Antelope and Buffalo Springs Trail, Oklahoma
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About Antelope and Buffalo Springs Trail:
Distance: Main trail is approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km) roundtrip
Average Time: Main trail/approximately 1 hour
Difficulty: Very easy/ main and secondary trails surfaces are hardpacked soil, with some natural forest litter (limbs and leaves) on the secondary trails
Starting Point: Travertine Nature Center
Antelope and Buffalo Springs trail is one of the more commonly hiked trails in Chickasaw National Recreation Area. A leisurely walk on the main trail to the east will let you enjoy various shrubs, hardwood trees, vines, grasses, and flowers in season. Along the way, you will find benches to relax and enjoy nature's many sights and sounds. The path follows the meandering Travertine Creek, which is fed by Antelope and Buffalo Springs. Normally water flows from these two springs at a rate of approximately 5 million gallons of water daily. Due to occasional severe drought conditions, the Travertine Creek bed is sometimes dry.
The main trail to Antelope and Buffalo Springs is wheelchair accessible with assistance, but the side trails are not accessible.
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About Antelope and Buffalo Springs Trail:
Chickasaw National Recreation Area preserves partially forested hills of south-central Oklahoma near Sulphur. Named to honor the Chickasaw Indian Nation, who were relocated to the area from the Southeastern United States during the 1830's (and who later donated the land for the park to the Federal government), the park's springs, streams, and lakes provide swimming, boating, fishing, picnicking, camping, and hiking. As part of the Chickasaw tribe's arrangement with the U.S. government, the park does not charge an admission fee.
Established as Sulphur Springs Reservation on July 1, 1902; renamed and redesignated Platt National Park on June 29, 1906; combined with Arbuckle National Recreation Area and additional lands and renamed and redesignated on 17 March 1976. Of the park's 9888.8 acres (40.0 kmē) water covers 2409 acres (9.75 kmē). The park contains many fine examples of 1930's Civilian Conservation Corps architecture.
CCC stone work at Hillside Spring
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