Holiday spot

Sports courts and playgrounds in New Orleans

On holiday in New Orleans? Here’s where you can get moving. The aupa map shows 128 public places to get outside in New Orleans, including 43 playgrounds, 28 tennis courts and 20 gyms. That’s 3.5 per 10,000 residents, rank 32 of 35 cities in the US. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.

Sports courts in New Orleans

Open the map of New Orleans 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.

128
places on the map
3.5
per 10,000 residents
32.
rank in our city comparison in the US
9
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 New Orleans has

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

Playgrounds: 43

1.2 per 10,000 residents · rank 27 of 35

All playgrounds in New Orleans

Tennis courts: 28

0.8 per 10,000 residents · rank 23 of 35

All tennis courts in New Orleans

Gyms: 20

0.6 per 10,000 residents · rank 21 of 35

All gyms in New Orleans

Basketball courts: 17

0.5 per 10,000 residents · rank 33 of 35

All basketball courts in New Orleans

Football pitches: 10

0.3 per 10,000 residents · rank 32 of 35

Swimming pools: 7

0.2 per 10,000 residents · rank 15 of 35

Dog parks: 2

0.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 35 of 35

Calisthenics parks: 1

0.0 per 10,000 residents · rank 28 of 35

FAQ

Questions about sports courts in New Orleans

How many sports courts are there in New Orleans?
The aupa map shows 128 public places to get outside in New Orleans (as of October 2026), including 43 playgrounds, 28 tennis courts and 20 gyms. 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 New Orleans?
The map shows 17 basketball courts in New Orleans, for example on these streets: 40th Street, Granville Street and Herbert Drive. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the aupa app.
Which app shows sports courts in New Orleans?
aupa: a free community app with over 450,000 places to get outside, many of them in New Orleans. 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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