All 150 basketball courts in Vancouver.
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The 7 best basketball courts in Vancouver.
Our ranked picks of the 7 courts every player in Vancouver should run at least once. The full atlas of 150 courts sits on the map above.
- By the Editors
- Aug 14, 2025
- Photographs by Editorial
Kitsilano Kitsilano Beach Park
Kitsilano Beach Park is Vancouver's basketball heart, full stop. The city has no NBA franchise (the Grizzlies left for Memphis in 2001) and no equivalent of Carter-era street legend. What Vancouver does have is a beach, a mountain skyline, and a competitive run at the foot of both.
We rank it first overall because no other Vancouver court combines competitive basketball with that setting. Queen Elizabeth Park has the gardens. Strathcona has the community history. Kits has the actual run.
Plan an afternoon. Run a game. Walk west along the seawall when you're done. The sunset over English Bay is the closing argument.
- Best for
- competitive beachside pickup
- Busiest
- summer afternoons, sunset
Kensington - Cedar Cottage Trout Lake Community Centre
Trout Lake is Vancouver's best indoor pick because it's both well-maintained and genuinely accessible. We rank it second overall as the indoor counterpoint to Kits, the pair that covers the city's basketball year-round.
When the West Coast rain wipes out Kits in November, Trout Lake is where the run continues. Same season-pass logic.
- Best for
- east-side indoor pickup
- Busiest
- winter weeknights
Strathcona Strathcona Park
Strathcona earns the overall slot because it represents the east-side community basketball scene that Kits cannot. Vancouver basketball isn't only what happens at the beach. The Strathcona run shows the rest of the city.
If Kits is the destination, Strathcona is the neighbourhood. Both belong on the overall list.
- Best for
- east-side community pickup
- Busiest
- summer weekends
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Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant Community Centre
Mount Pleasant Community Centre is the central-Vancouver indoor anchor. We rank it fourth overall because it bridges the east-west divide on the indoor side, sitting at the geographical and demographic centre of the city.
If Trout Lake is east and Kits is west, Mount Pleasant is the middle. The pair-with-pair logic of Vancouver basketball.
- Best for
- central Vancouver indoor
- Busiest
- weeknight evenings
Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant Park
Mount Pleasant Park makes the overall list as the casual counterpart to Kitsilano. Same neighbourhood demographics as the Community Centre next door, just outdoors.
Vancouver basketball culture is mostly about parks like this one. We include it on the overall list because it represents the median Vancouver outdoor experience better than any of the flagships.
- Best for
- low-pressure community pickup
- Busiest
- summer afternoons
Riley Park Queen Elizabeth Park Basketball Courts
Queen Elizabeth Park is the scenic pick. Vancouver basketball is partly about geography, and no other court in the city has the elevation and panoramic views this one does.
If you're visiting Vancouver and want one outdoor court that's not Kits, this is the answer.
- Best for
- scenic Vancouver pickup
- Busiest
- weekend afternoons
Strathcona Strathcona Community Centre
Strathcona Community Centre rounds out the indoor side of the overall list. It pairs with Strathcona Park on the outdoor side, giving the east-side neighbourhood a real indoor-outdoor combination.
Vancouver basketball isn't only what happens at the beach. Strathcona is where the rest of the city plays.
- Best for
- east-side indoor community
- Busiest
- weeknights