Basketball Courts in Verona, NJ
Verona has seven mapped basketball courts at five places. That ranks 8th of the 21 towns in Essex County with basketball courts, where the average is 7. Verona Community Pool has the biggest cluster, three in one place.
Of the named places, one is a park and three are schools. None of the seven courts in Verona are marked as lit. Two of the five places have parking within a short walk, and four have a playground nearby. Most recorded surfaces here are asphalt.
Pick a spot
Three courts side by side, so a free one is likelier.
A playground about 150 feet away, next to one court.
Just one court, away from the bigger parks.
Basketball Courts in Verona, place by place
Verona Community PoolRecreation ground
3 courtsPlaygroundWith three basketball courts, Verona Community Pool is the biggest spot for basketball in Verona. It shares the grounds with two tennis courts and one volleyball court. On the practical side, there is a playground about 400 feet away. Next nearest option: F. N. Brown School, about 0.5 miles away. It's at 257 Fairview Avenue.
Brookdale Avenue Elementary SchoolSchool
1 courtAsphaltParkingPlaygroundThere is one basketball court at Brookdale Avenue Elementary School. Expect asphalt court. On the practical side, there is parking about 800 feet away and a playground about 150 feet away. The closest alternative is Henry B Whitehorne Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. It's at 14 Brookdale Avenue.
F. N. Brown SchoolSchool
1 courtAsphaltPlaygroundF. N. Brown School offers one basketball court. Expect asphalt court. It shares the grounds with two baseball fields. Within a short walk there is a playground about 150 feet away. The closest alternative is Henry B Whitehorne Middle School, about 0.4 miles away.
Henry B Whitehorne Middle SchoolSchool
1 courtConcreteParkingPlaygroundThere is one basketball court at Henry B Whitehorne Middle School. It is concrete. The same school also has one soccer field. Nearby: parking about 150 feet away and a playground about 250 feet away. The closest alternative is F. N. Brown School, about 0.4 miles away.
Other basketball courts in Verona
One unnamed basketball court sits near Verona High School, on the northwest side of Verona.
Directions
How Verona compares
For more choice, Cedar Grove has 10 basketball courts, about 1.6 miles from Verona.
Essex County has 154 basketball courts in all, spread over 21 towns; besides Verona, Newark (50), Livingston (11) and Cedar Grove (10) have the most.
Verona is not only about basketball: it also has 13 tennis courts, 10 baseball fields and seven soccer fields.
| Town | Courts | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Grove | 10 | 1.6 mi |
| Essex Fells | 3 | 1.9 mi |
| Montclair | 10 | 2 mi |
| North Caldwell | 2 | 2.2 mi |
| West Caldwell | 3 | 2.5 mi |
| Glen Ridge | 1 | 2.9 mi |
| Roseland | 3 | 3.1 mi |
| West Orange | 7 | 3.3 mi |
Plan your visit
- Three schools in Verona have courts listed here, and school teams tend to use them on weekdays, so check with the school before heading over.
- Lights are not recorded at any of Verona's basketball courts; for play after dark, check with the town first.
- No restrooms are mapped near any of Verona's basketball courts, so plan ahead.
- For permits, fees and hours, check with Verona's recreation department.
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