All 48 indoor basketball courts in Washington DC.
Find every indoor court in Washington DC 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 indoor courts in Washington DC.
Our ranked picks of the 8 courts every player in Washington DC should run at least once. The full indoor atlas (48 courts) sits on the map above.
- By the Editors
- Aug 14, 2025
- Photographs by Editorial
Michigan Park Turkey Thicket Recreation Center
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center in Brookland is the most-reviewed basketball venue in our DC dataset, 674 Google reviews at a 4.4 average. The complex runs a full indoor gym plus outdoor courts our OpenStreetMap check confirms twenty-seven metres from the pin.
Kevin Durant's DC-area childhood ran through this building: profiles of his early years name Turkey Thicket among the courts where he first played, before the Seat Pleasant years that made his story famous.
Today the schedule is classic DC Department of Parks and Recreation: youth programming after school, adult runs in the evening, an indoor pool in the same building. The Brookland location sits a short walk from the Metro's Red Line.
- Best for
- full-service DC rec basketball
- Busiest
- after school, weekday evenings
Takoma Takoma Community Center
Takoma Community Center anchors the city's upper Northwest corner with 475 Google reviews at a 4.5 average, the best-rated big rec facility in our DC dataset. The gym runs full-court basketball on the standard DPR schedule, and the Takoma Playground courts sit outside for warm months. The surrounding neighbourhood feeds a friendly, multigenerational run.
- Best for
- upper Northwest rec runs
- Busiest
- weekday evenings
Deanwood Deanwood Community Center
Deanwood Community Center is the modern anchor of rec basketball east of the Anacostia River, 399 Google reviews at a 4.5 average. The building pairs a full gym with a pool and library under one roof, and the DPR schedule keeps youth and adult basketball running six days a week. Deanwood's own hoops history runs deep, and the new facility gave it a home worthy of it.
- Best for
- east-of-the-river indoor runs
- Busiest
- after school, weekday evenings
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Logan Circle Kennedy Recreation Center
Kennedy Recreation Center at 7th and P in Shaw posts 266 Google reviews at a 4.5 average, with reviewers confirming the basketball court among its facilities. The gym pairs naturally with the Shaw outdoor courts two blocks east: same neighbourhood crowd, roof included, on DPR pricing.
- Best for
- Shaw rec indoor
- Busiest
- weekday evenings
Edgewood Edgewood Recreation Center
Edgewood Recreation Center posts 266 Google reviews at a 4.5 average, with its basketball courts prominent enough that Google lists the Edgewood Basketball Court as its own place. The modern facility serves the fast-growing blocks between Brookland and NoMa, and the evening runs mix longtime Edgewood families with the new arrivals.
- Best for
- Northeast rec indoor
- Busiest
- after school, weekday evenings
Southwest Waterfront King Greenleaf Recreation Center
King Greenleaf Recreation Center serves Southwest Washington, the smallest quadrant with one of the proudest playground basketball traditions in the city. The gym and the OSM-confirmed outdoor courts have been the neighbourhood's proving ground for generations.
The center posts 225 Google reviews at a 4.1 average. Inside is a full DPR gym; outside, two hoops a hundred metres from the pin.
Southwest has been demolished and rebuilt around this rec center more than once. The basketball continuity is the thread that survived it all.
- Best for
- Southwest DC heritage runs
- Busiest
- weekday evenings
NoMa Sherwood Recreation Center
Sherwood Recreation Center gives the northeast corner of Capitol Hill its gym, 183 Google reviews at a 4.5 average, with reviewers noting the basketball programming. The H Street corridor is a short walk north, and the weekday evening runs draw a steady Hill crowd on DPR pricing.
- Best for
- Capitol Hill rec indoor
- Busiest
- weekday evenings
Pleasant Plains Banneker Recreation Center
Banneker Recreation Center faces Howard University across Georgia Avenue, 120 Google reviews at a 4.4 average. The historic facility has served the neighbourhood since the 1930s, and the Howard connection keeps the basketball sharp: students and alumni have treated Banneker as an extension of campus for generations.
- Best for
- Georgia Avenue runs by Howard
- Busiest
- weekday evenings