Little Sahara State Park

This article is about the state park in Oklahoma. For the recreation area in Utah, see Little Sahara Recreation Area.

Little Sahara State Park
A photo of sand dunes in Little Sahara State Park
Dunes in Little Sahara State Park
A map of Oklahoma showing the location of Little Sahara State Park
A map of Oklahoma showing the location of Little Sahara State Park
LocationWoods County, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest cityWaynoka, OK
Coordinates36°31′59″N 98°52′55″W / 36.533056°N 98.881944°W / 36.533056; -98.881944
Area1,600 acres (6.5 km2)
Established1960
Visitors138,230 (in 2021)[1]
Governing bodyOklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
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Little Sahara State Park , also called Waynoka Dunes [2] is a state park located in Woods County, Oklahoma, named for its resemblance to the Sahara Desert. The vast dunes have formed over time from terrace deposits, remnants of prehistoric times when the Cimarron River flowed over the entire area.[3]

  1. ^ "Evaluation of Oklahoma's State Parks". Oklahoma Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT). March 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Little Sahara Dunes." Rider Planet USA. 2019. Accessed February 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Little Sahara State Park". Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department. Retrieved February 28, 2016.