Padel in Ottawa: Where the Capital Plays Now (2026)
Padel in Ottawa: Where the Capital Plays Now (2026)
Two venues, four courts, and where to book in winter
Ottawa has two places to play padel: Padel & Friends, an indoor club with three courts in Gloucester, and a single outdoor court at Rideau Sports Centre near downtown. That is four courts for the whole capital, and only the indoor three are open through the winter. Both let you book without a membership.
The rest of this page covers what each venue charges, how booking works and where to go next if you want more courts. All prices are in Canadian dollars and were read on the venues' own sites on 10 November 2026.
Ottawa padel at a glance
Padel Browser lists two open padel venues in Ottawa with four courts between them, out of 14 open clubs and 48 courts across Ontario. Neither is in Gatineau: we have no padel venue listed on the Quebec side of the river, and a search for one turned up only tennis and pickleball.
A third name shows up in searches, an "Ottawa Padel Club" booking page on PlayByPoint. We could not find an address, photos or a court schedule for it anywhere, so it is left out here until a real venue appears.
Padel & Friends
Padel & Friends
It belongs to former Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, and NHL.com says he started planning it because he wanted a place to play the sport in the Ottawa area. A Senators article dated August 22, 2025 said the club would officially open on Saturday, August 23, and The Hockey News later reported that Alfredsson officially opened Padel & Friends.
The three courts are named for sponsors (Eazy Benefits, Syntronic and VESA Consulting), and the building has a licensed bar and a pro shop. The club's posted hours are Monday to Friday 9:00AM-9:30PM, Saturday 9:00AM - 9:00PM and Sunday 9:00AM-5:00PM, so weekend evenings are short.
You don't need to join to play. The free Essential membership is just a profile in the club's app, which gives you 3 day advanced booking plus access to open matches, leagues, tournaments and the academy. Court, lesson and match bookings all run through the Padel & Friends app (on the Taykus platform), so check court prices there before you go.
Courts: 3 | Type: indoor | Ceiling: 30ft | Rating: 4.6★
Rideau Sports Centre
Rideau Sports Centre
Rideau Sports Centre is mainly a tennis and pickleball club, and it calls its padel court "Ottawa's only outdoor Padel court". Its homepage lists 15 tennis courts and 12 outdoor pickleball courts next to that one padel court, so padel is a side offering here. It is the closer of the two to downtown, and rental gear is included, which makes it an easy first session.
Courts rent by the hour, 7-days in advance, for $30 (+HST) per hour, and paddles and balls are included. You can book online, through the RSC app or by phoning the front desk. Parking is tight: RSC Lot A has 12 spots and Lot B 26, with more on Donald Street and across the Adawe Bridge at Strathcona Park.
Regular players should look at the Racquet membership instead of paying by the hour. The 2027 Racquet tier costs $925 for an adult and includes free padel court rentals (max 5 free bookings per 8-day period), along with tennis, pickleball, the gym and the seasonal pool. The court is outdoors, so plan on it as a warm-weather option.
Courts: 1 | Type: outdoor | Rating: 4.4★
Winter padel in Ottawa
In winter, plan on Ottawa padel meaning three indoor courts in Gloucester. That makes advance booking matter: the free Padel & Friends profile lets you book three days out, and the open-match feature in the app is the quickest way to find a fourth if your group is short. Our guides to playing padel in cold weather and finding a padel partner cover both problems in more detail.
The nearest other courts
After these two, the closest listed padel is in Quebec. Manoir Padel in Saint-Sauveur has two courts, and the Montreal area has the deepest cluster nearby: Maison Athletique has seven courts, and Royal Padel in Blainville, Padel Ranch in Laval and Padel FVR West Island in Dorval have three each. See every venue on the Quebec page, or read our province-by-province guide to padel in Canada.
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