Although there's at least one known pickup game on Sunday mornings, America's front lawn is a perfect place for unscheduled pickup as well. Just keep in mind that a lot of these kickball leagues might have a permit to play, and your game of 5 vs 5 might have to wander around. Photo by Matthew Black.

Yes, much of the park is basically a huge hill, but that doesn't stop swarms of people from playing pickup games there regularly. Photo by Elvert Barnes.

Admittedly, the Curbed team hasn't come across any scheduled pickup games here, but it's one of the largest open green spaces in Ward 8 and the foot of the park is relatively flat. Photo by Eric Fidler.

This green space in West End is often shared with frisbee players and kickballers, but it's an oft mentioned location on soccer meetup sites and as you can see, the goals are already there.

It's not terribly clear that this field is open for teams that don't have scheduled game times, but it's one of the nicest soccer fields in the city. As such, this doesn't stop people from climbing over the fences for pickup games. For the record, Curbed DC does not condone climbing over the fences for pickup games. Photo by Flickr user Mr. T in DC.

Although this is certainly one of the prettier places to play, one can imagine that more than a few soccer balls have been booted into the Potomac. Photo by Herve Boinay.

As evidenced by the photo, sometimes games here can get a bit grimy, but it's still a good spot in Adams Morgan for a match. Photo by Flickr user bankbryan.