Outdoor Cooking in El Paso, TX (2026)
1 verified outdoor cooking rules for El Paso, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
BBQ & Propane Rules
El Paso lets people bring metal portable barbecue grills into city parks for picnic-area cooking, but City Code Section 13.24.150 requires an attendant at least eighteen years old, a twelve-inch minimum clearance from the ground, and full removal of extinguished charcoal: open fires are banned outside designated devices.
El Paso City Park Barbecue Grill Rules
Some RestrictionsEl Paso City Code § 13.24.150 (Fires and grills)
A.No person may light, build or maintain a fire on or in a city park except in a device provided or designated for such purpose.B.Portable barbecue grills of metal construction may be brought into city parks by persons for use in picnic areas and shall be attended at all times by a person eighteen years of age or older. At no time may barbecue grills be placed upon pathways, sport courts, parki...
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