 It was the first national park in the British Virgin Islands to preserve and reserve the remaining forests and its adjoining watershed areas.The reserve area was acquired from private farmers by the Government with a grant provided by Laurance Rockefeller, and was given to the National Park Trust in 1964 for making it a forest reserve for conservation purposes.Approach to the national park is from the north west of Road Town along the Joe Hill Road which is the main highway, to Leonards Road and then turning left to the Ridge Road, which leads to the car park at the park entrance.