About Bainbridge Island

Where was pickleball invented?

Bainbridge Island, Washington, in 1965, by Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell, and Barney McCallum. That is the origin of the sport, not a claim that every court on earth is here.

Does it snow on Bainbridge Island?

Some winters, yes — on the order of seven inches in an average year, mostly January and February, and it often melts fast at sea level. This is a marine climate, not a ski town.