Turner Falls Park
A 77-foot waterfall, swimming areas, caves, and steep Arbuckle terrain create a popular but highly managed recreation site.
Artwork inspired by Bert Seabourn
Honey Creek drops 77 feet through the Arbuckle Mountains into a natural swimming basin, while caves, trails, a 1930 stone castle, campgrounds, and intensive summer recreation surround the waterfall.
Read Turner Falls as both geology and a managed city park. Water rules, flotation requirements, burn bans, crowd controls, and parking tiers shape the day as much as the falls themselves.
- Drop
- 77 feet
- Setting
- Davis, Oklahoma, United States
- Admission
- Paid admission
Quick guide
- Begin
- Relate the 77-foot drop to Honey Creek and Arbuckle rock
- Do not miss
- Treat water rules and parking tiers as part of the route
Read Turner Falls Park with purpose
- See the whole drop
- Use the designated waterfall view to relate the upper lip, 77-foot drop, basin, and surrounding rock before moving toward swimming areas.
- Read Arbuckle geology
- Compare limestone, conglomerate, granite, shale, and sandstone exposures instead of treating the waterfall as an isolated backdrop.
- Separate activities
- Choose swimming, caves, hiking, or the stone castle deliberately; steep roads and large crowds make an improvised checklist inefficient.
- Follow current rules
- Bring required flotation for children, check swimming and burn restrictions, and use only the parking level purchased or assigned.
Good to know
Children 12 and younger must wear a Coast Guard–approved flotation device in the water. Pets are prohibited, identification is required at entry, and current burn or swimming restrictions can change the day’s plan.
Notice these
- 77 feet
- Popular managed swimming park
- Reservations, water rules, and early arrival