El Paso Zoo Hunt Family Desert Springs Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 4001 E Paisano Dr, El Paso, TX 79905, El Paso, Texas
Season: Summer season, aligned with zoo operating calendar
Hours: During zoo operating hours
Cost: free
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Inside the El Paso Zoo, the Hunt Family Desert Springs splash pad shoots water jets randomly from the ground, giving kids a mid-visit cooldown between animal exhibits. Use is included with regular zoo admission rather than priced separately.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site, parking at this location.
When to go. Peak summer highs in El Paso average 96°F. Mornings and late afternoons are far more comfortable than the middle of the day, and shade is worth planning around.
If this one's closed or packed
Splash pads close for maintenance, run short seasons and fill up on hot weekends. There are 4 other pads within 5 miles and 10 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: