Chickasaw National Recreation Area
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Contact Information:
1008 West Second Street
Sulphur, OK 73086
580-622-3161
http://www.nps.gov/chic/
Size: 9,889 acres
Location: On OK 177, just south of the town of Sulphur, Oklahoma; 90 miles south of Oklahoma City and 120 miles north of Dallas.
Description: Chickasaw is one of the most heavily visited parks for its size in the National Park System, with 3.4 million visitors a year. The park is named to honor the Chickasaw Indian Nation, the original occupants of this land. The Travertine Nature Center offers nature study for both organized school groups and the casual visitor. Many visitors still come to drink the water from several mineral springs.
Activities: There are many activities that can be enjoyed by visitors such as camping, hiking, picnicking, fishing, hunting, swimming, and water skiing. Visitors can tour the park via car or bicycle and enjoy the nature viewing and the many photographic opportunities that abound.Operating Hours: The park is open year round. The Travertine Information and Nature Center is open all year except for Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
History: Authorized as Sulphur Springs Reservation on July 1, 1902; combined with Arbuckle National Recreation Area and redesignated March 17, 1976.
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