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 Franklin Park
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
Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center
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
Joe Moakley Park
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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Fenway Back Bay Fens
Back Bay Fens anchors the central Boston basketball scene with Olmsted-park heritage adjacent to Fenway.
- Best for
- Fenway-adjacent pickup
- Busiest
- summer afternoons
Millennium Park
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
LoPresti Park
LoPresti Park brings the east Boston waterfront onto the overall list.
- Best for
- east Boston waterfront pickup
- Busiest
- summer weekends
Bremen Street Community Park
Bremen Street Community Park anchors east Boston's basketball scene alongside LoPresti.
- Best for
- east Boston community pickup
- Busiest
- summer evenings
Jeffries Point East Boston Memorial Park
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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