All 179 basketball courts in San Francisco.
Find every basketball court in San Francisco 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 San Francisco.
Our ranked picks of the 8 courts every player in San Francisco should run at least once. The full atlas of 179 courts sits on the map above.
- By the Editors
- Aug 14, 2025
- Photographs by Editorial
Mission Dolores Mission Dolores Basketball Court
Dolores is first overall because it is the most San Francisco court in San Francisco. Sun, a packed hillside, and a run in the middle of all of it.
- Best for
- the definitive San Francisco run
- Busiest
- sunny weekend afternoons
Potrero Hill Potrero Hill Recreation Center
Potrero Hill is second overall for the view. Few city courts anywhere let you look up from a free throw at a downtown skyline this close.
- Best for
- a run with a skyline view
- Busiest
- weekday evenings, weekends
Lower Pacific Heights Hamilton Recreation Center
Hamilton is third overall as the city's best-known public indoor run.
- Best for
- Western Addition indoor runs
- Busiest
- weekday evenings
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North Beach Joe DiMaggio Playground Park
DiMaggio is fourth overall on rating, court supply, and a North Beach setting under Telegraph Hill.
- Best for
- North Beach pickup
- Busiest
- afternoons, weekends
Chinatown Willie “Woo Woo” Wong Playground Park
Woo Woo Wong is fifth overall because it honours a player who proved something to an entire neighbourhood, on the same ground where he learned the game.
- Best for
- Chinatown heritage runs
- Busiest
- afternoons, weekends
Noe Valley Upper Noe Recreation Center
Upper Noe is sixth overall as one of the best-rated public gyms in the city.
- Best for
- Noe Valley indoor runs
- Busiest
- weekday evenings
Noe Valley Noe Valley Basketball Court
Noe Valley's court is seventh overall as the best-reviewed dedicated outdoor court in the city.
- Best for
- 24th Street pickup
- Busiest
- weekends
The Marina George R. Moscone Recreation Center
Moscone closes the overall list as the northern waterfront's court.
- Best for
- Marina runs
- Busiest
- weekends