COE Campground in OK
Am looking to spend the night of Nov. 16th in a COE campground close to Hugo, OK. Heading south on hwy. 271. Any information appreciated. Thanks
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JFKMK - Wichita Mtns Wildlife Refuge is certainly stuck back off to itself... We first found the place back in the 60's working for DOD Contractor in Wichita Falls TX for a few years. Was a hugh tent camping experience back then... Made many trips back to area over the years as recent as 2010. This is my OFF-ROAD POPUP trailer with VIRGINIA TAGS on it haha...
CAMP DORIS - Wichita Mtns Wildlife Refuge
Love the trail heads and the two or three hidden lakes. You can get off to yourself big time around there.
The DORIS camp is OK situated on the biggest Lake inside the refuge. Today's CAMP DORIS has both sites with hookups and tents only layout. Love the tent camping close to the Lake shore line listening to all of the night sounds most people don't get to hear. Camp Doris has great security with the camp gates closing in the evenings supported by SPIKES across the main gate only allowing passage coming out haha... You learn real quick that Momabear can stand on the spikes and depress them down while you drive over when getting back to the camp ground after closing time. Or you can get the Ranger to let you back in who is staying in their quarters just inside the campground.
At night you really have to watch where you step with all of the Buffalo traffic roaming over most of the refuge. That midnight pee tree run might get exciting...
We also came face to face with a large Mountain Cat a couple of times...
Our kids fell in love with Prairie Dog City and you can stand there watching them for hours doing their daily routine only to find out that loud snort behind you is a couple of Buffalo that had wandered up behind you blocking your escape route back to the truck. I think they know what they have done and enjoying it... I have a great photo here somewhere of a herd of Buffalo's crossing the road near the Prairie Dog city area saying "Prairie Dog Crossing". I titled it "Biggest Dang Prairie Dogs I ever saw" I know it didn't happen without photos - I looked for it here but came up empty.
I think the longest we have ever stayed there was a full week one time. Back in the day the trip up on Mount Scott is where all the lovers from Lawton would go and all of the CB RADIO guys would use their radios to talk to far away places like Wichita Falls TX etc...
We use to go to the hidden lakes for the all day picnics just to hang out. We also learned you had a hard time finding groceries at Medicine Park. Everyone in that area drives back to Lawton I guess for grocery shopping. We found all we needed at the LOVE's Truck on the interstate exit.
I hope you dove into a couple of BUFFALO Diners at MEARS just north of the Refuge. Great shopping around shops there as well...
Roy Ken
CAMP DORIS - Wichita Mtns Wildlife Refuge
Love the trail heads and the two or three hidden lakes. You can get off to yourself big time around there.
The DORIS camp is OK situated on the biggest Lake inside the refuge. Today's CAMP DORIS has both sites with hookups and tents only layout. Love the tent camping close to the Lake shore line listening to all of the night sounds most people don't get to hear. Camp Doris has great security with the camp gates closing in the evenings supported by SPIKES across the main gate only allowing passage coming out haha... You learn real quick that Momabear can stand on the spikes and depress them down while you drive over when getting back to the camp ground after closing time. Or you can get the Ranger to let you back in who is staying in their quarters just inside the campground.
At night you really have to watch where you step with all of the Buffalo traffic roaming over most of the refuge. That midnight pee tree run might get exciting...
We also came face to face with a large Mountain Cat a couple of times...
Our kids fell in love with Prairie Dog City and you can stand there watching them for hours doing their daily routine only to find out that loud snort behind you is a couple of Buffalo that had wandered up behind you blocking your escape route back to the truck. I think they know what they have done and enjoying it... I have a great photo here somewhere of a herd of Buffalo's crossing the road near the Prairie Dog city area saying "Prairie Dog Crossing". I titled it "Biggest Dang Prairie Dogs I ever saw" I know it didn't happen without photos - I looked for it here but came up empty.
I think the longest we have ever stayed there was a full week one time. Back in the day the trip up on Mount Scott is where all the lovers from Lawton would go and all of the CB RADIO guys would use their radios to talk to far away places like Wichita Falls TX etc...
We use to go to the hidden lakes for the all day picnics just to hang out. We also learned you had a hard time finding groceries at Medicine Park. Everyone in that area drives back to Lawton I guess for grocery shopping. We found all we needed at the LOVE's Truck on the interstate exit.
I hope you dove into a couple of BUFFALO Diners at MEARS just north of the Refuge. Great shopping around shops there as well...
Roy Ken
