All 143 outdoor basketball courts in Washington DC.

The Goodman League runs on the outdoor courts at Barry Farm in Southeast Washington, and it is the most famous thing in DC basketball. The summer league has operated here for decades under commissioner Miles Rawls, whose courtside commentary is as much a draw as the games.

The 2011 NBA lockout made it national news. Kevin Durant came to Barry Farm and dropped games that people still talk about, and the league's reputation has pulled pros and top college players ever since. Admission stays free.

The venue itself earns a 4.8 average on Google, with reviewers describing annual pilgrimages to catch the summer slate. Our OpenStreetMap check counts five courts within a few metres of the pin. Outside league nights, the courts run open pickup for one of the strongest playground scenes in the city.

Rose Park sits on the eastern edge of Georgetown, and its history carries more weight than its size. The park served Washington's Black community through the segregation era, and the surrounding neighbourhood has defended it as shared ground for a century.

The recreation center posts 113 Google reviews at a 4.6 average, and reviewers call out the basketball court alongside the tennis courts and playground. Our OpenStreetMap check confirms two hoops.

The run is Georgetown casual: students, neighbourhood regulars, and after-work players. Come for an easy evening game in one of the prettiest corners of the city.

Stead Park hides a full basketball court behind P Street just off Dupont Circle, 318 Google reviews at a 4.4 average. OpenStreetMap lists the court by name, Stead Park Basketball Court, with two hoops. The recently renovated grounds and the Dupont location make this the most central reliable run in Northwest DC, strongest on weekday evenings when the offices let out.

Bruce Monroe Community Park fills the former school site on Georgia Avenue in Columbia Heights, 244 Google reviews at a 4.4 average, with basketball courts our OpenStreetMap check confirms twenty-six metres from the pin. The Georgia Avenue corridor brings a dense, diverse run: Howard students from down the street, neighbourhood regulars, and the after-work crowd off the Green Line.

Takoma Playground posts 243 Google reviews at a 4.6 average, sharing its grounds with the community center that anchors our DC indoor list. The OSM-confirmed court gives upper Northwest a reliable outdoor option, with the indoor gym steps away when winter arrives. Family-heavy on weekend mornings, adult runs in the evenings.

Oxon Run Park stretches along its namesake creek in far Southeast, one of the largest parks the city itself maintains, with 286 Google reviews at a 4.3 average. Our OpenStreetMap check confirms two courts in the park. The runs are neighbourhood-first, drawing from Congress Heights and Washington Highlands, and the park's scale means you can usually find an open hoop.

The Shaw Basketball Courts on 11th Street NW are a dedicated basketball address: Google lists the courts as their own place, and our OpenStreetMap check counts three courts within five metres of the pin. Shaw's density does the rest. The evening runs pull from one of the fastest-moving neighbourhoods in the city, with Kennedy Recreation Center two blocks away as the indoor fallback.

The Anacostia Park Basketball Courts sit inside the National Park Service's riverfront park, two OSM-confirmed hoops eight metres from the pin, with the park's famous roller-skating pavilion nearby. Playing next to the river in a national park is a DC-only experience, and the weekend scene around the pavilion gives the courts a festival feel in summer.