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The deep red-walled canyon is where the park gets its name. It is now operated privately under the Red Rock Canyon Adventure Park name. Red Rock Canyon State Park is located in one of several red sandstone canyons that can be found in this part of Oklahoma, and the history of this area is fascinating. The Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation leased the park to the Town of Hinton, Oklahoma. On November 1, 2018, the state ceased operating the park. The list represented approximately one-half of the parks remaining after the department closed seven parks in 2011. Red Rock Canyon State Park was on this list. In March 2017, the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation published a list of 16 state parks that might be closed to help offset a reduction in its budget for 2018. The 310-acre park was renamed Red Rock Canyon State Park. Red Rock Canyon Adventure Park is located in Oklahoma. The park area, originally known as Kiwanis Canyon Park, was donated to the State of Oklahoma in 1956 by the City of Hinton, the Hinton Kiwanis Club, and one other individual. Formerly Red Rock Canyon State Park, this park is now privately owned Red Rock Canyon Adventure. The park and surrounding area have good opportunities for fall foliage-viewing. There are tent and RV campsites inside the canyon. There are picnic areas and group picnic shelters, a playground, a swimming pool and bathhouse. Park activities include rappelling down the canyon, walking on nature trails, hiking on a rocky trail, and fishing. The canyon has the only remaining site of native Caddo maple trees. Wagon wheel ruts are still visible in the park. The canyon was a stop on the California Road where settlers would gather fresh water and repair their wagons. Before the settlement of Oklahoma, the area was used by Plains Indians as a winter campsite. Red Rock Canyon Adventure Park, previously Red Rock Canyon State Park, is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Hinton in Caddo County, Oklahoma. Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department