Central Park courts stay open through Sunday before pickleball conversion begins

Mountain House's Tennis & Pickleball Courts page contains an updated FAQ that controls over older text higher on the same page. The FAQ says Central Park courts 1 and 2 remain available for tennis through Sunday, October 11, with weekday hours of 3–11 p.m. and weekend hours of 7 a.m.–11 p.m.; court 3 is designated for pickleball. It then says refurbishment is scheduled to begin Monday, October 12, when courts 1–3 close for a conversion to dedicated pickleball use expected to continue into November, depending on weather and construction conditions.

The page also says the new Mountain House Tennis Center has nine lit courts open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., with resident and nonresident reservation windows and rates published online. During the Central Park conversion closure, the City says Tennis Center court 9 may be reserved for pickleball at the stated rate; that temporary use ends when the new pickleball complex opens. The City cautions that the Tennis Center's 9 p.m. closing is temporary while staffing grows and that residents should not rely on a future 11 p.m. close until it is announced.

The visible contradiction between an older October 7 closure sentence and the newer FAQ is why this article states the FAQ's October 12 date and tells players to check CourtReserve before travel. It would be misleading to merge the two dates or imply that every time block is open. Tennis lessons began October 5, so public availability can vary. Players should confirm reservations, posted conditions and the current facility policy. The photograph shows an unrelated tennis court, not Central Park or the Tennis Center, and no claim is made about local surface conditions.

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