The 1,284-acre (5.20 km2) park just north of Durant, Florida was the site of phosphate mining in the 1960s by the American Cyanamid Company, before the land was donated (largely in 1969).

Three long piers offer the ability to launch fairly large vessels, although the lake has a no-wake restriction.

[5] The lake was almost completely drained in 2010 and closed to fishing for three years due to reconstruction work designed to strengthen the dam and decrease erosion, as well as to add additional amenities including a new boardwalk and a new dock.

[9] The park also features a 40 feet tall observation tower overlooking the lake from the Northeast, 42 campsites, and a disc golf course.

A wide variety of emergent zone plants thrive here, including Wild Taro, Egyptian paspalidium or watercrown grass, Setaria geminata, Laurel oak, Muscadine grape, Peruvian Primrose Willow, cattails and many more.