Reid donated  in 1913. On 15 July 1915, the land was declared a National Pleasure Resort under the National Pleasure Resorts Act 1914 with the name, Morialta Falls Reserve. Much of the construction work in the National Pleasure Resort was begun in the 1920s and 1930s, although floods and bushfires have destroyed much of this original work.
In 1913, Reid gave the land to a public park. On July 15, 1915, it became known as Morialta Falls Reserve under the National Pleasure Resorts Act 1914. Construction began in the 1920s and 1930s but was disrupted by floods and bushfires.