Chickasaw Visitor Center — Attraction in Sulphur

The facility is clean, modern, and full of fantastic information. The staff were also very helpful in helping us find a campground in the area, but they didn't tell us about the negative aspects of each, only the positive. Had they been more forthcoming about the alcohol laws and to which campsites those laws apply, we could have made better decisions about where to camp.

We ended up camping in a crowded campground with almost no breeze in the middle of the summer, and because it was so crowded, there was no standing dead or fallen wood to gather, so we went back into town to get wood. Also, even though we hadn't drank any of our aluminum clad, low point beer, we were almost fined $1800 just for bringing it to the campsite.

They made no mention of the lack of enforcement of quiet hours, so we dealt with headlights shining into our tent and waking up our toddler daughter. Sometime around midnight, a couple of yahoos decided to pitch their tent in the neighboring campsite. Lightbars turned the night to day and the sound of hammers on tent spikes finally woke our child past the point of returning to sleep, and we had to end up going to a hotel just so she would quiet down.

Hands down, it was both the most miserable and expensive camping experience of my life. I'd give the center no stars, but don't hold people responsible for the actions of others. They should have been a little more...

There are beautiful scenes like lakes, springs, natural vegetation, wild lives, water falls, and many more. Visiting the natural recreation area and parking are free of charge except for camping. There are restrooms and garbage boxes everywhere and the tree shades are so amazing. There are also play and swimming areas for kids and adults. There is even a workout facility around Veteran Lake. There is Bison preservation area where tourists...

This is a beautiful building! There isn't much in it, but I would not take small kids in because there is strained glass for sale and within reach of children. The employees were very helpful and polite. This is NOT the main visitor's center for Chickasaw and they don't have kids junior ranger stuff here, you need to go to the travertine nature center for that. But they do have maps of the park. And it is a very...