Lawton (Oklahoma)

Lawton is in the Great Plains Country region of southwest Oklahoma.

Get in

Most travellers will arrive by car via I-44 from either Oklahoma City or Wichita Falls, Texas. US-62 connects the city with Altus and the Texas High Plains to the west, while Oklahoma state highway 7 leads in from Duncan about 25 miles to the east.

By plane

American Airlines has nonstop service to Dallas/Fort Worth from Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport.

Get around

• Lawton Area Transit System (LATS)

See

• Comanche National Museum & Cultural Center, 701 NW Ferris Ave, ☎ [phone]. M-F 8AM-5PM, Sa 10AM-2PM. Exhibits on Comanche culture. Free. 
• Mattie Beal Home, 1006 SW 5th St, ☎ [phone]. Th-Su noon-3PM. Interesting historic home completed in 1910. Adults $4, children $2. 
• Museum of the Great Plains, 601 NW Ferris Ave, ☎ [phone]. Features a number of unique exhibits on Great Plains history including some original or reconstructed pioneer buildings and a restored Frisco steam locomotive. 

Do

• 🌍 Comanche Nation Casino, 402 SE Interstate Dr, ☎ [phone].  
• Comanche Nation Waterpark, 501 NE Lawrie Tatum Rd (I-44 at Gore Blvd), ☎ [phone]. Late May-mid Aug: M-W 10:30AM-6PM, Th-Sa 10:30AM-8PM, Su noon-6PM. Mid Aug-Labor Day: Sa 10:30AM-8PM, Su noon-6PM. 12 acres of waterslides with a wave pool and lazy river. 
• Apache Casino Hotel, 2315 E Gore Blvd, ☎ [phone]. 

Buy

• 🌍 Central Mall, 100 Central Mall, ☎ [phone].  

Eat

• Anna's German Quick Stop, 403 SW Sheridan Rd, ☎ [phone]. Real German food. 
• Sams's Bar-B-Q, 402 SW Sheridan Rd, ☎ [phone]. 
• Ted's Grill, 810 SW D Ave, ☎ [phone]. 
• Hot Wok Chinese Restaurant, 1303 SW Lee Blvd, ☎ [phone]. 
• The Meers Store & Restaurant, OK Hwy 115 (1 1/2 miles north of the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Meers). Famous for Meersburger - 7" diameter burgers made exclusively from Texas Longhorn beef, raised on the family's ranch. Voted the Best Burgers in Oklahoma. A must see if you are near Lawton. Be sure to bring cash as this is a cash only establishment. 

Drink

Sleep

• Best Western, 1125 E Gore Blvd, ☎ [phone]. Comfortable rooms and a clean pool. 
• Springhill Suites, 3 SE Interstate Dr, ☎ [phone]. Suites with kitchenette. A good breakfast is provided. 

Go next

• Fort Sill borders the city on the north. This US Army installation is the last operating fort of those built during the Indian Wars of the mid-1800s and has been declared a National Historic Landmark. Cemeteries on the site are the final resting place for many famous American Indians, including Geronimo, Satanta, and Quanah Parker. A small museum documents the history of the fort and its use in various conflicts.
• Medicine Park, located just north of Fort Sill on Oklahoma-49, is a quaint little arts community with some unique shopping.
• Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, (Take Route 62 west of town about 6 miles, take a right on Scenic Highway 115 in Cache and drive for about 3 miles). This park provides a natural mixed-grass prairie habitat for bison, elk, deer, and longhorn cattle, as well as a wide range of smaller animal, bird, and plant species.

Routes through Lawton

Oklahoma City ← Chickasha ←	N  S	→ Wichita Falls → END
Childress ← Indiahoma ←	W  N	→ Anadarko → Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City ← Chickasha ←	N  S	→ Wichita Falls → Abilene
Watonga ← Anadarko ←	N  S	→ Wichita Falls → San Antonio
END ←	W  E	→ Duncan → Davis