All 48 indoor basketball courts in Washington DC.

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The Best List · Editor's pick

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
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center basketball court satellite view Michigan Park
01

Turkey Thicket Recreation Center

1100 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017
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Brookland's rec center is the most-reviewed basketball venue in DC, 674 reviews at 4.4 stars, with an indoor gym, outdoor courts, and a place in Kevin Durant's origin story.

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
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Takoma Community Center — satellite view Takoma
02

Takoma Community Center

300 Van Buren St NW, Washington, DC 20012
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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
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Deanwood Community Center — satellite view Deanwood
03

Deanwood Community Center

1350 49th St NE, Washington, DC 20019
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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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Kennedy Recreation Center basketball court satellite view Logan Circle
04

Kennedy Recreation Center

1401 7th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
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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
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Edgewood Recreation Center — satellite view Edgewood
05

Edgewood Recreation Center

301 Franklin St NE, Washington, DC 20002
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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
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King Greenleaf Recreation Center basketball court satellite view Southwest Waterfront
06

King Greenleaf Recreation Center

201 N St SW, Washington, DC 20024
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Southwest DC's basketball home, where the quadrant's playground legends earned their names. 225 reviews, plus two OSM-confirmed outdoor hoops.

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
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Sherwood Recreation Center — satellite view NoMa
07

Sherwood Recreation Center

640 10th St NE, Washington, DC 20002
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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
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Banneker Recreation Center — satellite view Pleasant Plains
08

Banneker Recreation Center

2500 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
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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
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