Walnut Creek State Park was a former Oklahoma State Park on the north shore of

Lake Keystone Keystone Lake is a reservoir in northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas River, Arkansas and Cimarron River (Arkansas River), Cimarron rivers. It is located upstream about from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa. It was created in 1968 when the Keystone Dam w ...

, west of Prue in

Osage County, Oklahoma Osage County is the largest county by area in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Created in 1907 when Oklahoma was admitted as a state, the county is named for and is home to the federally recognized Osage Nation. The county is coextensive with the Os ...

. The park was created in 1966, and contains 1,400 acres. Facilities include sandy beaches, a softball field, picnic shelter with tables, RV hookups, and tent sites and restrooms. The long Sand Plum Trail is open to hikers, horseback riders, and mountain bikers. The park has an equestrian campground, but visitors must bring their own horses because horses are not available for rent in the park. The park was open all year. The state of Oklahoma officially closed this park permanently on October 1, 2014.Logan, Layden, " Uncertainty Looms Over Walnut Creek’s Somber Final Weekend As A State Park." October 2, 2014.
Accessed August 3, 2017. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for selecting the final disposition of what remains of the facility.

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State parks of Oklahoma Protected areas of Osage County, Oklahoma Protected areas established in 1966 2014 disestablishments in Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-protected-area-stub