[1][2] The ballfields host competitions for the Babe Ruth League and various high school sports in Lewis County, acting as home field for W.F.

[1][4] Early attempts to clear the land were undertaken by Green Hill students in mid-1972 as a public relations tour to offset ongoing negative impacts of escapes and runaway crimes.

[7] The parcel was originally listed at 170 acres (69 ha)[a] and construction, based on a two-year timetable at a cost of $467,000, began in late 1972.

Early plans included lighted Babe Ruth ballfields, fields for softball and girl's league baseball, multi-use fields for other sports, multiple grandstands, a swimming area at the river, camping areas, hiking trails and bridges over the Newaukum, parking lots, concession stands, outdoor picnic facilities, playgrounds, and a 10-acre (4.0 ha) ornamental garden.

[18] After various attempts to purchase the park, the city succeeded in January 2014 when an accommodation was made by the state to list the land as surplus and transfer, by deed, ownership to Chehalis for zero dollars.