Sports Courts and Fields

The City has a number of courts and fields to support a variety of sporting activities.

Racquetball, Handball & Squash

The City of St. John's has two courts located at the H.G.R. Mews Community Centre, 60 Blackler Ave, that are designed for racquetball, handball and squash. The squash, handball & racquetball area has wallet/phone sized lockers available and will be coin return operated (quarter coin).  

Availability: 50-minute court rentals are available 7 days a week 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Cost: $9 paid in advance (no refunds)

How to Book: Players can reserve a court a maximum of 7 days in advance at the H.G.R. Mews Community Centre front desk. Players can also set up an account at StJohns.ca/RECconnect to book and pay for court reservations.

Rules: Maximum of four players on a court at any one time. Players are required to bring their own equipment and must wear eye protection.

For more information, please call 709-576-8499 or email Recreation@StJohns.ca.

Pickleball

Indoors

Pickleball court rentals are available at the Kenmount Terrace Community Centre and the H.G.R. Mews Community Centre for one hour bookings. Time slots available:

  • Kenmount Terrace Community Centre: Mondays & Wednesdays, 9 to 10 a.m., 10 to 11 a.m. or 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • H.G.R. Mews Community Centre: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Two courts are available at both locations. Courts are available to rent for $10 per court and must be booked 48 hours in advance. Book online at StJohns.ca/RECconnect, in person at the H.G.R. Mews Community Centre or Paul Reynolds Community Centre, or by calling 709-576-8499. A max of four individuals permitted per court.

Please note: Court bookings cannot be made in person at the Kenmount Terrace Community Centre.

Outdoors

Pickleball lines are painted on at least one court at all tennis court facilities listed below.

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Soccer Fields

  • Airport Heights, Mcniven Place
  • Ayre Athletic, Adams Avenue
  • Bowring (Jamie Morrey), Waterford Bridge Road
  • Brother Egan, Warbury Street
  • Churchill Park, Elizabeth Avenue
  • Goulds Soccer Arena (Alf Sullivan), Main Road, Goulds
  • Eric Williams, Main Road, Goulds
  • Goulds Soccer Minor (Micro), Main Road, Goulds
  • Kilbride Lions Soccer, Fahey Street
  • Kitty Gaul, Birmingham Street
  • Teakwood Drive
  • Treetop Drive
  • Wishingwell Soccer East, Empire Avenue
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Tennis

  • Bloomsbury Park Court, Stavanger Drive
  • Bowring Park Courts, Waterford Bridge Road
  • Brother Egan Court, Warbury Street
  • Chafe's Lane Court, Chafe's Lane
  • Cherryhill Park Court, Laughlin Crescent
  • Cowan Courts, Point Verde Place
  • Eastbourne Crescent
  • Goulds Recreation Center, Main Road
  • Kelly's Brook Court, Newtown Road
  • Kitty Gaul Courts, Birmingham Street
  • Larch Place Court, Carpasian Road
  • Pleasantville Court, Churchill Avenue
  • Spruce Meadows, Sterling Avenue
  • Southlands Courts, Teakwood Drive
  • Tunis Court Tennis, Tunis Court
  • Wishingwell Courts, Stamp's Lane
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Basketball Courts

  • Bloomsbury Park, Stavanger Drive
  • Bowring (Gerry Veitch), Waterford Bridge Road
  • Century Park, Hayward Avenue
  • Chafe's Lane, Chafe's Lane
  • Connemara Park, Connemara Street
  • Della Drive Park, Della Drive / Back Line
  • Denis Lawlor, Airport Heights Community Park, McNiven Place
  • Eastbourne Crescent
  • Galway Village Green, Claddagh Road
  • Goulds Town Hall, Main Road
  • Gros Morne Place
  • Harding Road
  • Kelly's Brook, Newtown Road
  • Kenmount Terrace Community Centre, Messenger Drive
  • Kilbride Lions, Fahey Street
  • Kitty Gaul Court, Birmingham Street
  • Larch Place Park, Carpasian Road
  • Spruce Meadows, Sterling Crescent
  • Southlands Community Centre, Teakwood Drive
  • Wyatt Park, The Boulevard
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Ballfields

  • Airport Heights Baseball, Mcniven Place
  • Bannerman Park Softball, Bannerman Road
  • Bill Rahal Softball, Downing Street
  • Caribou Complex Softball, Churchill Avenue
  • Conway Glen Softball, Logy Bay Road
  • Cowan Softball, Point Verde Place
  • Drake Crescent Softball (Kenny Meyers)
  • Gerry Veitch Softball, Waterford Bridge Road
  • Goulds Softball (Eric Williams), Main Road, Goulds
  • Goulds Softball Men's (Joe Peddle), Main Road, Goulds
  • Goulds Softball Women's (Helena Sullivan), Main Road, Goulds
  • Huck Williams Softball, Chafe's Lane
  • Kelly's Brook Softball, Newtown Road
  • Kilbride Lions Softball, Fahey Street
  • Kitty Gaul Baseball, Birmingham Street
  • Lions Softball, Mayor Avenue
  • Mundy Pond Softball (Frank Dillon), Blackler Avenue
  • Shea Heights Softball (Dick Power), Linegar Avenue
  • St. Pat's Baseball Senior, Carpasian Road
  • St. Pat's Baseball Minor (Edgar Hartery), Carpasian Road
  • Terra Nova Baseball, Terra Nova Road
  • Victoria Softball, Sudbury Street
  • Wishingwell Baseball, Empire Avenue
  • Wyatt Park Softball, The Boulevard

Other

  • Bowring Lawn Bowling, Waterford Bridge Road
  • Wishingwell Football, Empire Avenue
  • Cricket batting cages at Wishingwell Park.

Rental Form

Requests to rent an outdoor sports facility can be made by filling out the below form and submitting it to sport@stjohns.ca. Please note that basketball courts and tennis courts are not available for rentals. 

Contact Us

City Hall
10 New Gower Street, St. John's, NL
P.O. Box 908, St. John's, A1C 5M2
Phone: 311 or 754-CITY (2489)
Email: access@stjohns.ca

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