The 8 best courts in Boston.

Our pick of the 8 courts every player in Boston should run at least once. The full atlas of 157 sits on the map.

  • By the Editors
  • Aug 14, 2025 · 188 min read
  • Photographs by Editorial
Franklin Park basketball court satellite view Franklin Park
01

Franklin Park

1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121
4.5
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527-acre Roxbury park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the largest in Boston's Emerald Necklace, with 6,012 reviews — the highest in our dataset.

Franklin Park is Boston basketball's geographic and historical centre. We rank it first overall because the combination of Olmsted-designed parkland, Roxbury cultural weight, and the 6,000+ Google reviews is unmatched in Boston.

Best for
Roxbury community pickup
Busiest
summer weekends
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Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center satellite view
02

Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center

1350 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120
4.5
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Indoor athletic centre at Roxbury Community College, named for the Boston Celtics captain who died in 1993. The most-reviewed indoor basketball facility in Boston.

Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center carries the Boston Celtics legacy onto the overall list. Lewis was the Celtics captain at the time of his death in 1993, and the centre is named in his honor.

Best for
indoor Roxbury pickup
Busiest
winter evenings
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Joe Moakley Park basketball court satellite view
03

Joe Moakley Park

1005 Columbia Rd, Boston, MA 02127
4.4
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Joe Moakley Park represents south Boston basketball on the overall list. The harborside setting and the political-legacy naming both belong on this list.

Best for
south Boston harborside pickup
Busiest
summer evenings
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Back Bay Fens basketball court satellite view Fenway
04

Back Bay Fens

100 Park Dr, Boston, MA 02215
4.5
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Back Bay Fens anchors the central Boston basketball scene with Olmsted-park heritage adjacent to Fenway.

Best for
Fenway-adjacent pickup
Busiest
summer afternoons
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Millennium Park basketball court satellite view
05

Millennium Park

300 Gardner St, Boston, MA 02132
4.7
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Millennium Park is the modern Boston suburban park pick, opened in 2000 on a former landfill site.

Best for
west Roxbury suburban pickup
Busiest
summer weekends
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LoPresti Park basketball court satellite view
06

LoPresti Park

33 Sumner St, Boston, MA 02128
4.7
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LoPresti Park brings the east Boston waterfront onto the overall list.

Best for
east Boston waterfront pickup
Busiest
summer weekends
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Bremen Street Community Park basketball court satellite view
07

Bremen Street Community Park

344 Bremen St, Boston, MA 02128
4.7
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Bremen Street Community Park anchors east Boston's basketball scene alongside LoPresti.

Best for
east Boston community pickup
Busiest
summer evenings
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East Boston Memorial Park basketball court satellite view Jeffries Point
08

East Boston Memorial Park

143 Porter St, Boston, MA 02128
4.6
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East Boston Memorial Park represents the eastern part of Boston on the overall list, rounded out by LoPresti and Bremen Street.

Best for
east Boston park pickup
Busiest
summer afternoons
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