Charon Gardens Wilderness Area
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Charon's Garden Wilderness Area | |
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Location: | Oklahoma, USA |
Nearest city: | Lawton, OK |
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Area: | 5,723 acres |
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. It is located to the east of Medicine Park, Oklahoma and north of Lawton, Oklahoma. The wilderness area is a combination of mountain, prairie, and desert environment right in the heart of the refuge. It is not unusual to run into deer, buffalo, elk, longhorn, and prairie dogs.