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Great Salt Plains

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Great Salt Plains

Contacts

Lake Office
Fisheries Management Office: (580) 327-7029
Game Warden:
(580) 860-4979 (Alfalfa)

Operated by U.S. Corps of Engineers. Great Salt Plains State Park manages five camping areas, which include six different cabins. There is also a community center building with kitchen facilities available for rent.  The park also offers an interpretative trail, accessible to those with disabilities, a combination equestrian, hiking and mountain bike trail, boat ramps, and a designated swimming area.

Daily/Size Limits:

(including lake and tailwaters)

Walleye, sauger or saugeye: six combined per day/no size limit.

Great Salt Plains Lake (Google Map) is located on the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River approximately eight miles northeast of Jet and 12 miles east of Cherokee.

Lake Details

Shoreline Length: 25.00 mi.
Volume: 13900.00 ac. ft.
Max. Depth: 16.00 ft.
Surface Area: 8690.00 ac.

Located

Alfalfa County

Great Salt Plains Lake is located on the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River approximately eight miles northeast of Jet, Oklahoma, and 12 miles east of Cherokee

Salt Plains State Park and U.S Corps of Engineers manage campgrounds, an interpretative trail, accessible to those with disabilities, a combination equestrian, hiking and mountain bike trail, boat ramps and designated swimming areas. There is also a community center building with kitchen facilities available for rent.

Bait & Tackle shops are displayed by distance, starting with the closest.

Channel catfish and saugeye are stocked.

The Coon Hollow approach channel has an easy access fishing dock and ramp. Below the spillway on the north side is a large paved area and fishing jetty. Restrooms accommodate wheelchairs. The small lake near the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge headquarters has an easy-access fishing pier. For additional info contact Alfalfa County, (580) 626-4794.

 


 

 

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