Basketball Courts in Lawrence, NJ
Lawrence has 10 mapped basketball courts at nine places. That ranks 5th of the 12 towns in Mercer County with basketball courts, where the average is 11. Rider University has the biggest cluster, two in one place.
Of the named places, one is a park and one is a school. None of the 10 courts in Lawrence are marked as lit. Five of the nine places have parking within a short walk, and four have a playground nearby. The most common surface in Lawrence is asphalt.
Pick a spot
Two courts side by side, so a free one is likelier.
A playground about 150 feet away, next to one court.
Basketball Courts in Lawrence, place by place
Rider UniversityUniversity
2 courtsParkingRider University leads Lawrence with two basketball courts. It shares the grounds with nine soccer fields, six tennis courts and two volleyball courts. Nearby: parking on site. Next nearest option: Lawrence Intermediate School, about 0.4 miles away.
Lawrence Intermediate SchoolSchool
1 courtAsphaltParkingPlaygroundLawrence Intermediate School has one basketball court. There are no lights here, so this is a daytime spot. It is asphalt. Within a short walk there is parking about 450 feet away and a playground about 150 feet away. Next nearest option: the courts near Lawrence Intermediate School, about 0.3 miles away.
Village ParkPark
1 courtAsphaltParkingPlaygroundRestroomsVillage Park offers one basketball court in a park. There are no lights here, so this is a daytime spot. The surface is asphalt. It shares the grounds with four soccer fields, two baseball fields and two tennis courts. Within a short walk there is parking about 250 feet away, a playground about 150 feet away, restrooms about 150 feet away and a water fountain about 250 feet away. Next nearest option: the courts near Village Park, about 0.4 miles away.
Other basketball courts in Lawrence
On the east side of Lawrence, about 1.4 miles from the town center: one basketball court with no name on the map.
DirectionsOn the east side of Lawrence, about 2.7 miles from the town center: one basketball court with no name on the map. A playground about 500 feet away.
DirectionsOne basketball court on the north side of Lawrence, about 3.6 miles from the town center.
DirectionsNear Lawrence Intermediate School, on the southwest side of Lawrence: one basketball court with no name on the map. Parking about 750 feet away, a playground about 350 feet away and restrooms about 700 feet away.
DirectionsOne unnamed basketball court sits near Princeton Junior School, on the northeast side of Lawrence.
DirectionsOne basketball court near Village Park, on the northwest side of Lawrence. Parking about 600 feet away.
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How Lawrence compares
For more choice, Trenton has 15 basketball courts, about 4.5 miles from Lawrence.
Mercer County has 128 basketball courts in all, spread over 12 towns; besides Lawrence, Princeton (25), West Windsor (21) and Hamilton (18) have the most.
Lawrence is not only about basketball: it also has 71 tennis courts, 36 soccer fields and 25 baseball fields.
| Town | Courts | Lit | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing | 9 | – | 3.7 mi |
| Pennington | 4 | – | 4.3 mi |
| Hopewell Township | 5 | – | 4.4 mi |
| Trenton | 15 | – | 4.5 mi |
| West Windsor | 21 | – | 5.4 mi |
| Princeton | 25 | – | 5.6 mi |
| Hamilton | 18 | 1 | 6 mi |
| Robbinsville | 6 | 2 | 7.3 mi |
Plan your visit
- One school in Lawrence 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 Lawrence's basketball courts; for play after dark, check with the town first.
- Restrooms are mapped near only two of the nine places, so plan ahead.
- For permits, fees and hours, check with Lawrence's recreation department.
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