History
Pool Closure
The pool is closed for maintenance with an anticipated reopening date in the summer of 2024. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The river was named in the late 1700s for Wills Hills, the British Colonial Secretary and Lord Earl of Hillsborough.
In the 1930s, during the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established the area surrounding the river rapids as a public park.
Many of the park's structures and the suspension bridge are examples of the CCC style of rustic architecture, in harmony with the natural environment.