dont forget to visit medicine park a small town tucked away in the mountains with stores and a river you can swim in then follow the road around and drive on the cliffs lookin down on lake latonka spend the day it great
Oklahoma--Wichita Mountains
Date: Wednesday, 23. June 2010
For a scenic view of the Wichita Mountains in southwestern Oklahoma, travel
I-44 to Rte. 49 west just outside Medicine Park. Six miles down the lane
you will enter the 59,000-acre Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge. The turn-off
for Mount Scott is a few miles past the entrance. Here you can drive up
the mountain and view the flat plains.
To the south, you will see Fort Sill Military Reservation, which holds the grave of the Apache Indian leader Geronimo. Continuing west on your way to Quanah Parker Visitor Center, you will pass open land with buffalo and Texas longhorn. The Visitor Center exhibits local geology, plant, and animal life. Camping and picnic areas are located around several small lakes as you travel west from Quanah Parker Visitor Center. On your way, you will see a prairie dog town and Elk Mountain to the south. The 30-mile trip is over when you reach Rte. 54. It should take about an hour.
Starting Point:
Medicine Park, OK
Distance of Drive:
30 miles
Must Eat:
Crockett's Smokehouse
1508 West Gore Blvd., Lawton, OK 73508
Phone:580-357-7427
Call ahead to confirm hours of operation.
Best Time of Year for Drive:
Year round
Points of Interest on Drive:
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Further comments to this article have been disabled.
All Comments (1)
Showing 1 - 1 comments
charles,
