Rock-A-Hoola Water Park/ Lake Dolores
Rock-A-Hoola was a waterpark centered in the Mojave Desert, about halfway between both Los Angeles & Las Vegas in Newberry Springs, CA. Original planning for the park all started when a man named Bob Byers thought of a waterpark for his personal use. The park opened in the 60's and consisted of a man-made lake (Lake Dolores), and several other waterslide type attractions. The park lasted until the late 80's when it eventually closed. In 1990, the park was sold to a group of investors who planned Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark which opened July 4, 1998. However, Rock-A-Hoola didn't last long as the park filed for bankruptcy in 2000. The park opened once more as Discovery WaterPark in 2002, but closed for the last time in 2004.
Rock-A-Hoola NOW
April 4, 2011
The parking lot looking towards the park.
The ending of the Big Bopper (family raft ride) into it's pool.
The ending pool of the big bopper. Pieces of slide were thrown in. Notice the supports
for the slides coming down from the hill.
for the slides coming down from the hill.
The Big Bopper supports are the wider ones. There were other slides up there as well.
The lazy river is completely trashed, even with several mattresses dumped into it.
When it was open, I bet the lazy was fun.
The end pool for four slides. The majority of the park's slides came down from the same hill.
It was end pool after end pool at the bottom of the hill straight ahead.
The other slides have disappeared all over the place, but the concrete footers still remain.
Shot looking into the park's pathways.
Backside of the main gates. Fencing prohibited entering the park,
but after years of vandalism, it is no longer useful.
but after years of vandalism, it is no longer useful.
The letters of the sign have been severely damaged and shattered on the floor below.
The building straight ahead was tube rentals. As you can see the windows are locked, but the
side door was pried open.
side door was pried open.
The plaza BEFORE you enter the main gates. The ticket booth was once boarded up, but is now fully open.
The arcade inside the plaza before the main gates. Some of the games were still there.
This was the plaza gift store. It looked like a tornado swept through it.