Minnie & Lovie Ward Recreation Center
A free public recreation center in Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside, San Francisco, with posted open-gym and outdoor drop-in hours for basketball, volleyball, ping pong, pickleball, tennis, soccer and baseball. Drop-in is free and first come, first served — no booking, no membership. The app shows what's open right now and how busy it is.
Indoor open gym
🏀 Basketball drop-in hours
| Tue | 12 PM–4 PM |
| Wed | 10 AM–3:45 PM, 6:30 PM–8:30 PM (women) |
| Thu | 10 AM–5:45 PM |
| Fri | 10 AM–8:30 PM |
| Sat | 10:30 AM–4:30 PM |
🏐 Volleyball drop-in hours
🏓 Ping Pong drop-in hours
| Tue | 10 AM–8:30 PM |
| Thu | 1 PM–6 PM |
| Fri | 12:30 PM–8:30 PM |
| Sat | 3:30 PM–4:30 PM |
🟢 Pickleball drop-in hours
Outdoor courts (Minnie and Lovie Rec Center)
🏀 Basketball drop-in hours
| Mon | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Tue | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Wed | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Thu | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Fri | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Sat | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Sun | 5 AM–12 AM |
🏐 Volleyball drop-in hours
| Mon | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Tue | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Wed | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Thu | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Fri | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Sat | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Sun | 5 AM–12 AM |
🎾 Tennis drop-in hours
| Mon | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Tue | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Wed | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Thu | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Fri | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Sat | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Sun | 5 AM–12 AM |
2 courts · 2 reservable · restrooms
Reservations on rec.us run about 30% booked across the coming week — the app shows the live number for the time you're asking about.
⚽ Soccer drop-in hours
| Mon | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Tue | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Wed | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Thu | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Fri | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Sat | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Sun | 5 AM–12 AM |
⚾ Baseball drop-in hours
| Mon | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Tue | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Wed | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Thu | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Fri | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Sat | 5 AM–12 AM |
| Sun | 5 AM–12 AM |
Location & facilities
| Address | 650 Capitol Ave |
| Neighborhood | Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside |
| Type | Recreation center · indoor gym and outdoor courts · free drop-in |
| Notes | Gymnasium, auditorium, multipurpose rooms; basketball drop-in. Outdoor basketball & volleyball & tennis & soccer & baseball — first-come during SF park hours (5 AM–midnight); no posted drop-in schedule. Designated SF Rec open-play soccer field. |
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