Florence Ely Nelson Desert Park Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season
Where: 8950 E Pinnacle Peak Rd, Scottsdale, Arizona
Season: Runs whenever the temperature is above 70 degrees
Hours: Sunrise-8 p.m.
Cost: free
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This desert-landscaped park in north Scottsdale offers a push-button splash pad that runs sunrise to 8 p.m. on days above 70 degrees. It is the northernmost of the city's park splash pads, near Pinnacle Peak Road.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site, playground alongside, parking at this location.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Scottsdale average 103°F. Go before 11am or after 5pm — midday is genuinely unsafe for small children, and the concrete around a pad runs hotter than the air.
If this one's closed or packed
Splash pads close for maintenance, run short seasons and fill up on hot weekends. There is 1 other pad within 5 miles and 5 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: