Balcones Country Club
Private Northwest Austin club with 4 outdoor concrete pickleball courts, permanent lines, and portable nets. Runs organized play, clinics, and leagues through the week, with seasonal Open Play sessions. Courts are booked via the CourtReserve app; a social membership with pickleball access is required, and members may bring guests.
Austin, TX 78750
- Membership required for access
- Guest play available with member
Hours of Operation
Note: Court reservations generally run 7AM-9PM via the CourtReserve app. Open Play times shift seasonally — typically weekend afternoons in winter and early evenings in summer. Confirm the current schedule with the club at (512) 258-1621 before planning a visit.
About Balcones Country Club
Balcones Country Club sits off Balcones Club Drive in Northwest Austin and runs 4 outdoor concrete pickleball courts with permanent lines and portable nets. Unlike most private clubs in the area, pickleball here is not an afterthought bolted onto the tennis program — the courts stay active through the week with organized play, clinics, leagues, and casual matches, so there is usually something on the calendar rather than just open court time.
Court access runs through the CourtReserve app, with the reservation window generally spanning 7AM to 9PM. Open Play is the entry point for most newer players, and the schedule rotates seasonally: weekend afternoon sessions through the cooler months, shifting to early evening slots in summer to dodge the worst of the heat. Because those times move, it is worth a quick call to the club at (512) 258-1621 before you drive out — a wasted trip across 183 is an annoying way to learn the schedule changed.
Access requires a country club social membership with the pickleball add-on, and members can bring guests. For players in the 78750 corridor — Balcones, Spicewood Springs, Anderson Mill, Four Points — that private-club requirement is the tradeoff for having reliably maintained courts in a part of town where free public options are genuinely scarce. Reach out through balconescountryclub.com or balconespickleball@gmail.com for membership details and current programming.
Amenities
- Outdoor Concrete Courts
- Permanent Lines
- Portable Nets
- Clinics & Leagues
- Seasonal Open Play
- CourtReserve Booking
- Country Club Amenities
- Guest Access
Features
- Membership Required
- Guest Access
- Weekly Open Play
- Outdoor Courts
- NW Austin
Accessibility
- Contact facility for accessibility information
Parking
Club parking available
Bring the Right Ball
Balcones Country Club's courts are outdoor, which means an outdoor ball. Indoor and outdoor pickleballs are built differently, and bringing the wrong one is one of the most common beginner mistakes.
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Location & Directions
8600 Balcones Club Dr, Austin, TX 78750
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