It provides space for picnicking, including a shelter listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and boating and fishing on the lake.

Civilian Conservation Corps Company 778 began park development sometime between the beginning of June and the end of October 1933 as part of their work with the National Forest Service.

[3] Work on the picnic shelter and the latrines was begun in 1933 and completed by March 1934 after they were transferred to the National Park Service.

The Rustic style structure features back and side walls composed of random rubble stone.

Located on a small point of land near the lake, the significance of its architecture is that it was designed to blend into its natural surroundings by means of its material, design, and workmanship.