All 175 outdoor basketball courts in San Diego.
Find every outdoor court in San Diego on the map below. Below that, our ranked picks of the 8 courts we keep coming back to.
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The 8 best outdoor courts in San Diego.
Our ranked picks of the 8 courts every player in San Diego should run at least once. The full outdoor atlas (175 courts) sits on the map above.
- By the Editors
- Aug 14, 2025
- Photographs by Editorial
Mission Beach Mission Beach Basketball Court
The Mission Beach court sits on the Ocean Front Walk, the boardwalk that runs the length of the peninsula between the Pacific and Mission Bay. Google lists it as a basketball court in its own right.
Expect beach basketball in the full sense: sand on the court, a steady flow of skaters and cyclists past the sideline, and games that stop for nobody. Late afternoons are best, when the light goes gold over the water.
- Best for
- the definitive San Diego beach run
- Busiest
- summer weekends, sunset
La Jolla Recreation Center
The La Jolla Recreation Center on Prospect Street opened in 1915, designed by Irving Gill and funded by the philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps. It is one of the oldest community recreation buildings in California and sits a short walk from La Jolla Cove.
OpenStreetMap confirms a court on the grounds, and players mention the basketball in its 123 reviews (4.5 average).
- Best for
- La Jolla village runs
- Busiest
- weekday evenings, weekends
Mission Beach Santa Clara Point Basketball Courts
The Santa Clara Point basketball courts sit on a peninsula into Mission Bay, listed on Google as a court and rated 5.0 by the few who have reviewed it. Calmer than the beach side of Mission Beach, with water views across the bay.
- Best for
- Mission Bay runs
- Busiest
- weekends
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Ocean Beach Ocean Beach Recreation Center
The Ocean Beach Recreation Center is the most-reviewed rec centre in our San Diego data at 1,585 reviews and a 4.6 average, with a court OpenStreetMap places forty metres from the pin. OB's laid-back beach-town crowd sets the tone.
- Best for
- Ocean Beach pickup
- Busiest
- weekday evenings, weekends
Pacific Beach Pacific Beach Recreation Center
The Pacific Beach Recreation Center on Diamond Street has a court OpenStreetMap confirms and players mention, 98 reviews at a 4.5 average. A few blocks from the sand in San Diego's liveliest beach neighbourhood.
- Best for
- Pacific Beach pickup
- Busiest
- evenings
Balboa Park Golden Hill Recreation Center
Golden Hill Recreation Center at the edge of Balboa Park is where San Diego players talk about basketball most, with the game mentioned in four of its recent reviews (4.5 average). OpenStreetMap confirms the court.
- Best for
- Golden Hill pickup
- Busiest
- evenings, weekends
Ridgeview - Webster Charles Lewis III Memorial Park
Charles Lewis III Memorial Park in City Heights is a park its users mention for basketball, 167 reviews at a 4.1 average.
- Best for
- City Heights pickup
- Busiest
- evenings
Serra Mesa Civita Park
Civita Park in Mission Valley is the highest-rated large park in our San Diego data, 2,653 reviews at a 4.8 average, with two courts OpenStreetMap places fifty metres from the pin.
- Best for
- Mission Valley pickup
- Busiest
- weekends