• Little Niagra

    Chickasaw

    National Recreation Area Oklahoma

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  • Warning to Boaters

    Chickasaw National Recreation area is warning all boat users to be cautious while boating on Lake of the Arbuckles due to low water levels in the lake. More »

Places To Go

Chickasaw National Recreation Area is bigger than it first seems, spread across 10,000 acres and divided into two districts with various developed area for visitor use.

Did You Know?

Park Ranger on horseback, 1910

In 1904 Forest Townsley was appointed the first park ranger in Platt National Park [the Platt Historic District in today's Chickasaw National Recreation Area].  Townsley's son John later served as Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park from 1975 to 1982. More...