official sizes & distances

Backyard Game Dimensions & Court Sizes

Every game has a number someone argues about before the first toss. Here are the official court sizes, throwing distances, and target measurements for 18 backyard games, each drawn to scale so you can set it up right the first time.

Backyard Volleyball setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Backyard Volleyball

30 ft wide by 60 ft long (9 m by 18 m), split into two 30 ft halves

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Badminton setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Badminton

20 ft wide by 44 ft long for doubles; 17 ft wide for singles (inner sidelines)

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Bocce Ball setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Bocce Ball

About 13 ft wide by 91 ft long (regulation); club courts range 8 to 13 ft by 60 to 91 ft

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Bottle Bash setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Bottle Bash

About 20 ft apart (common); step back to 30 or 40 ft as players get better

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Cornhole setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Cornhole

27 ft between front edges of the two boards

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Croquet setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Croquet

50 ft by 100 ft for nine-wicket (double-diamond); scale to fit your yard

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Disc Golf setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Disc Golf

200 to 400 ft for most holes; beginner holes 150 to 240 ft, par-3 standard

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Horseshoes setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Horseshoes

40 ft between stakes (NHPA); 30 ft for some women's, junior, and senior play

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Kan Jam setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Kan Jam

50 ft between the two cans (front edge to front edge)

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Kubb setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Kubb

5 m (about 16.5 ft) wide by 8 m (about 26 ft) long, marked by four corner stakes

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Ladder Ball setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Ladder Ball

15 ft between the two ladders (throwing line to throwing line)

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Lawn Bowling setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Lawn Bowling

120 to 132 ft (37 to 40 m) square, split into parallel rinks

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Mölkky setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Mölkky

3.5 m (about 11.5 ft) from the line to the front of the pin cluster (IMO); 3 to 4 m casual

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Pétanque setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Pétanque

35 to 50 cm diameter; both feet stay inside it until the boule lands

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Pickleball setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Pickleball

20 ft wide by 44 ft long (same for singles and doubles)

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Quoits setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Quoits

21 ft between hobs (American quoits); English long game runs 18 yd

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Spikeball setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Spikeball

No fixed boundary; the ball is live in any direction off the net

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Washer Toss setup, used to illustrate its court dimensions

Washer Toss

21 ft between cups (most common); some leagues use 25 ft

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