174 free tennis courts in Sydney

Every council park court in Sydney where you can turn up and play for nothing. No booking and no fee: first in plays. The map and the list below cover all 28 councils, from the inner city to the outer suburbs.

Free venues
174
Courts
394
With lights
27
Most courts
Blacktown (21)

Map of free tennis courts in Sydney

Tap a pin for the court's page: surface, lights and how to get on.

Free courts by council

174 venues under 28 councils, sorted by suburb. Jump to yours:

Bayside 4

Blacktown 21

Blue Mountains 10

Burwood 2

Camden 5

Campbelltown 3

Canada Bay 1

Canterbury-Bankstown 8

Cumberland 8

Fairfield 3

Georges River 2

Hawkesbury 8

Inner West 8

Ku-ring-gai 13

Lane Cove 5

Liverpool 6

North Sydney 3

Northern Beaches 9

Parramatta 10

Penrith 6

Randwick 2

Sutherland 9

Sydney 8

The Hills 6

Waverley 3

Willoughby 2

Wollondilly 8

Woollahra 1

Questions

Are there free tennis courts in Sydney?

Yes, 174 of them, with 394 courts between them. They're council park courts: no booking, no fee, and if someone's on you wait your turn. 1 is confirmed free. The rest are park courts with no club listed, which is how free courts usually work.

Which part of Sydney has the most free courts?

Blacktown, with 21. Then Ku-ring-gai (13) and Blue Mountains (10). Every council's courts are listed below.

Which free tennis courts in Sydney have lights?

27 do, including Bigge Park tennis courts in Liverpool, Cleland Park tennis courts in Artarmon and Orana Park tennis courts in Seven Hills. Park court lights are usually on a timer or a push button.

What's the biggest free tennis venue in Sydney?

Alpha Park tennis courts in Blacktown, with 4 courts. Big venues fill up first on summer weekends.

Do I need to book a free court?

No. Park courts are first in. If someone's playing, ask how long they'll be. It's normal to swap after a set when people are waiting. A few parks share courts with a club at set times, so read the sign at the gate.

How much does it cost to hire a court in Sydney if the free ones are full?

Club and centre courts usually cost $15 to $40 an hour, booked online with a gate code sent to your phone. Lights can cost extra. Weekday daytime is the cheapest time to play.

How we know

Sydney here means its 33 metropolitan councils. Penrith, Cronulla and the Blue Mountains count. Gosford and Wollongong don't. A court is marked Free when that's confirmed. Park courts are courts in a council park with no club listed, which is how most free courts work. The list is kept current. If a court has changed, or you know a free one we've missed, email hello@peanut.tennis.

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