Sources along the lower reaches of the Bsor River were known in antiquity. Numerous sources together supply about 60 cubic meters of water per hour. At the beginning of the twentieth century, British troops equipped the main concrete pool to collect spring water. The National Parks Office created modern swimming pools.
Eshkol Park situated along the Besor River and springs. The wading pools become the most popular and refreshing spots in the park in the summer. All year, you can ride a bike in the park, but spring is the most beautiful time to do it. There is a fortress from the time of the Egyptian pharaohs, a Byzantine reservoir, and an English railroad. When spring bloom, the park becomes the most beautiful place in the western part of the Negev desert.
