Overview
Great Plains Country is a region in southwestern Oklahoma.
3 sights
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Best things about Great Plains Country
Abernathy Boys Statue
A monument to Temple and Louis Abernathy, ages 6 and 10, who crossed the country alone on horseback around the turn of the 21st century to DC and New York to meet Presidents Taft and Roosevelt and then once again to San …
Quartz Mountain State Park
Rough and tumble country in western Oklahoma. Hiking, swimming, fishing, boating, camping.
Great Plains State Park
Mountains and lake, with hiking and camping.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Mar–May, Sep–Nov. Summer highs reach about 94°F; winter lows dip to about 29°F. Very hot (Jul, Aug) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Jun and May. (climate data from nearby Oklahoma City)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- LAW Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport, Lawton — 43 mi away. Directions
- OKC OKC Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City — 73 mi away (major hub). Directions
Sample 3-day trip
- Day 1: Medicine Park — Buffalo Sculpture, Medicine Creek's Auto Bridge, Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area.
- Day 2: Erick — 100th Meridian Museum, Bonebrake Hardware Museum, Sandhills Curiosity Shop.
- Day 3: Lawton — Mattie Beal Home, Museum of the Great Plains, Fort Sill.
Built from the best-covered destinations in this region; open each for its own day plan.
Photos
Places in Great Plains Country
Medicine Park
City / town · 37 listings
Erick
City / town · 21 listings
Lawton
City / town · 16 listings
Duncan
City / town · 13 listings
Elk City
City / town · 12 listings
Altus
City / town · 6 listings
Weatherford
City / town · 6 listings
Sayre
City / town · 5 listings
Clinton
City / town · 4 listings
Anadarko
City / town · 3 listings
Texola
City / town · 3 listings
Hobart
City / town · 2 listings
Indiahoma
City / town · 1 listings
Mangum
City / town · 1 listings
Snyder
City / town · 1 listings
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Park
Map
Every listing with a location. Tap a pin for its Google Maps link.
Cities
- Altus
- Anadarko
- Burns Flat
- Clinton
- Corn
- Duncan
- Elk City
- Erick
- Hobart
- Lawton
- Mangum
- Marlow
- Medicine Park
- Sayre, including Cheyenne
- Texola
- Thomas
- Walters
- Weatherford
- Willow
Other destinations
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
See
See Abernathy Boys Statue
A monument to Temple and Louis Abernathy, ages 6 and 10, who crossed the country alone on horseback around the turn of the 21st century to DC and New York to meet Presidents Taft and Roosevelt and then once again to San Francisco.
Nearby
Chickasha
City / town · 12 listings · 51 mi away
Watonga
City / town · 5 listings · 58 mi away
El Reno
City / town · 16 listings · 58 mi away
Tuttle
City / town · 1 listings · 60 mi away
Yukon
City / town · 3 listings · 68 mi away
Vernon
City / town · 13 listings · 69 mi away
Newcastle
City / town · 1 listings · 71 mi away
Kingfisher
City / town · 2 listings · 73 mi away
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