Great Salt Plains State Park

State: Oklahoma

Address 1: Rt 1 Box 28

City: Jet

Zip: 73749

Open: Open all year

Open all Year: Yes

Number of Sites: 63

Camp URL: http://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.3204

Full Hook: Yes

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.

Located 8 miles N of Jet on Hwy 38. Approx 45 minutes NW of Enid.