Amusement Today's annual Golden Ticket Awards ranked Boulder Dash as the world's best wooden roller coaster in 2004 and from 2013 to 2016.

[3][4] In the four years prior to the ride's opening, Lake Compounce's owners had spent $40 million on improving the park.

For the 2017 season, Boulder Dash was retracked by Martin & Vleminckx to help smooth out rough patches and replace rotting wood.

[10] The 4,672-foot (1,424 m) wooden roller coaster uses Lake Compounce's natural mountainous terrain, complete with trees and boulders within close proximity of the track.

[16] Boulder Dash was voted the world's top wooden roller coaster in 2001 by the National Amusement Park Historical Association.

[3][4] In addition, from 2001 to 2023, the ride was one of the top five wooden roller coasters as ranked by Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards.