Holiday spot

Sports courts and playgrounds in San Francisco

On holiday in San Francisco? Here’s where you can get moving. The aupa map shows 571 public places to get outside in San Francisco, including 198 basketball courts, 110 playgrounds and 97 gyms. That’s 6.9 per 10,000 residents, rank 14 of 35 cities in the US. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.

Sports courts in San Francisco

Open the map of San Francisco 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.

571
places on the map
6.9
per 10,000 residents
14.
rank in our city comparison in the US
34
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 San Francisco has

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

Basketball courts: 198

2.4 per 10,000 residents · rank 4 of 35

All basketball courts in San Francisco

Playgrounds: 110

1.3 per 10,000 residents · rank 26 of 35

All playgrounds in San Francisco

Gyms: 97

1.2 per 10,000 residents · rank 1 of 35

All gyms in San Francisco

Tennis courts: 47

0.6 per 10,000 residents · rank 30 of 35

All tennis courts in San Francisco

Football pitches: 39

0.5 per 10,000 residents · rank 28 of 35

All football pitches in San Francisco

Dog parks: 35

0.4 per 10,000 residents · rank 7 of 35

All dog parks in San Francisco

Calisthenics parks: 18

0.2 per 10,000 residents · rank 6 of 35

All calisthenics parks in San Francisco

Skateparks: 12

0.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 4 of 35

Swimming pools: 9

0.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 26 of 35

Volleyball courts: 4

0.0 per 10,000 residents · rank 22 of 35

Table tennis tables: 2

0.0 per 10,000 residents · rank 5 of 35

FAQ

Questions about sports courts in San Francisco

How many sports courts are there in San Francisco?
The aupa map shows 571 public places to get outside in San Francisco (as of October 2026), including 198 basketball courts, 110 playgrounds and 97 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 San Francisco?
The map shows 198 basketball courts in San Francisco, for example on these streets: Funston Avenue, Washington Street and 18th Street. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the aupa app.
Which app shows sports courts in San Francisco?
aupa: a free community app with over 450,000 places to get outside, many of them in San Francisco. 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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