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, ☏ 1 580 353-0404. M-F 8AM-5PM, Sa 10AM-2PM. Exhibits on Comanche culture. Free.
- Mattie Beal Home, 1006 SW 5th St, ☏ 1 580 678-3156. Th-Su noon-3PM. Interesting historic home completed in 1910. Adults $4, children $2.
- [dead link]Museum of the Great Plains, 601 NW Ferris Ave, ☏ 1 580 250-0151. Features a number of unique exhibits on Great Plains history including some original or reconstructed pioneer buildings and a restored Frisco steam locomotive.
- Fort Sill. National Historic Landmark designated as an artillery school and was the home of Stephen Hillenburg, the former marine scientist who was remembered for creating the Nickelodeon children's animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.
Do
- 1 Comanche Nation Casino, 402 SE Interstate Dr, ☏ 1 580 354-2000.
- Comanche Nation Waterpark, 501 NE Lawrie Tatum Rd (I-44 at Gore Blvd), ☏ 1 580 353-6129. 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, ☏ 1 580 248-5905.
Buy
- 1 Central Mall, 100 Central Mall, ☏ 1 580 248-1742.
Eat
- Anna's German Quick Stop, 403 SW Sheridan Rd, ☏ 1 580 353-3928. Real German food.
- Sams's Bar-B-Q, 402 SW Sheridan Rd, ☏ 1 580 354-0606.
- Ted's Grill, 810 SW D Ave, ☏ 1 580 355-1765.
- Hot Wok Chinese Restaurant, 1303 SW Lee Blvd, ☏ 1 580 355-7888.
- [dead link]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, ☏ 1 580 353-0200. Comfortable rooms and a clean pool.
- Springhill Suites, 3 SE Interstate Dr, ☏ 1 580 248-8500. 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 |