Charon Gardens Wilderness Area

Charon's Garden Wilderness Area
Location	Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
Nearest city	Lawton, OK
Coordinates	34°43′17″N 98°43′54″W / 34.72139°N 98.73167°WCoordinates: 34°43′17″N 98°43′54″W / 34.72139°N 98.73167°W
Area	5,723 acres (23 km^2)
Established	1970
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The Charon's Garden Wilderness Area is part of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Oklahoma and is managed by the US Fish & Wildlife Service.^[1] It is located to the west of Medicine Park, Oklahoma and north of Lawton, Oklahoma. The wilderness area, dominated by rugged granite mountains, oak forests, and mixed grass prairies, covers 5,723 acres (23.16 km²) in the western portion of the Refuge. It is not unusual to run into deer, buffalo, elk, longhorn, and prairie dogs. Day use and limited backcountry camping is allowed with a permit from the Refuge. The area is popular with rock climbers, with formations such as Echo Dome and Crab Eyes being popular destinations.

Hikers in Charon's Garden

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wichita Mountains Charons Garden

External links

• "Charon's Garden Wilderness". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
• Splinter, Dale K. and Marston, Richard A.: Wichita Mountains - Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Oklahoma Historical Society
• O'Dell, Larry: Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge - Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Oklahoma Historical Society