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The Atlas/Oklahoma/Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service visitor center for the 59,020-acre Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, located on State Highway 115 near Cache, Oklahoma. The refuge hosts one of the oldest and largest conservation bison herds in North America (600+ animals), plus Texas Longhorn cattle, Rocky Mountain elk, prairie dogs, deer, and more than 240 bird species. The visitor center provides refuge maps, wildlife viewing tips, and a bookstore. The Wichita Mountain National Scenic Byway runs through the refuge interior and is a designated motorcycle scenic route.

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Atlas
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Entry point for one of the most unusual motorcycle rides in the southern plains — paved refuge roads winding through boulder-strewn granite hills with bison and longhorn cattle potentially blocking the lane. The visitor center staff can advise on current wildlife concentrations and road conditions.

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Meers Store & Restaurant
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Mount Scott Summit
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Mount Scott rises to 2,464 feet in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge southwest of Lawton. A three-mile paved spur road spirals to the granite summit, where unobstructed 360-degree views sweep across prairie, wildlife refuge, and the medicine-park lakes below. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service manages the road, which is open year-round to vehicles including motorcycles. Free-roaming bison, longhorn cattle, and Rocky Mountain elk are routinely spotted along the approach.