Purple Heart Splash Pad
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season · confirmed against the parks department
Where: 9800 E. Rita Rd., Tucson 85747, Tucson, Arizona
Season: April 1 - October 31
Hours: Daily 8 a.m. to sunset
Cost: free
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A colorful water-play pad in Purple Heart Park on Tucson's far southeast side. The surrounding park offers big grassy areas, a playground, and shaded picnic spots, making it easy to spend a full morning there.
What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps playground alongside at this location. No public toilets are mapped here — worth knowing before you commit to an afternoon.
When to go. Peak summer highs in Tucson average 99°F. Mornings and late afternoons are far more comfortable than the middle of the day, and shade is worth planning around.
How long it's open. Roughly 30 weeks a year, from April to October. Seasons shift year to year and municipal pads often close early for maintenance, so check before a long drive.
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 14 within 15. These are the ones worth the drive — ranked by shade, toilets and cost first, then by how close they are: