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Great Salt Plains Lake
Great Salt Plains Lake is located at the Great Salt Plains Park and covers 8,690 surface acres with 41 miles of shoreline and is a shallow, salty lake -- about 1/3 to 1/2 as salty as the ocean -- with fishing opportunities for catfish, saugeye, sandbass and hybrid striper. Personal watercraft not recommended. Other recreational activities include boating, camping, picnicking, swimming, hiking and exploring. We have RV, tent and equestrian trails and campsites, cabins, picnic sites, group shelters, swimming beach, playgrounds, boat ramps, fishing dock, comfort stations with showers, and a community center building. Cabin rates $60-70. The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge sits adjacent to the park and offers great birdwatching 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. Current Lake Level
General Info: Coffee Maker, Credit Cards Accepted, Gift Shop, Kitchen, Lake/River View, Pets Allowed, Senior Discount
Directions: 8 miles N of Hwy 64 on Hwy 38. Approximately 45 minutes NW of Enid
E of town
Cherokee, OK
Phone: 580-626-4731
Toll Free: 800-654-8240
Fax: 580-626-4730
E-mail: greatsaltplains@oklahomaparks.com
Web site: http://www.greatsaltplains.com
63 electric/water hookups
2 pull-throughs
110 primitive sites
restrooms/showers
sanitary dump station
grocery and restaurant nearby
outdoor grills
picnic areas
boat ramps
fuel nearby
Lake map courtesy of the Oklahoma Water Atlas
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
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Lake Regulations
For Boats/PWC on Oklahoma Lakes
Boat Oklahoma Pocket Manual
Online regulations and boating basic for all boats/PWC on Oklahoma lakes from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Lake Patrol Section.
Oklahoma Online Boat Safety Course
The BOAT OKLAHOMA online course on boat and PWC (jet ski) safety is the official online course of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Lake Patrol Section. You can complete the course for the official Oklahoma boating safety education certificate ( $15.00 fee) or just take the online Oklahoma boat safety course to improve your boating knowledge. (free)
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