City

Sports courts and playgrounds in Denver

The aupa map shows 801 public places to get outside in Denver, including 279 playgrounds, 176 basketball courts and 125 football pitches. That’s 11.0 per 10,000 residents, rank 2 of 35 cities in the US. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.

Sports courts in Denver

Open the map of Denver and filter by sport. If you’re there right now, tap “What’s near me?”.

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Spot data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), prepared by aupa. Positions rounded to about 300 m. As of October 2026.

801
places on the map
11.0
per 10,000 residents
2.
rank in our city comparison in the US
13
courts with floodlights (per OpenStreetMap)

Places are everywhere. What’s missing is the people. In the aupa app you see who’s here right now, and when your people check in, you know straight away.

By sport

What Denver has

Number on the map and per 10,000 residents. Population: GeoNames.

Playgrounds: 279

3.8 per 10,000 residents · rank 4 of 35

All playgrounds in Denver

Basketball courts: 176

2.4 per 10,000 residents · rank 3 of 35

All basketball courts in Denver

Football pitches: 125

1.7 per 10,000 residents · rank 2 of 35

All football pitches in Denver

Gyms: 79

1.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 4 of 35

All gyms in Denver

Tennis courts: 65

0.9 per 10,000 residents · rank 16 of 35

All tennis courts in Denver

Dog parks: 32

0.4 per 10,000 residents · rank 6 of 35

All dog parks in Denver

Swimming pools: 25

0.3 per 10,000 residents · rank 6 of 35

All swimming pools in Denver

Volleyball courts: 13

0.2 per 10,000 residents · rank 7 of 35

Skateparks: 5

0.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 13 of 35

Table tennis tables: 1

0.0 per 10,000 residents · rank 10 of 35

Calisthenics parks: 1

0.0 per 10,000 residents · rank 31 of 35

FAQ

Questions about sports courts in Denver

How many sports courts are there in Denver?
The aupa map shows 801 public places to get outside in Denver (as of October 2026), including 279 playgrounds, 176 basketball courts and 125 football pitches. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and the community adds to it in the app. It isn’t complete yet: if a court is missing, add it in the app.
Where are basketball courts in Denver?
The map shows 176 basketball courts in Denver, for example on these streets: East 37th Avenue, East 25th Avenue and East 29th Avenue. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the aupa app.
Which app shows sports courts in Denver?
aupa: a free community app with over 450,000 places to get outside, many of them in Denver. You see who’s there right now and bring people along. You can’t book courts with aupa. The app is in beta: instantly on iPhone via TestFlight, Android is coming.
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