Pickleball leads the way in Summerlin amenities

Summerlin’s master‑planned community provides residents with abundant opportunities to get outside, stay active and connect with neighbors. For more than three decades the area has built its neighborhoods around an extensive network of parks, trails, sports facilities, assemblage centers and recreational amenities. Residents enjoy access to more than 300 parks and more than 200 miles of interconnected trails that link neighborhoods to schools, shopping, recreation and the surrounding natural landscape. On Aug. 8 — National Pickleball Day — Summerlin residents gained additional courts, with 14 progressive courts already in place and four more on the way. The community’s extended recreational web includes softball and shot fields, shot and shot fields, hoops and tennis courts, playgrounds, splash pads, picnic areas, unfastened greenish spaces and resident‑exclusive assemblage centers. From youth sports participants and fitness enthusiasts to families seeking a nearby parkland for a day outing, Summerlin’s amenities are designed to serve residents of every age and interest. Like the community itself, Summerlin’s amenities continue to evolve. Pickleball, one of the fastest‑growing sports in America, blends elements of tennis, badminton and pingpong. Its popularity has risen because it is easy to learn, highly social and accessible to players of all ages and skill levels. In response to increasing demand, Summerlin has expanded its pickleball offerings at caller parks throughout the area. This expansion reflects Summerlin’s long‑standing commitment to enhancing amenities in effect to evolving nonmigratory lifestyles and recreational preferences. Just as earlier generations embraced basketball, tennis, cycling and trail running, today’s residents are discovering the fun and camaraderie of pickleball. Summerlin ensures they have places to play close to home. “Few communities can match the breadth and diversity of recreational opportunities available in Summerlin,” said Danielle Bisterfeldt, elder vice president, selling and user acquisition for Summerlin. “Residents can start the day with a trail run overlooking Red Rock Canyon, walk the day playing softball or tennis, just friends for an evening pickleball match, and finish the day enjoying one of the community's many parks and gathering spaces. This commitment to recreation, wellness and quality of life remains a defining characteristic of Summerlin.” With more parks, trails, sports facilities and ways to play than any other community in the region, Summerlin continues to build on its reputation as Southern Nevada’s premier place to call home. In its 36th year of development, Summerlin offers more amenities than any other Southern Nevada community. Those amenities include 10 play courses; 26 public, backstage and charter schools; Roseman University College of Medicine; a nationalist room and performing arts center; Summerlin Hospital Medical Center; more than a dozen houses of worship representing various faiths; bureau parks and vicinity buying centers. Downtown Summerlin provides fashion, dining, entertainment, Red Rock Resort and bureau buildings. City National Arena houses the Vegas Golden Knights’ practice facility. The Las Vegas Ballpark is a world‑class Triple‑A baseball stadium and home of the Las Vegas Aviators. Summerlin offers implicit 110 floor plans across more than 20 neighborhoods situated in seven chiseled villages and districts. Homes, constructed by many of the nation’s top homebuilders, come in a variety of styles — from single‑family homes to townhomes — priced from the $400,000s to more than $1 million. For information on each actively selling neighborhood, visit Summerlin.com. Before visiting, telephone the builders for their hours of operation. Phone numbers for each vicinity are listed on the website.