History
El Paso County Parks began with Ascarate Park in central El Paso. Covering more than 400 acres, it is one of the largest parks in El Paso County. Originally part of a banco, or river loop, or the Rio Grande, the land was deeded to the county by the federal government after an International boundary Commission rectification project straightened the river in the early 1930s. the National Park Service designed the park for the county when nearly three-quarters of El Paso county residents voted in 1937 for a special tax to help fund its construction. More than 200 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) laborers planted thousands of trees; built baseball fields, tennis courts, a recreation center and golf course; and removed more than 1 million cubic yards of sand to create the 45-acre lake, which opened in December 1940. the project was the CCC's largest in Texas. The park is named for the Ascarate family, El Paso-area pioneers who owned a large ranch near the park. The County of El Paso has op
Specialties
Ascarate Park is the largest public-use recreational park in El Paso County and is dedicated to sports, picnicking, fishing and other recreational activities. Ascarate Park is the largest public-use recreational park in El Paso County and is dedicated to sports, picnicking, fishing and other recreational activities. Ascarate Park features an 18-hole 72 par golf course and a 9 hole executive course called the Delta 9, a 48 acre surface lake, lakeside boardwalk, fully-equipped aquatic center, playgrounds and picnic facilities.