Picklemania is alive, well in the Pocket area, beyond

By Patrick Powers

The pickleball craze is alive and flourishing in the Sacramento area, including the Pocket area, which is a hotbed of picklemania.

It is not uncommon to regularly see players from Natomas and Folsom come to the neighborhood to play this increasingly popular game.

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Four new dedicated courts are located at Garcia Bend Park at 7654 Pocket Road, along the Sacramento River, and are scheduled to open soon. At this moment, it is a glacially slow construction site.

About a mile away is Lewis Park at 6570 Park Riviera Way. It is a beautiful, tree-shaded neighborhood park, and its two tennis courts were split into four pickleball courts.

During this paper’s recent visit to Lewis Park, 16 players were going at it in this fast-paced game. This paper also recently visited indoor courts in nearby