page_title: Lake Dolores Waterpark
section_title: After final closing
hierarchical_section_title: Lake Dolores Waterpark / After final closing
caption_attribution_description: English: The ruined waterpark Lake Dolores in California
context_page_description: Lake Dolores Waterpark is an abandoned waterpark off Interstate 15 in the Mojave Desert in the community of Newberry Springs, California, United States. The waterpark had operated under numerous names in the past, including Lake Dolores, Rock–A–Hoola Waterpark, and Discovery Waterpark.
context_section_description: In 2003, Olympic Gold Medalist and former professional football player Ron Brown and the Pro Players Network, a group of former and current professional athletes, formulated a proposal to purchase the park and turn it into a camp for disadvantaged youths, but this effort failed.
  Some of the park installations were sold off. The "Big Bopper" waterslide was dismantled and shipped to Canada. It became "Colossal Canyon" at Cultus Lake Waterpark near Vancouver, British Columbia. Repeatedly vandalized, the park fell into ruins. Much of the park was torn apart by people who salvaged metal and wires from the buildings. Urban explorers frequently visited the waterpark, ignoring the "no trespassing signs.
  In March 2008 the park appeared in an episode of the reality show Rob & Big on MTV. Professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek and friends used the waterpark and its slides to perform skateboard stunts for the show.
  In 2011, a group called Oasis Themepark announced a project to renovate and reopen the park, but this effort failed.
  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.
  In 2013, TrustoCorp, a group of artists from New York City, transformed the park into a "TrustoLand" as an artistic statement, by repainting many signs and buildings with unusual images and messages.
  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 and uploading a video to YouTube featuring a distorted advertisement for the park titled Look Sad Reel, an anagram of Lake Dolores.
  On September 30, 2014 The park was used by Top Gear America as an obstacle course in Season 5 Episode 7 "What Can It Take".
  On November 7-9th, 2014 The park was used as the site of an Operation Lion Claws airsoft event,'War of Angels'.
  On October 7, 2016, the park appeared on the TV show Abandoned, which airs on Viceland Network.
  In mid-October 2018, the abandoned park was the victim of arson, and many of the remaining buildings, including the Lazy River Cafe and Arcade, were burned to the ground. After this, security officers were engaged to protect the property.
caption: Lake Dolores waterpark in 2012
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