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Moving to Lawton
The Lawton & Fort Sill area guide
10 school districts and 46 schools with their contact details, who provides utilities in each town, the city and county offices you'll need, health care, parks, and the gates and offices on Fort Sill. Start with the map to check an address, or pick a topic.
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This guide is kept as a convenience and compiled from public sources: the districts' and providers' own sites, the National Center for Education Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau, the City of Lawton, Comanche County and Fort Sill. Details change; confirm anything you're relying on with the office named. Listing a school, business or office here isn't an endorsement, and school information is provided without comment on quality, in keeping with the Fair Housing Act.
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Parks & recreation
Lakes, trails, and where the kids will want to go
The Wichita Mountains are twenty minutes from most of Lawton, and the city keeps three lakes. These are the places that come up when I show families around.
Around Lawton
Auditorium
City-owned performance hall in Elmer Thomas Park that hosts concerts, plays, graduations and community events.
801 NW Ferris Ave, Lawton
Fairgrounds
County fairgrounds and arena that hosts the county fair, rodeos, livestock shows, trade shows and concerts.
920 SW Sheridan Rd, Lawton
Farmers market
Downtown farmers market with local produce, eggs, baked goods and crafts, held year-round on Saturdays at the covered pavilion.
77 SW 4th St, Lawton
Lake
City-owned 5,600-acre lake northeast of Lawton known for crappie, catfish and bass fishing, with first-come RV and tent camping.
Off State Highway 17, northeast of Lawton, Elgin
Lake
Small in-town fishing and walking lake inside Elmer Thomas Park, currently getting a new pedestrian bridge, boardwalk and boathouse.
501 NW Ferris Ave, Lawton
Lake
City-owned 2,400-acre lake at the foot of Mount Scott with campgrounds, boat ramps, marinas, swimming and fishing; permits are sold by the Lakes Division.
23510 State Highway 58, Lawton
Lake permits
Office that sells camping, fishing, hunting, boating and golf-cart permits for Lake Lawtonka and Lake Ellsworth.
5215 NW Tacklebox Rd, Lawton
Museum
Free museum of Comanche Nation history, art and culture, next door to the Museum of the Great Plains.
701 NW Ferris Ave, Lawton
Museum
Family-friendly history and science museum in Elmer Thomas Park with hands-on exhibits, a trading post and a prairie-dog town.
601 NW Ferris Ave, Lawton
Park
City park on East Gore Boulevard with a game room, concessions and restrooms.
4000 E Gore Blvd, Lawton
Park
Lawton's flagship park, home to Lake Helen, the aquatics center, a splash pad, trails, the museums and the city's big festivals.
501 NW Ferris Ave, Lawton
Recreation
The city's main youth and adult ballfield complex for baseball, softball and soccer leagues and tournaments.
501 SW 52nd St, Lawton
Recreation
City recreation and community center available for programs and rentals.
1705 NW 20th St, Lawton
Recreation
Seasonal outdoor water park in Elmer Thomas Park with a lazy river, slides, diving boards and kiddie pool.
501 NW Ferris Ave, Lawton
Recreation
Downtown YMCA with a gym, pool, fitness classes, youth sports and school-age child care.
5 SW 5th St, Lawton
Recreation
Low-cost neighborhood public swimming pool near the Owens Center, also available for private rentals.
SW 11th St and SW J Ave, Lawton
Recreation
Home of the Parks & Recreation department, where you register for programs, buy pool passes and reserve park facilities.
1405 SW 11th St, Lawton
Recreation
City community center on the east side used for recreation programs and event rentals.
4 Arlington Ave, Lawton
Wildlife refuge
Gateway to the 59,000-acre refuge with free-roaming bison, elk and longhorns, hiking trails, Mount Scott and lake fishing about 20 minutes from Lawton.
21088 State Highway 115, Cache