[2] The city of Le Mars acquired 60 acres (24 ha) of land for the park in 1935 for $15,000, and it was dedicated later that year.

The state agreed to carryout improving the park and building new facilities over a span of five years as Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects.

Additional property was purchased in 1937 bringing the size of the park to 121 acres (49 ha).

The historic buildings and structures include: the west entrance portals, the custodian's cottage, a garage-service building, a small vehicle bridge, two artificial ponds, a bathhouse-shelter house, a Boy Scout/Girl Scout cabin, six Adirondack cabins, the clubhouse, and the golf course.

This article about a property in Plymouth County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.