Flying into Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport in Lawton keeps the region at your fingertips, with granite mountains, bison herds, and Comanche country all a short drive away. Lawton is a military town built beside Fort Sill, the Army's artillery home, and it carries that straightforward, welcoming energy. Just north, the Wichita Mountains break up the plains with pink granite peaks, blue lakes, and some of the best wildlife viewing in the southern plains.

Standout experiences around Lawton: - Drive to the top of Mount Scott in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge for a view across the whole range - Watch free-roaming bison, elk, and longhorns in the refuge - Eat the giant Meersburger at the Meers Store, a cafe in a 1901 mining-town building - Wander Medicine Park, a cobblestone resort village on Medicine Creek - Visit the Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center - See Geronimo's grave and the historic post at the Fort Sill National Historic Landmark - Explore the Museum of the Great Plains and its reconstructed trading post - Swim or paddle at Lake Lawtonka below Mount Scott

Lawton sits in southwest Oklahoma, where the Red River plains meet the mountains. Wichita Falls, Texas, is about 50 minutes south, and Oklahoma City and its Bricktown district are about 90 minutes northeast. Quartz Mountain State Park, with its granite cliffs and lake, lies about 90 minutes west. The Comanche Nation Fair each fall fills the area with dancers, drums, and fry bread. Lawton is a place where you can hike a mountain in the morning and watch a sunset over the prairie the same evening.