Wichita Mountains Hiking Trails

From the trailhead (which you’ll also find in the sunset picnic area), you’ll climb 580 feet up rocky steps and through scrubby brush. Several location to park and enter the trails around the perimeter. It offers several hiking trails, camp sites, golfing, and local lake.

The wichita mountains wildlife refuge is located 25 miles northwest of lawton, oklahoma. From the trailhead (which you’ll also find in the sunset picnic area), you’ll climb 580 feet up rocky steps and through scrubby brush. Hiking is a great way to reconnect with nature and feel like a sense of accomplishment regardless of the length of difficulty of the trail.

Wichita Mountains Hiking Trails Some of these trails are suitable for making more extended hiking adventures.

This guide will cover this hike from north to south! Trail maps and regulations over 40% of the refuge is open for recreation (public use area) while the remainder is closed to protect the animals and their habitats from disturbance. This area also lies in oklahoma’s southwest wichita mountains, but on the western edge. While last week's column included the popular elk mountain trail in the wichita mountains wildlife refuge, another outstanding trail on the refuge is the bison loop trail.