Denman Wildlife Area

Denman Wildlife Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Denman Wildlife Area
Map showing the location of Denman Wildlife Area
LocationJackson County, Oregon
Nearest cityEagle Point, Oregon
Coordinates42°26′54″N 122°50′11″W / 42.4484589°N 122.8364295°W / 42.4484589; -122.8364295[1]
Area1,760 acres (7.1 km2)
Established1954
Visitors40,000 (in 2008)
Governing bodyOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Denman Wildlife Area (originally the Rogue Valley Game Management Area) is a wildlife management area near Eagle Point, Oregon, in the United States. It was named in honor of Kenneth Denman, an attorney from nearby Medford, Oregon, who lobbied for the creation of the area in 1954.[2]

The area is adjacent to TouVelle State Recreation Site and the Upper and Lower Table Rock lava formations.

  1. ^ "Ken Denman State Game Management Reserve". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  2. ^ Miller, Bill (April 2007). "Who Inspired the Denman Wildlife Area". Our Valley 2007. Mail Tribune.