Quartz Mountain Nature Park is located in southwest Oklahoma at the western end of the Wichita Mountains, 13 miles east of Mangum, Oklahoma and 20 miles north of Altus, Oklahoma. The nearest community is Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, about 9 miles northeast of the park. It is operated by Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The park began as a 158.3 acre tract adjacent to Lake Altus donated to the state by local residents, who had bought the land for $51.58.