Great Plains State Park

Great Plains State Park
Great Plains State Park, March 2012
A map of Oklahoma showing the location of Great Plains State Park
A map of Oklahoma showing the location of Great Plains State Park
LocationKiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest cityMountain Park, OK
Coordinates34°46′37″N 98°59′03″W / 34.7770095°N 98.9842429°W / 34.7770095; -98.9842429[1]
Area487 acres (197 ha)
Visitors69,815 (in 2021)[2]
Governing bodyOklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
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Great Plains State Park is a 487-acre (1.97 km2) Oklahoma state park located in Kiowa County, Oklahoma. The part of the park that is developed for campers and hikers is about 487 acres. However, the entire park encompasses more than 1,200 acres from one end to the other.[3] It is located near the city of Mountain Park, Oklahoma. Located south of Hobart off Hwy 183, Great Plains State Park is nestled between the Wichita Mountains and the Tom Steed Reservoir.[a] The area offers water sports, boating, boat ramps, camping, RV parking, swimming beach, playground, picnic areas, cycling, mountain biking and hiking trails. The campground spans approximately 460 acres (1.9 km2) of park land with 56 RV hookups and 30 tent sites. RV sites consist of 14 modern water, sewer, and electric sites and 42 semi-modern sites with water and electric. Located on the shores of Tom Steed Reservoir, a large lake with 31 miles (50 km) of shoreline.[4]

  1. ^ "Great Plains State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Evaluation of Oklahoma's State Parks". Oklahoma Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT). March 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "State's Great Plains far from ordinary". July 24, 2005.
  4. ^ "Great Plains State Park". Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. Retrieved January 6, 2013.


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