All 175 basketball courts in Indianapolis.
Find every basketball court in Indianapolis on the map below. Below that, our ranked picks of the 8 courts every player should run at least once.
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The 8 best basketball courts in Indianapolis.
Our ranked picks of the 8 courts every player in Indianapolis should run at least once. The full atlas of 175 courts sits on the map above.
- By the Editors
- Aug 14, 2025
- Photographs by Editorial
Indiana Avenue & Ransom Place Lockefield Dust Bowl Courts
The Dust Bowl is first overall because Indiana is the most basketball-obsessed state in America and this is the ground its greatest player came from. Stand on these courts and you are standing where Oscar Robertson learned the game.
- Best for
- Indiana basketball history
- Busiest
- summer evenings
Butler-Tarkington Tarkington Park
Tarkington is second overall as the best everyday outdoor run in Indianapolis. Multiple courts, a real crowd, and a park that the city invested in properly.
- Best for
- midtown Indianapolis runs
- Busiest
- summer evenings, weekends
Downtown Irsay Family YMCA at CityWay
The CityWay Y is third overall as downtown's best public indoor floor, walking distance from the arena where the Pacers play.
- Best for
- downtown indoor runs
- Busiest
- weekday lunch, after work
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Martindale Frederick Douglass Park
Douglass Park is fourth overall on history. A century ago this was the only park in the city Black residents were allowed to use, and it has served the neighbourhood ever since.
- Best for
- Martindale-Brightwood heritage runs
- Busiest
- summer evenings
Garfield Park Garfield Park
Garfield Park is fifth overall for age, scale, and setting. The oldest park in the city and still its most visited.
- Best for
- south side park runs
- Busiest
- weekends
Lindon Wood Arthur R. Baxter Branch YMCA
Baxter is sixth overall as the busiest and best-reviewed YMCA in the city.
- Best for
- south side Y runs
- Busiest
- weekday evenings
Martindale Washington Park Basketball Courts
Washington Park's courts are seventh overall as the city's best-rated dedicated outdoor court.
- Best for
- northeast side pickup
- Busiest
- summer evenings
Near Northwest Watkins Park
Watkins closes the overall list as the near north side's community court, on the same stretch of the city as the Dust Bowl.
- Best for
- near northside community runs
- Busiest
- summer evenings