Chickasaw National Recreation Area News

The National Park Service is proposing an increase in camping fees at Chickasaw National Recreation Area.

Officials say $500,000 in federal funding has been approved for a visitors center at the Chickasaw National Recreation Area in southern Oklahoma.

Maudine Tate has been coming to the Chickasaw National Recreation Area for almost forty years now, and she knows this park like the back of her hand.

Officials say $500,000 in federal funding has been approved for a visitors center at the Chickasaw National Recreation Area in southern Oklahoma.

Chickasaw National Recreation Area was honored with two awards recently at the Governora s Conference on Tourism.

The mineral springs found here are focal point of the Platt Historic District, and the primary reason behind the parka s original establishment in 1902.

It is one of the smallest national parks in the nation, but it's big on beauty and history.

We must celebrate Oklahoma every chance we get. I hope that you have been watching Ken Burn's national parks special on PBS.

In an effort to improve the deer herd and provide a quality hunting experience, the park is instituting new park-specific regulations.

From 2:00 - " 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 27, 2009, a special preview of the upcoming Ken Burns television documentary "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" will be shown at the Travertine Nature Center in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area.

Austin Jones, son of Jim and Melissa Jones, will be recognized in a Troop 777 Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Westside Church of Christ.

Chickasaw National Recreation Area will be featured on a quarter-dollar produced by the U.S. Mint in 2011.

The US Mint will not use the Oklahoma City National Memorial or the Survivor Tree on the new Oklahoma quarter but instead have decided on a popular Sulphur park.

The U.S. Mint announced Wednesday that the first in its " America the Beautiful " series of quarters will feature Hot Springs, which was set aside for preservation by the federal government in 1832.

U.S. Mint officials announced Wednesday that the Chickasaw National Recreation Area will be featured on a quarter representing Oklahoma.

Swimming areas in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area closed due to unusually high levels of bacteria were reopened Saturday.

The National Park Service has closed swimming areas within the park due to unusually high bacterial levels.

Park rangers assist children with a craft activity. Date: August 7, 2009 Contact: Eric Leonard , 580 622-7282 Summer is not over yet! You are invited to join Chickasaw NRA at its Junior Ranger Field Day event for kids.

Park rangers assist children with a craft activity. Date: August 7, 2009 Contact: Eric Leonard , 580 622-7282 Summer is not over yet! You are invited to join Chickasaw NRA at its Junior Ranger Field Day event for kids.

Park rangers assist children with a craft activity. Date: August 7, 2009 Contact: Eric Leonard , 580 622-7282 Summer is not over yet! You are invited to join Chickasaw NRA at its Junior Ranger Field Day event for kids.