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Operating Hours & Seasons

The park is open year round with no entrance fee.

The Visitor Information Station, located in the Chamber of Commerce Building at 717 West Broadway, Sulphur, Oklahoma, is open daily from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Annual boat permits and federal entrance passes are available only when NPS staff is present.

The Travertine Nature Center, located on Travertine Creek near the eastern edge of the Platt Historic District, is open year-round. Operating hours are 9:00am to 6:00pm from Memorial Day though Labor Day. After Labor Day until the Friday before Memorial Day it is open from 8:00am to 5:00pm except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year"s Day.

Park Headquarters, located at 1008 West Second Street, Sulphur, Oklahoma, is open Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm except for Federal Holidays.

Summers are hot and humid with daytime temperatures near 100 degrees common from July to September. Humidity frequently exceeds 50 percent. Thunderstorms are common April through July. Winters are mild with temperatures rarely dropping below 32 degrees for more than two or three consecutive days

Local Partners & Information Resources

Oklahoma State Tourism and Recreation Department

Sulphur Chamber of Commerce

Davis Chamber of Commerce

Getting There

Plane

Both Dallas and Oklahoma City have international airports that are served by most major airlines.

Car
Chickasaw National Recreation Area is located on State Highway 177, just south of the town of Sulphur, Oklahoma. The park is approximately 90 miles south of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and 120 miles north of Dallas, Texas. Driving south on US I- 35 take exit 55 to State Highway 7. Driving north on US I-35 take exit 51 to State Highway 7. Drive through the towns of Davis (3 miles) and Sulphur (10 miles) to the intersection of Hwy. 7 and 177. Drive south on Hwy. 177. Park Headquarters is located at 1008 West Second Street in Sulphur, Oklahoma.

Public Transportation
Not Applicable

Getting Around

In Park: Personal vehicles and bicycles; foot-traffic and private buses


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