Basketball Courts in Hoboken, NJ
Hoboken has 12 mapped basketball courts at eight places. It is 4th of 11 in Hudson County for basketball courts (county average: 11). Church Square Park has the biggest cluster, four in one place.
Of the named places, three are parks and one is a school. None of the 12 courts in Hoboken are marked as lit. Eight of the eight places have parking within a short walk, and seven have a playground nearby. The most common surface in Hoboken is grass paver.
Pick a spot
Four courts side by side, so a free one is likelier.
Also has three tennis courts.
Just one court, away from the bigger parks.
Basketball Courts in Hoboken, place by place
Church Square ParkPark
4 courtsParkingPlaygroundRestroomsWith four basketball courts, Church Square Park is the biggest spot for basketball in Hoboken. On the practical side, there is parking about 250 feet away, a playground on site and restrooms about 250 feet away. Next nearest option: the courts near Church Square Park, about 0.3 miles away.
Elysian ParkPark
1 courtParkingPlaygroundRestroomsElysian Park offers one basketball court in a park. Within a short walk there is parking about 300 feet away, a playground on site, restrooms about 150 feet away and a water fountain on site. Next nearest option: Wallace School, about 0.3 miles away.
John F Kennedy StadiumRecreation ground
1 courtParkingPlaygroundJohn F Kennedy Stadium has one basketball court. The same recreation ground also has three tennis courts. On the practical side, there is parking about 400 feet away, a playground on site and a water fountain about 150 feet away. If it's busy, try Wallace School, about 0.2 miles away.
Wallace SchoolSchool
1 courtParkingPlaygroundWallace School offers one basketball court. On the practical side, there is parking about 200 feet away and a playground on site. If it's busy, try John F Kennedy Stadium, about 0.2 miles away. It's at 1100 Willow Avenue.
Other basketball courts in Hoboken
Two unnamed basketball courts sit near Mama Johnson Field, on the southwest side of Hoboken. Parking about 150 feet away and a playground on site.
DirectionsNear Church Square Park, on the southwest side of Hoboken: one basketball court with no name on the map. Parking about 150 feet away.
DirectionsNear John F Kennedy Stadium, on the north side of Hoboken: one basketball court with no name on the map. Parking about 550 feet away, a playground about 150 feet away and a water fountain on site.
DirectionsNear Wallace School, on the north side of Hoboken: one basketball court with no name on the map. Parking about 300 feet away, a playground about 200 feet away and a water fountain on site.
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How Hoboken compares
For more choice, Union City has 18 basketball courts, about 1.2 miles from Hoboken.
Hudson County has 126 basketball courts in all, spread over 11 towns; besides Hoboken, Jersey City (41), Bayonne (19) and Union City (18) have the most.
Hoboken is not only about basketball: it also has nine tennis courts, eight pickleball courts and three baseball fields.
| Town | Courts | Lit | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union City | 18 | 5 | 1.2 mi |
| Weehawken | 5 | – | 1.5 mi |
| Jersey City | 41 | 4 | 2.6 mi |
| West New York | 3 | – | 3.1 mi |
| Secaucus | 7 | 2 | 3.2 mi |
| Guttenberg | 1 | – | 3.6 mi |
| North Bergen | 12 | – | 4 mi |
| Fairview | 3 | – | 5.3 mi |
Plan your visit
- One school in Hoboken has 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 Hoboken's basketball courts; for play after dark, check with the town first.
- Restrooms are mapped near only two of the eight places, so plan ahead.
- For permits, fees and hours, check with Hoboken's recreation department.
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