# Where to Play Pickleball Outdoors in Kirksville

Kirksville currently has City-documented outdoor pickleball lines at Brashear Park, Memorial Park and Patryla Park, but the surfaces and net setups differ.

2026-09-23


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Kirksville has several outdoor courts with pickleball lines, but not all of them are dedicated pickleball courts.

That distinction matters because the surface, net and competing uses differ by park.

## Brashear Park

**1415 E. Normal St.**

The City's current park page says Brashear Park has a basketball court with pickleball lines.

The City does not currently say that a permanent pickleball net is installed.

Players should therefore verify the setup or plan for the possibility that a portable net is needed.

Brashear also has:

- playground;
- shelter;
- restrooms;
- seasonal wading pool.

For the full park guide, see [Brashear Park in Kirksville: What to Expect](https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/brashear-park-kirksville-guide).

## Memorial Park

**404 E. Cottonwood St.**

Memorial Park also has a basketball court lined for pickleball.

Again, the City's current page confirms the lines but does not promise a permanent pickleball net.

The park also includes:

- playground;
- restrooms;
- reservable shelter;
- 0.15-mile walking loop.

See [Memorial Park in Kirksville: Recreation and Veterans Memorial History](https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/memorial-park-kirksville-recreation-veterans-memorial).

## Patryla Park

**1202 Decker Road**

Patryla Park has two tennis courts that are also lined for pickleball.

That makes it a different setup from the basketball-court conversions at Brashear and Memorial.

The City also lists restrooms nearby.

Current third-party pickleball directories describe the courts as shared tennis/pickleball surfaces using the tennis-net setup.

Treat that as a current directory report rather than a City guarantee.

## Dedicated versus lined courts

The three City-documented options should be described accurately:

- Brashear: basketball court with pickleball lines;
- Memorial: basketball court with pickleball lines;
- Patryla: tennis courts with pickleball lines.

Painted lines do not automatically mean:

- dedicated pickleball surface;
- permanent pickleball net;
- exclusive pickleball use.

Expect to share the space according to normal park use.

## What about Truman State University?

Current Truman Campus Recreation material acknowledges outdoor pickleball activity and equipment.

However, the University's public pages searched for this article do not clearly establish:

- exact outdoor court location;
- general-public access;
- permanent net availability.

Third-party directories list a Truman option, but this article does not present that as a guaranteed public venue without direct University confirmation.

## Should you bring a net?

For Brashear and Memorial, the safest assumption is to confirm current net availability before leaving home.

At Patryla, the shared tennis-court configuration is more clearly documented, but that still does not make it a dedicated regulation pickleball setup.

## Best choice depends on what you want

Choose based on the surface:

**basketball/pickleball multipurpose:** Brashear or Memorial

**tennis/pickleball multipurpose:** Patryla

If net configuration matters, verify immediately before playing.

Kirksville has enough painted lines to get a game going.

The remaining question is whether the park has supplied the middle part.

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Published: 2026-09-23T10:05:45+00:00

Description: A current guide to outdoor pickleball in Kirksville, including City-verified courts at Brashear, Memorial and Patryla parks and what equipment players may need.