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Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Veterans Center Trail

Distance: 0.5 miles [0.8 km]

Average Time: 1/2 hour

Difficulty: Very easy/surface is hard-packed soil

Starting Point: Pavilion Springs

The Veterans Trail is an easy one-way trail that leads from Pavilion Springs to the perimeter road and to the Oklahoma Veterans Center. This trail through a cedar and hardwood forest was once the site for a golf course built in 1924. Since the closure of the golf course in 1934, natural plant succession has steadily reclaimed the land. This is a good alternative route from the Travertine Creek trail or the perimeter road.

Structural drawing of the Lincoln Bridge  

Did You Know?
Completed in 1909, the Lincoln Bridge in the Platt Historic District [the former Platt National Park, 1906-1976] of Chickasaw National Recreation Area was built in the "Gothic Revival" architectural style.
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Last Updated: July 13, 2006 at 16:59 EST