Red Carpet Country, Oklahoma Area Parks & Recreation
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Alabaster Caverns State Park
Alabaster Caverns State Park, the largest gypsum cave in the world open to the public, is 3/4 miles long. Its rock and mineral formations can be seen in few other places. Massive boulders of alabaster, a fine-grained mass gypsum, is seen in many colors: pink, white and even a rare black. Nature ...
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Beaver Dunes State Park
Play in the sand hills of Beaver Dunes State Park! This northwest Oklahoma treasure is a perfect place for off-roading, hiking, camping, or just relaxing. This 520-acre park in the panhandle region offers dune buggy riding on 300 acres of sand hills, fishing, hiking trails, playground and two ...
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Black Mesa State Park
Black Mesa State Park, established in 1959, is located in Cimarron County, the northwest sector of the Oklahoma Panhandle, northwest of Boise City on Highway #325. It consists of 549 acres of land, of which 259 acres are leased and 90 acres are state-owned. Lake Carl Etling, the 200- acre lake was ...
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Boiling Springs State Park
Boiling Springs is one of Oklahoma's first state park facilities, having been built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. The park is named for one of several natural springs which occur within the park. At one time these springs had the appearance of "boiling" as the sandy-bottomed ...
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Great Salt Plains State Park
Great Salt Plains State Park, developed as a state park in 1952, is perhaps the most unique of all Oklahoma State Parks. Great Salt Plains has intrigued vacationers and rock hounds from all over the globe. Great Salt Plains State Park boasts the only spot in the world where people can dig for " ...
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Little Sahara State Park
Sand dunes and dune buggies in Oklahoma? That's right! Fasten your seat belts for one of Oklahoma's most exciting state park adventures! Little Sahara State Park, with 1,450 acres of rideable sand dunes ranging in height from 25 to 75 feet, offers the perfect "oasis" for off-road vehicle ...
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Roman Nose State Park
Nestled in a magnificent canyon, embraced by crimson shale bluffs and milky gypsum hills, Roman Nose was once a favorite retreat of the Cheyenne Indians. And no wonder, The Spring of Everlasting Waters gurgles forth from subterranean rivers at the rate of 600 gallons per minute, feeding a ...