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Chickasaw National Recreation Area is a national recreation area in the foothills of the Arbuckle Mountains in south-central Oklahoma near Sulphur in Murray County. It includes the former Platt National Park and Arbuckle Recreation Area.
Popular recreation areas in the Arbuckle Mountains include Turner Falls Park, the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, and Lake of the Arbuckles. Turner Falls is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Davis, whereas Chickasaw NRA is located in the city of Sulphur.
Chickasaw National Recreation Area (originally Platt National Park), a popular destination for many regional tourists, is located just south of the town of Sulphur. [15] Principal attractions in Sulphur besides the park are sulfurous water springs in town that were once thought to cure ailments and other medical conditions.
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Of Oklahoma's federally protected park or recreational sites, the Chickasaw National Recreation Area is the largest, with 4,500 acres (18 km 2). [18] Other federal protected sites include the Santa Fe and Trail of Tears national historic trails, the Fort Smith and Washita Battlefield national historic sites, and the Oklahoma City National ...
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Established in 1970, a partnership between Ducks Unlimited, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the National Audubon Society, U.S. Coast Guard, Oklahoma State Parks, Oklahoma State University, and Missouri State University. [84] Hunting is allowed in the Sandtown Bottom, Webbers Bottom, and Girty Bottom.
The largest of those tribes, the Chickasaw Nation, sent its notice to the state Oct. 27. In a statement, Bill Anoatubby, the governor of the Chickasaw Nation, said the compact benefits both the ...