Chickasha is a city in the Frontier Country region of Oklahoma.
Get in
[edit]Get around
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Map of Chickasha
See
[edit]- Grady County Farm Tours.
- Muscle Car Ranch.
Do
[edit]- Festival of Light. Late Nov-Dec.
- 1 SaltCreek Casino, 1600 HWY 81, Pocasset, ☏ +1 405-459-4000. Daily, 24 hours. Just north of Chickasha on Highway 81, this medium-sized cadino has over 500 e-games and 7 table games for patrons to play. Visitors can grab drinks at Brooks Bar or a meal at Fork Café. Reflections gift shop inside the casino has unique gifts and carries Bedré Fine Chocolate.
- 2 Annual Chickasha Rodeo, The Grady County Fairgrounds. 3rd weekend in June. Established in 1939. Parade, calf-roping, broncos, wild cow milking, bull riding.
- Chief Drive-In, Ninneka. Built in 1949, this classic drive-in theater is one of the last and longest-standing drive-ins in Oklahoma.
- 3 Watermelon Festival, Jeff Davis Park, Rush Springs (Blakely Avenue at Holly A St). A one-day annual event that takes place in August. The Watermelon Festival celebrates Oklahoma's official state vegetable, the watermelon. Activities include seed-spitting competitions, Watermelon Queen coronation, arts and crafts fair, carnival rides, family-friendly entertainment, and food vendors. Plenty of watermelon is available for tasting and purchase.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Fork Café, 1600 Highway 81, Pocasset (inside SaltCreek Casino), ☏ +1 405-459-4000. This eatery has a wide variety of down-home menu items including chicken-fried steak, burger baskets and mashed potatoes.
- 1 J & W Grill, 501 W. Choctaw Ave, ☏ +1 405-224-9912. M-W 6AM-2PM, Th-Sa 6AM-9PM. Excellent onion burgers, chili, fries, tots, etc. Only seats 18 at the counter but it is worth the wait for a seat.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Quality Inn Near Chickasha University, 2101 S 4th St, ☏ +1 405-224-4890, fax: +1 405 224-3411. With an indoor pool and restaurant/bar.
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 2610 South 4th St, ☏ +1 405-224-8883.
- [formerly dead link] Regency Inn, 702 S 4th St, ☏ +1 405-224-3911.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Chickasha |
| Wichita Falls ← Lawton ← | S   E
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→ Newcastle → Oklahoma City |
| Lawton/Wellington ← Anadarko ← | W   E
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→ Newcastle → Oklahoma City/Norman |
El Reno ← Jct  E ←
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N  S
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→ Rush Springs → Fort Worth |
| Wichita Falls ← Lawton ← | SW  NE
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→ Newcastle → Oklahoma City |
END ← Blair ← Jct N  S / N  S ← Jct N  S ←
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W  E
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→ Jct N  → Pauls Valley
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