Name: Wichita Mountains Camping Trip
Start: 2025-11-07T23:00:00.000Z
Location: Doris Campground

Seeing as how our last few hikes have been cancelled due to weather, I'm gonna need all of you to do a daily sun dance this week to appease the sun god so that way the forecast of "90 degrees and sunny" won't turn into "100 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHTNING!" like it has the last few attempted hikes.

If the sun god decides not to forsaken us yet again this Saturday by literally raining on our metaphorical parade, then we will meet at the Pryor Creek Nature Trail at 9 a.m. before we head off to go swim at Blue Hole after the hike. The hike will be an easy 3.5-mile trek across mostly flat terrain. Bring your swimming suit if you care to join us at Blue Hole. I'm not sure if there are places to change at Blue Hole, but we'll figure something out that doesn't involve indecent exposure charges.

The forecast calls for 90s temps and high humidity, so please be at the trailhead by no later than 9:05 a.m. so we can beat the heat. We'll be starting the hike at 9:05 regardless of whether everyone is there or not. Also, it costs $15 per vehicle to swim at Blue Hole, so comment on this event page if you want to carpool.

Do your sun dances every day this week lest we suffer the wrath of yet another unforseen storm! The sun god must be appeased and stuff!

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Mark

Thad Hensley

Carl Rush

Teresa

Pryor Creek Nature Trail & Blue Hole

Pryor Creek Nature Trail - South Trailhead

**Itinerary: for Friday night, we'll meet at Doris Campsite Site No. 4 in Loop A for a camp fire and some good ol' camaraderie.

For Saturday, we'll meet at the Doris Campground Site 4 at 9:00 a.m. From there, we'll hike the Little Baldy Trail, and then we'll drive over and hike the Elm Mountain Trail. We'll take a break at that point and explore the Wichita Mountains Visitors Center, the Lake Jed Johnson Dam Observation Overlook, the Holy City and the Prairie Dog Town. Next, we'll drive over to hike the Kite Trail and finish with the Narrows Trail. After hiking, we'll drive to the top of Mt. Scott and watch the sunset. After Mt. Scott, we'll drive to Medicine Park, the nearest town, and have dinner at the Healthy Hippie Cafe.
We'll end the night with a campfire.

For Sunday, we'll once again meet at Doris Campground Site 4 at 9:00 a.m. We'll just knock out the rest of the hikes from there. First, we'll hike the north portion of the Charon's Gardens Trail. Next, we'll hike the southern portion of the Charon's Gardens Trail. Finally, we'll hike through the Parallel Forest, and then we'll say our goodbyes and head home.

We'll hike seven miles on both Saturday and Sunday, and some of the trails will be strenuous with considerable elevation gain, so please bear that in mind.**

I think it's about time we set out on a camping trip to the beautiful Wichita Mountains near Lawton, Oklahoma. I have reserved tent site 4 in loop A of the Doris Campground. Below is the link to reserve your campsite. I recommend reserving anything but the walk-in sites as those will require you to carry your gear a good distance before you even get to the campsite.

Camping Reservations: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10038733

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