Boiling Springs Park opened in 1904 on the east side of the lake and remained a popular recreational destination until about 1930, drawing visitors by trolley from throughout Cumberland County for walking, boating, picnicking, dancing, sports, rides, and entertainment. Benches of various lengths, with and without backs, as well as two-seated gliders, were scattered throughout the park to provide shaded places to sit, relax, talk with friends, observe activities, and eat and drink. After public acquisition of the lake and surrounding property in 1987, the tradition of benches in the lake area was revived. In 1992, the Boiling Springs Civic Association oversaw the placement of donated benches honoring or remembering loved ones, and these were replaced over the years, with the largest installment in 2014, when a BSCA project replaced fifteen benches using private and public grant funds and labor from listed organizations.