Copper Breaks State Park consists of 1,898.8 acres, 12 miles south of Quanah. Prior to the arrival of early settlers, this region was the realm of the Comanche and Kiowa tribes. It remained so until the pressures of a new civilization forced the Indians onto reservations in nearby Oklahoma. Near the present park area, Cynthia Ann Parker, a small child of the new settlers was captured by a raiding party near Mexico and grew up among the Indians. Her son, Quanah Parker, was to become the last great war chief of the Comanche nation. Cynthia Ann was recaptured during the Pease River Battle by the settlers and reunited with her relatives. However, she did not adjust well to the ways of the settlers and died in a relatively short period.
The park is beautiful and very peaceful. We enjoyed spending time here and hiking through the park. This was our camp at Copper Breaks.
The next morning we packed up and continued west.
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