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Enveloped in the rolling plains and farmlands of western Oklahoma, rugged Red Rock Canyon State Park is an all-but-hidden valley one mile south of Hinton on US 281.
Facilities in the 310-acre park include RV and tent campsites, group campsites, a swimming pool, a small lake, hiking trails, picnic facilities and a trailer dump station.
Red Rock Canyon is one of several such canyons in Caddo and Canadian counties. The soft, deep red sandstone was formed 200 million years ago during the Permian era. Several of the canyons are miles long and up to 200 feet deep.
The bottom of Red Rock Canyon is a luxurious forest of sugar maples, reaching heights of up to 75 feet. These maples are 175 miles west of the usual range for this species.
Cheyenne Native Americans, who once roamed the area, used the canyons in winter as a refuge against the cold north wind. During the mid-1800s, the canyon was a favorite stop for wagon trains traveling from Arkansas to California.
The park has a wheelchair-accessible RV campsite.
The park charges a fee to camp.
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The red rock canyons surround a wooded valley and small lake.
Visitors climb and hike the red rock canyons.
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