Oregon State Hospital Tennis Courts - Salem, Oregon - Tennis Facilities on Waymarking.com

An unusual place to play tennis or to find tennis courts, the Oregon State Hospital (originally known as the Oregon State Insane Asylum) has a pair of courts within the grounds of the south campus. The courts are located about 330 feet due west of the entrance to the historic Kirkbride Building, which was built in 1883 and is famous as the shooting location for the filming of Ken Kesey's novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

The court "features" a concrete surface - weeds are sometimes visible at the seams. The courts are each surrounded by cyclone fencing. The lines are well-painted but the nets are sagging in spots - be prepared to do your own maintenance if you want to actually play here. In my many visits to the hospital grounds, I have never seen a game in progress. At times, a group of hospital staff members will take patients walking in the park, so if you do play, you may have an audience.

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Looking southeast	Looking northeast
Looking east-southeast	Kirkbride Bldg - courts off-camera to the right
North-facing view of the courts

Facility Name (Park, Club, Subdivision, Etc...): Oregon State Hospital Town: Salem, Oregon Number of Courts: 2 Are the courts indoors, outdoors or both?: Outdoors Court Surface: Hard Court Court Condition: Poor Are the courts open to the public or private?: Public Are some or all of the courts lighted?: None Hours Available / Fees: Free to use from dawn to dusk

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