Located in the Great Plains region, Lawton has many outdoor attractions. Outdoors: Lake Ellsworth Lake Lawtonka   Parks and grounds  Recreation and leisure  Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Sports and recreation:

• Comanche County Fairgrounds 
• Sports and aquatics

Fast facts about Lawton sports and recreation:

• There are more than 80 parks in Lawton
• The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge encompasses 59,020 acres.
• More than 50 mammal, 240 bird, 64 reptile and amphibian, 36 fish and 806 plant species thrive on the refuge.
• The refuge was established in 1901.
• Mt. Pinchot is the tallest mountain in the refuge (second tallest in the state) at 2,476 feet. Mt. Scott is second in the refuge at 2,464 feet tall.
• American bison, Rocky Mountain elk, white-tailed deer and Texas longhorn cattle are among the mammals that live on the refuge.

Sources: The City of Lawton and Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge 

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