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Chickasaw National Recreation Area is a unit of the National Park Service near Sulphur, Oklahoma.

The park is named to honor the Chickasaw Indian Nation, original occupants of this land. The partially forested hills of south-central Oklahoma and its springs, streams, and lakes provide swimming, boating, fishing, picnicking, camping, and hiking.

Established as Sulphur Springs Reservation July 1, 1902; renamed and redesignated Platt National Park June 29, 1906; combined with Arbuckle National Recreation Area and additional lands and renamed and redesignated March 17, 1976. (Acreage — 9888.83 / Federal: 9884.33 / Nonfederal: 4.50. Water area — 2409.)

Reference

The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Geographical coordinates: 34°30′02″N 96°58′20″W / 34.50056°N 96.97222°W / 34.50056; -96.97222
National Park Service: Chickasaw National Recreation Area

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	'''Chickasaw National Recreation Area''' is a unit of the [[National Park Service]] near [[Sulphur, Oklahoma]].		[[Image:arbuckle_mts.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Travertine Creek, in the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, located in the foothills of the Arbuckles near Sulphur.]]'''Chickasaw National Recreation Area''' is a unit of the [[National Park Service]] near [[Sulphur, Oklahoma]].

	The park is named to honor the [[Chickasaw\|Chickasaw Indian Nation]], original occupants of this land. The partially forested hills of south-central Oklahoma and its springs, streams, and lakes provide swimming, boating, fishing, picnicking, camping, and hiking.		The park is named to honor the [[Chickasaw\|Chickasaw Indian Nation]], original occupants of this land. The partially forested hills of south-central Oklahoma and its springs, streams, and lakes provide swimming, boating, fishing, picnicking, camping, and hiking.