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Preserve or park · Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona
Homes near Papago Park in Phoenix and Tempe
The land was part of an 1879 reservation for the Pima and Maricopa tribes and became Papago Saguaro National Monument in 1914, a status Congress revoked on April 7, 1930.
Papago Park at a glance
The land was part of an 1879 reservation for the Pima and Maricopa tribes and became Papago Saguaro National Monument in 1914, a status Congress revoked on April 7, 1930. Hunt's Tomb, for Governor George W. P. Hunt's wife, was built in 1931, and a bass hatchery commissioned by Hunt followed in 1932. Maricopa County records show about 2,830 homes within about half a mile of Papago Park.
Official boundary, from the City of Phoenix park boundary map.
Where Papago Park is
The boundary on county street centerlines.
The sandstone buttes park between Phoenix and Tempe southwest of Scottsdale, home to Hole-in-the-Rock, the Phoenix Zoo and the Desert Botanical Garden, roughly south of McDowell Rd and west of the Scottsdale city line at 64th St.
Official boundary, from the City of Phoenix park boundary map.
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Homes near Papago Park
Within about half a mile, from county records.
Source: Maricopa County Assessor residential parcel records, pulled November 3, 2026. These are county figures for every home, not MLS statistics, and recorded sale prices come from deed records.
The story of Papago Park
How the area came to be.
The land was part of an 1879 reservation for the Pima and Maricopa tribes and became Papago Saguaro National Monument in 1914, a status Congress revoked on April 7, 1930. Hunt's Tomb, for Governor George W. P. Hunt's wife, was built in 1931, and a bass hatchery commissioned by Hunt followed in 1932. Camp Papago Park, a World War II prisoner of war camp, opened in 1943 and was deactivated in 1946; on December 23, 1944 it was the site of the Great Papago Escape, when 25 German prisoners tunneled out.
The state sold its portion to Phoenix on February 25, 1959, and the Phoenix Zoo opened on the old hatchery grounds in 1962. Tempe voters later made the Tempe portion a charter protected preserve (Proposition 402).
Homes around Papago Park
Eras, styles, lots and home types.
No housing inside the park. Nearby homes are in Phoenix neighborhoods to the west and north, south Scottsdale to the east and north Tempe to the south.
- School districts (county records)
- Scottsdale Unified School District (58%), Balsz Elementary School District (33%), Tempe Elementary School District (8%). High school: Scottsdale Unified School District (58%), Phoenix Union High School District (33%), Tempe Union #213 (8%)
Living in and around Papago Park
What is inside, what is close, and what to check.
Inside Papago Park: Hole-in-the-Rock, Hunt's Tomb, Papago Ponds fishing lagoon, archery range, orienteering course, Hall of Flame Museum, Papago Sports Complex, Papago Golf Course, Phoenix Zoo, Desert Botanical Garden, trails popular for running and mountain biking.
Nearby: Southern Scottsdale, Arcadia, Tempe Town Lake and ASU.
Before you buy
Park land; homes near the zoo and garden see event traffic. Address specific.
Related areas and communities
Keep exploring the Northeast Valley.
Papago Park questions, answered
Where is Papago Park?
The sandstone buttes park between Phoenix and Tempe southwest of Scottsdale, home to Hole-in-the-Rock, the Phoenix Zoo and the Desert Botanical Garden, roughly south of McDowell Rd and west of the Scottsdale city line at 64th St.
Is Papago Park in Scottsdale?
No. It is in Phoenix and Tempe, right at Scottsdale's southwest edge.
Can you live in Papago Park?
No, it is park land. Nearby homes are in south Scottsdale, east Phoenix and north Tempe.
What is there to do?
Hiking and biking among the red buttes, Hole-in-the-Rock, the Phoenix Zoo, the Desert Botanical Garden and Papago Golf Course.
How many homes are near Papago Park?
Maricopa County Assessor records show about 2,830 homes within about half a mile of Papago Park, 55% of them single-family, with a median year built of 1965.
Which school districts serve Papago Park?
By county parcel records, homes near Papago Park are mostly in Scottsdale Unified School District and Balsz Elementary School District and Tempe Elementary School District. School assignment is address specific, so confirm with the district before you buy.
How does the home search on this page work?
The search shows homes listed in the MLS within about half a mile of Papago Park, using an outline drawn around it. Official boundary, from the City of Phoenix park boundary map. Listings update continuously. Housing figures on this page come from Maricopa County Assessor records pulled on November 3, 2026, not from the MLS.
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Sources
- Maricopa County Assessor parcel records (residential parcels inside the search area), pulled November 3, 2026. Recorded sale figures use each parcel's most recent recorded sale since November 1, 2024, at $50,000 or more.
- Street centerlines on the map: Maricopa County GIS. Listings: ARMLS via Flexmls.
- Wikipedia, Papago Park, accessed November 3, 2026.
- City of Phoenix Parks, Papago Park, accessed November 3, 2026.
- Phoenix Open Data, Parks Boundaries (ParksOpenData MapServer layer 10), accessed November 3, 2026.
- City of Tempe, Papago Park Preserve, accessed November 3, 2026.
- Southern Scottsdale Character Area Plan, Chapter 1 Land Use, accessed November 3, 2026.
- phoenixmag.com, accessed November 3, 2026.
- en.wikipedia.org, accessed November 3, 2026.
- lib.asu.edu, accessed November 3, 2026.
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