Wichita Mountains/Medicine Park (Oklahoma)

The Wichita Mountains, located near Lawton in southwestern Oklahoma, are one of my favorite places to shoot. Most of the area is part of the 59,020 acre Wichita Moutains National Wildlife Refuge. The habitat is a remnant mixed grass prairie and granite peaks, with thousands of lichen covered granite boulders. The Refuge provides habitat for large native grazing animals including American bison and Rocky Mountain Elk.

To answer a frequent question, to find Heart Rock, drive south on Hwy 49 from the Refuge Headquarters. Right after the Dog Run Hollow exit, the road starts downhill, then makes a very slight rise up and around a corner. Right after the corner is a pull-off spot on the left. Heart Rock is across the road, right after the trail comes out of the evergreens and starts up a giant sloping boulder. From Hiking The Wichitas – Now YOU Can Find It! By Alan Thode

Mount Scott Cedars, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Mount Scott Puddles, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Mount Scott Mist, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

View From Mount Scott Summit Panoramic, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Heart Rock, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Wichita Mountains Sunset Vista, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Holy City Panoramic, Wichita Mountains NWR

Orange Beauty, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Parallel Forest, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Wildflower Field, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Medicine Park Pathway, Medecine Park, Oklahoma

Medicine Park Promenade, Medecine Park, Oklahoma

Medicine Park Bridges, Medicine Park, Oklahoma

Medicine Park Waterfall, Medecine Park, Oklahoma

Bianco's Restaurant, Lawton, Oklahoma

Meers Store, Meers, Oklahoma

Waynes Drive inn Panoramic, Lawton, Oklahoma

Wichita Mountains Oak, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Wichita Mountains Color, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Wichita Mountains Bison, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Leavenworth Eryngo, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Thistle, Wichita Moutnains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Mount Scott Sunset, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Mount Scott Rocks, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Longhorn Sunrise, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Lake Jed Johnson Sunset, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Lake Elmer Thomas Panoramic, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Jed Johnson Tower, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Wichita Mountains Vista, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Wichita Mountains Yucca, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Holy City Door, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Fairmont Creamery, Lawton, Oklahoma

Elk Mountain Trail, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Bison on Burn, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Baldy Point Trail, Quartz Mountain State Park, Oklahoma

Autumn Canyon, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma