In northern Oklahoma, there are more than 11,000 acres of salt flats where visitors can view wildlife and dig for crystals. Here's what to know about digging for crystals in Cherokee, Oklahoma at the ...

Get your buckets and shovels ready! Starting Friday April 1, visitors to Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Oklahoma can dig for crystals in the refuge's 13,000-acre salt flat.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHEROKEE, Okla. (KFOR) — Crystal digging ...

Grab your shovels as we visit a spot in Oklahoma where you can dig for crystals. And the kind you uncover can't be found anywhere else in the world. When you arrive at the Great Salt Plains in Jet, ...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is testing equipment at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge near Jet in Alfalfa County to determine what will be most effective in its on-going safety assessment and ...

Dogs often want to help their owners with anything and everything they might be doing. This particular video showcased an adorable Dachshund named Jellybean wanting to join in crystal digging. However ...

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Moonstones in Montana, amethyst and emeralds in North Carolina, garnet and quartz in upstate New York. At pay-to-dig mines around the United States, visitors can paw through piles of mine tailings to ...

JET, Okla. — Grab some sunscreen, shovels and water... it's time to dig for crystals! The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Jet, Okla. opens for crystal-digging season April 1 - Oct. 15.

And in the unlikely event you don’t find any “keepers” during your dig, you may choose a crystal the value of your digging fee at the shop. Bushel baskets loaded with about 40 pounds of uncleaned ...

It's almost crystal digging season in Oklahoma. Starting April 1, you can enjoy the 11,200-acre salt flats and collect the state crystal of Oklahoma free at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge.