Great Salt Plains State Park - Oklahoma Beaches

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 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 outstanding birdwatching opportunities year-round. **Notice** Selenite crystal digging at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge is temporarily suspended. All inquiries about crystal digging should be directed to the refuge headquarters at (580)626-4794.

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 and tent sites, cabins, 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. **Notice** Selenite crystal digging at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge is temporarily suspended. All inquiries about crystal digging should be directed to the refuge headquarters at (580)626-4794. View Park Map View Park Map.
Directions: 8 miles N of Jet on Hwy 38. Approx 45 minutes NW of Enid.

Features/Facilities: Coffee Maker • Credit Cards Accepted • Gift Shop • Hair Dryer • Handicap Accessible • 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

Group Contact: Russell Nickel

Highlights: Selenite Crystal Digging (Apr 1 - Oct 15)
Bird Watching
Fishing: Hybrid Striped Bass • White Bass • Channel Catfish • Saugeye

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