court

Solo visitors should join the association's TeamReach channel with code BMTP1234 before choosing a venue. Confirm whether play is at Stodden Park or the Civic Center Annex and whether the shared space is available. That direct coordination is the most reliable route into a game.

If you already have partners, Stodden Park is the main warm-weather choice, with Father Sheehan Park and Whittier School as possible backups. In colder months, plan for the Civic Center Annex, allow time to complete the onsite waiver, and verify that another event has not displaced pickleball.