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Great Salt Plains State Park is your gateway to one of Oklahoma's most
fascinating natural wonders. The Salt Plains are literally a sea of salt. They
offer selenite crystal digging in season and outstanding bird watching all year
long. Great Salt Plains State Park
Rt 1 Box 28
Jet, OK 73749
Phone: (580) 626-4731
Fax: (580) 626-4730
Email: greatsaltplains@oklahomaparks.com
Great Salt Plains Lake is located at the park and covers 8,690 surface acres
with 41 miles of shoreline and is a shallow, salty lake -- about 1/3 to 1/2 as
salty as the ocean -- with fishing opportunities for catfish, saugeye, sandbass
and hybrid striper. Personal watercraft not recommended. Other recreational
activities include boating, camping, picnicking, swimming, hiking and exploring.
We have RV, tent, equestrian trails with campsites, cabins, picnic sites, group
shelters, swimming beach, playgrounds, boat ramps, fishing dock, comfort
stations with showers, and a community center building. The Salt Plains National
Wildlife Refuge sits adjacent to the park and offers great bird watching and
fall foliage viewing opportunities. The refuge is the only spot in the world
where crystal enthusiasts can dig for "hourglass selenite" crystals, a rare and
fragile form of selenite, which is a form of gypsum. Digging times are available
from April 1 through October 15.
Directions: 8 miles N of Jet on Hwy 38. Approximately 45
minutes NW of Enid.
Features/Facilities: Coffee Maker • Credit Cards Accepted •
Gift Shop • Hair Dryer • Kitchen • Lake/River View • Pets Allowed •
Satellite/Cable TV • Senior Discount • 840 Park Acres • Assigned Campground •
Community Building • National Wildlife Refuge • Swimming Beach • Equestrian
Trail • Boating • Nature Trail • 3 Camping Areas • 106 Tent Campsites • 64 RV
Campsites • 8,890 acre Great Salt Plains Reservoir & Salt Flats (near the park)
• 6 Cabins with Kitchens & Coffee Makers
Nearby: Homesteader's Original Sod House, Aline • Byron Fish
Hatchery • Alfalfa County Historical Society Museum, Cherokee (by appointment) •
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge • Cherokee Strip Museum, Alva •
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Museum of Natural History, Alva
Tour Group Services: Tour Bus Parking • Tour Group Welcome
Reception • Advance Group Reservations Required
Group Contact: Russell Nickel, Park Manager
Highlights: Selenite Crystal Digging (Apr 1 - Oct 15)
Bird Watching
Fishing: Hybrid Striped Bass • White Bass • Channel Catfish •
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