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Great Salt Plains State Park is a 840-acre (3.4 km²) Oklahoma state park located in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. It is located near the city of Jet, Oklahoma. Recreational opportunities at Great Salt Plains State Park include boating, camping, picnicking, swimming, hiking, mountain biking and exploring. The Great Salt Plains Lake is located at the park and covers 8,690 acres (35.2 km²) with 41 miles (66 km) of shoreline and is a shallow, salty lake with fishing opportunities for catfish, saugeye, sandbass and hybrid striper. Personal watercraft are not recommended. The park has RV and tent sites, comfort stations with showers, cabins, picnic sites, group shelters, swimming beach, playgrounds, boat ramps, fishing dock and equestrian trails. Horse rental is not available. The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge sits adjacent to the park and offers great bird watching and fall foliage viewing opportunities. The refuge is the only spot in the world where crystal enthusiasts can dig for hourglass selenite crystals, a rare and fragile form of selenite, which is a form of gypsum. Digging times are available from April 1 through October 15.

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	'''Great Salt Plains State Park''' is a {{convert\|840\|acre\|km2\|adj=on}} [[List of Oklahoma state parks\|Oklahoma state park]] located in [[Alfalfa County, Oklahoma\|Alfalfa County]], [[Oklahoma]]. It is located near the city of [[Jet, Oklahoma]]. Recreational opportunities at Great Salt Plains State Park include boating, camping, picnicking, swimming, hiking, mountain biking and exploring. The Great Salt Plains Lake is located at the park and covers {{convert\|8690\|acre\|km2}} with {{convert\|41\|mi\|km}} of shoreline and is a shallow, salty lake with fishing opportunities for catfish, saugeye, sandbass and hybrid striper. Personal watercraft are not recommended. The park has RV and tent sites, comfort stations with showers, cabins, picnic sites, group shelters, swimming beach, playgrounds, boat ramps, fishing dock and equestrian trails. Horse rental is not available. The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge sits adjacent to the park and offers great bird watching and fall foliage viewing opportunities. The refuge is the only spot in the world where crystal enthusiasts can dig for hourglass selenite crystals, a rare and fragile form of selenite, which is a form of gypsum. Digging times are available from April 1 through October 15.		'''Great Salt Plains State Park''' is a {{convert\|840\|acre\|km2\|adj=on}} [[List of Oklahoma state parks\|Oklahoma state park]] located in [[Alfalfa County, Oklahoma\|Alfalfa County]], [[Oklahoma]]. It is located near the city of [[Jet, Oklahoma]]. Recreational opportunities at Great Salt Plains State Park include boating, camping, picnicking, swimming, hiking, mountain biking and exploring. The Great Salt Plains Lake is located at the park and covers {{convert\|8690\|acre\|km2}} with {{convert\|41\|mi\|km}} of shoreline and is a shallow, salty lake with fishing opportunities for catfish, saugeye, sandbass and hybrid striper. Personal watercraft are not recommended. The park has RV and tent sites, comfort stations with showers, cabins, picnic sites, group shelters, swimming beach, playgrounds, boat ramps, fishing dock and equestrian trails. Horse rental is not available. The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge sits adjacent to the park and offers great bird watching and fall foliage viewing opportunities. The refuge is the only spot in the world where crystal enthusiasts can dig for hourglass [[selenite crystals]], a rare and fragile form of selenite, which is a form of gypsum. Digging times are available from April 1 through October 15.

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