We, the residents of Baltimore County call on the Baltimore County Department of Recreation & Parks to include 10 lighted outdoor pickleball courts at Meadowood Regional Park as a named capital project in the 2027 Land Preservation, Parks and Recreation Plan (LPPRP) — and to prioritize this project for Program Open Space grant funding.

The problem is simple: we have extremely limited public courts in the county.

Pickleball is now America's fastest-growing sport, with over 22 million players nationwide and an estimated 40,000 players in the County, yet the North Baltimore County corridor — one of Baltimore County's most active and densely populated communities — has zero public, dedicated outdoor pickleball courts.

The opportunity is right now.

Baltimore County is currently updating its LPPRP — the official plan that determines which park projects receive funding over the next five years. Public input meetings are open through May 13, 2026. If pickleball courts at Meadowood are named in this plan, they become directly eligible for state Program Open Space (POS) funding — the same mechanism the county used to build new courts at Sparks Park and Catonsville Community Park in 2025.

Meadowood is the right place.

Meadowood Regional Park at 10650 Falls Road, Timonium already has the infrastructure in place: ample parking, restrooms, and open space. The park is naturally buffered from all residential neighbors by I-695, I-83, Deep Run, and the Jones Falls environmental greenway — there are no noise concerns. The county's own 2022 LPPRP documented that our area lacks adequate pickleball access and identified new courts as a priority where community demand exists.

That demand is here.

Pickleball is one of the few sports that genuinely works for every age and fitness level — a 70-year-old and a 25-year-old can share the same court. It fills a real gap at Meadowood, which currently serves organized youth sports almost exclusively. Pickleball would activate this park for seniors, working adults, and families.  That's what parks equity looks like. Ten lighted courts would serve 40 players simultaneously, year-round, at no cost to residents. Courts would be oriented north-south so the sun never shines in players' eyes. All existing athletic programming at the park remains fully intact, with the new courts only reallocating 5% of existing field space.

We are asking Baltimore County to:

• Name 10 lighted outdoor pickleball courts at Meadowood Regional Park as a priority capital project in the 2027 LPPRP

• Apply for Program Open Space grant funding to offset construction costs

• Direct Recreation & Parks staff to conduct a formal site feasibility assessment at Meadowood
The window to act is this spring.

Please add your name and help us make Meadowood the pickleball home our community deserves.

More information at: meadowoodpickleball.org