Sycamore Falls
Murray County, Oklahoma
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Murray County, Oklahoma
- Access status
- Partial guide: public trail along the creek; the viewing spot for this falls is not described
- The walk
- No distance to the falls is published; the Travertine Creek Trail is 1.5 miles one way
- Ground & access
- Mostly level gravel trail with some bridges, long gentle slopes and a set of stone steps. Rocks at the creek are slippery.
Sycamore Falls is one of several small named drops on Travertine Creek in Chickasaw National Recreation Area. The federal place-name listing puts it between Cave Island Falls and Bear Falls, near Little Niagara Falls. NPS describes the Travertine Creek Trail as a mostly level gravel trail with bridges that follows this stretch of creek between the Travertine Nature Center and Pavilion Springs. Waterfall Record notes that the smaller Travertine Creek falls are reached along the trail near Little Niagara. No source describes Sycamore Falls as seen from the trail, so the exact place to stop is not described.
Plan your visit
Travertine Creek Trail in the Travertine Creek area of Chickasaw National Recreation Area, along the creek to Sycamore Falls between Cave Island Falls and Bear Falls
NPS gives the Travertine Creek Trail as 1.5 miles one way between the Travertine Nature Center and Pavilion Springs. No source gives the distance to Sycamore Falls.
Mostly level gravel trail with some bridges, long gentle slopes and a set of stone steps. Rocks at the creek are slippery.
Where to start
NPS says parking is available at both ends of the Travertine Creek Trail. When Travertine Creek parking is full on busy summer days, cars are held out until spaces open.
Timing & water
Very crowded on summer weekends and holidays; parking rarely fills on weekdays.
Before you go
NPS states there are no entry fees.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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