Great Salt Plains State Park

Great Salt Plains is one of my favorite state parks and a birder's paradise. I've covered almost every inch of the multi-use trails and love watching the pelicans while they're there.

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My Wife and I go camping and Hunting every year to the River Road camp sites. The place is always well maintained. Raymond Wilson has always been very polite and as always very helpful. We would not go anywhere else. We have way to much fun with all the folks who camp there, would not miss it for the world.

my family make the trip every year. friendly people, beautiful scenery, we can't get enough of it.. Cabins are wonderful. The grandkids keep asking why we only go once a year. Good question! Thinking thats going to change!

My cousin and I are recycled teens in our 50's. We visited the Salt Plains Memorial weekend and fell in love. Loved the digging, the scenery and the trip there. We plan on returning with grandchildren and I have told everyone who will listen they need to make this trip.

Johnnie, thank you for the comment and we know you'll have a great time with your grandson at Great Salt Plains State Park. We have added a state park frequently asked questions document that you can view in the top right hand corner of this page. If you still have questions about camping, please call the park directly or use the email link above to contact the park staff. Thank you for using TravelOK.com.

I have been to the park.It is very nice & quiet. I have never dug for Crystals. Am hoping to take my great grandson to dig. I guess I'm missing something, I cannot any rates for RV campsites on line. I really would appreciate the info. Thanking you in advance

I live in Enid, about 45 miles from Salt Plains Park and my friends and I take our horses there regularly to ride. Sometimes we camp overnight, always on the Southeast side of lake at Equestrian Campground there. Not many spaces but all have some shade, primitive unless you have a long water hose or heavy duty extension cord. There is a $3.00 per horse fee to ride and no posted camping costs. I usually put money in the box for camping anyway just to keep the place open. Trails aren't real long or extreme but some somewhat challenging, can spend several hours riding if it's not hot, a couple days and you can ride all the available trails, both here and around north west of the Dam. Trails are usually well maintained, no swamps, very few rocks. Only water along the trails is in the lake at one or two spots but trails aren't so long that it's a real issue. Nice quiet place with very seldom more than 2 or 3 trailers, never seen it full.

i did not camp at this park but went there from another trip nearby. I agree that the park was very well kept and was a truly amazing dig site. A word of advice though, dont use trowels or shovels, the salt is only on the top, so the crystals form near the surface. As the crystals are fragile like all gypsy stone, any metal struck straight in the ground will destroy them, skim just under the salt with your hand for best results

I tent camped there on 11 September 2010. I went there with my 3 year old son on his first camping trip. This park interested me because of the Selenite crystal digging area. What 3 year old doesn't like to dig in the dirt? We found a great spot on the river's edge. The park was really clean and well kept. The camping area was freshly mowed and there were not ant beds or any other issues. The day and night were very quiet and peaceful. The park ranger was very polite and was helpful. The selenite digging are was farther than I expected, but well worth the drive. It took about 25 minutes to get to the digging site. Overall, we had an outstanding trip with no issues. I cannot overstate how beautiful and well-kept this park is. I plan on camping again soon, and Great Salt Plains is at the top of the list.

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