Safari Splash at the Fort Worth Zoo

✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season

This water play area sits inside the Fort Worth Zoo, so splashing requires regular zoo admission rather than a separate fee. It makes a convenient cool-down stop partway through a summer animal-viewing visit.

What's on site. OpenStreetMap maps toilets on site at this location.

When to go. Peak summer highs in Fort Worth average 96°F. Mornings and late afternoons are far more comfortable than the middle of the day, and shade is worth planning around.

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Splash pads close for maintenance, run short seasons and fill up on hot weekends. There are 3 other pads 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:

• Sundance Square Plaza Fountains — 2.8 mi · Fort Worth · free · zero-depth
• Sonora Park Splash Pad — 9.6 mi · Kennedale · free · playground-nearby, zero-depth
• NRH2O Family Water Park — 11 mi · North Richland Hills · $19.99-$33.99 · ticketed, zero-depth, toddler
• Safari Splash at Fort Worth Zoo — 0 mi · Fort Worth · $6 plus zoo admission · ticketed, toddler
• Sycamore Spray Ground — 3.9 mi · Fort Worth · free · playground-nearby, toddler, zero-depth

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