Gillespie Park

This park honors John Hamilton Gillespie, first mayor of Sarasota. It has two basketball courts, a off-leash dog park, shaded picnic tables, playground, Police sub-station, fitness trail, three tennis courts, outside fitness areas and a pond. Leashed pets allowed outside of dog park.

Canine Club at Gillespie Park: Located on the corner of North Osprey Ave & 10th Street. This dog park provides two fenced areas. Unleash and enjoy the day!

Gillespie Park is one of the tennis courts listed in Sarasota, Florida. The business is registered at 710 N Osprey Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236; use this page to check its hours, phone number and Google rating before you make the trip. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as barbecue area, basketball court, dog park, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

In Sarasota, courts fill up on weekday evenings and weekend mornings, especially in spring and fall, so a reservation or an early start avoids the wait. Club memberships across Florida range from a few hundred dollars a year at community swim-and-tennis clubs to initiation fees and monthly dues at full country clubs, and many clubs offer summer or trial memberships. Guests are usually welcome when accompanied by a member, and non-members can often book lessons, clinics or court time at commercial centers. Check the listing for surface, lighting, indoor courts, reservation rules and whether pickleball lines share the courts, then call ahead on holidays, when hours change.

Hours are published for 6 days a week. On most of those days it is open 5 am–11 pm. It is closed on Tuesday. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (941) 263-6386. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.5 out of 5 from 364 reviews, which is a strong result for a tennis court in Sarasota and suggests consistent service.

Sarasota is in Florida, in the Southeast, where summers are long, hot and humid, winters are mild, and afternoon thunderstorms and the hurricane season from June to November can change plans at short notice. Traffic in Sarasota peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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