An expanse of arid land on the eastern edge of the Mojave Desert 100 yards (91 m) from Interstate 15 was chosen for the project.

Enthusiasts of motocross and people traveling on Interstate 15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas gave the campground some business.

Over the next 25 years, rides and attractions were added, and the site evolved into a waterpark, which was advertised on television with the slogan "The Fun Spot of The Desert!"

Riders rode on small plastic "floaties" which skimmed 40 to 50 yards (37 to 46 m) across the lagoon when they hit the water at the slide's end.

One of the slides was "The Big Bopper" advertised as the world's largest family raft ride, and promotion was contracted to Beachport Entertainment Corporation,[3] and the park reopened under a new name, "Rock–A–Hoola", on July 4, 1998.

[12] In 2019, the company sought approval from the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to redevelop the water park.

There, she gets to know the town's rather eccentric residents, including one whose hobby is pipe bombs and another who is trying to carry out his father's dream of building a waterpark in the desert.

In June 2012, another skate film Kilian Martin: Altered Route directed by Brett Novak and sponsored in part by Mercedes-Benz showed the park in its current state while reflecting on its past appearance.

[15] On May 27, 2013, Boards of Canada publicly debuted their album Tomorrow's Harvest by playing it first at Lake Dolores Waterpark.

They had previously hinted that it would be played there by tweeting satellite images[16] and uploading a video to YouTube featuring a distorted advertisement for the park titled "Look Sad Reel", an anagram of Lake Dolores.

In April 2022, pop supergroup BTS filmed a mini concert called “Proof Live” on the old waterpark grounds.

It aired on YouTube on the 9th anniversary of BTS’s debut, June 13, in celebration of the release of their new anthology album Proof.

They performed 3 songs from “Proof” including “Born Singer”, “For Youth”, and their single “Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)”, which featured surprise guest Anderson .Paak on the drums.