Great Salt Plains State Park
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 has resumed as of April 25, 2009. The salt flats are now open to the public.
Great Salt Plains State Park
Rt 1 Box 28
Jet, OK 73749
Phone: (580) 626-4731
Fax: (580) 626-4730
Email: greatsaltplains@oklahomaparks.com
Recreational opportunities at Great Salt Plains State Park include boating, camping, picnicking, swimming, hiking, mountain biking and exploring. The 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 with fishing opportunities for catfish, saugeye, sandbass and hybrid striper. Personal watercraft are not recommended. The park has RV and tent sites, comfort stations with showers, cabins, picnic sites, group shelters, swimming beach, playgrounds, boat ramps, fishing dock and equestrian trails. Horse rental is not available. 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 resumed on April 25, 2009. 
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Features/Facilities: Coffee Maker • Credit Cards Accepted • 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
Highway Corridor: US-183
Group Contact: Russell Nickel
Highlights: Selenite Crystal Digging (Apr 1 - Oct 15)
Bird Watching