Get in
[edit]Vernon lies on US Highway 287 between Quanah and Wichita Falls. Alternately, you can take US Highway 283 south from Altus, Oklahoma, or US 70 east from Crowell.
Get around
[edit]Like most Texas towns, you are best off with a car at your disposal.
See
[edit]- 1 Red River Valley Museum, 4400 College Dr. Tu-Su 1-5PM. This museum has, among other things, exhibits on the Waggoner Ranch, sculpture by Electra Waggoner Biggs, and an exhibit on Jack Teagarden, a famous jazz musician of the 1920s, 30s and 40s who was born in Vernon.
- 2 Wilbarger County Courthouse, 1700 Wilbarger St. Built in 1928.
Do
[edit]- 1 Santa Rosa Roundup, Route 183, south of town. This major national rodeo is held on the third weekend of May.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Dew's Custom Handmade Boots, 1819 Pease St, ☏ +1 940 552-9288.
Antiques
[edit]- 2 Malone's Treasures, 1409 Main St, ☏ +1 940 552-0951.
Eat
[edit]- 1 Lupes II, 529 US Highway 287 E, ☏ +1 940 552-2622. Some fajitas and Tex-Mex here.
- 2 Brown Cow Family Restaurant, 3205 US Highway 287 W, ☏ +1 940 553-3322.
- 3 Chicken Shack Restaurant, 3901 Wilbarger St, ☏ +1 940 552-6464.
- 4 Arcos Mexican Grill, 5115 College Dr, ☏ +1 940 274-3197. Serves pozole.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Lone Star Inn, 3110 Frontage Rd, ☏ +1 940 552-2639.
- Green Tree Inn, 3029 Morton St, ☏ +1 940 552-5421. Watch the freeway traffic zoom by from your chaise at the pool. $74 (Dec 2021).
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 700 Hillcrest Dr, ☏ +1 940 552-0200. $123 (Dec 2021).
- Hotel Vernon, 1615 US Highway 287 E, ☏ +1 940 552-5417. Some little donuts and coffee for breakfast. $65 (Dec 2021).
Go next
[edit]- Doan's Crossing, 15 miles north on Hwy 283 near the tiny community of Fargo. Six million cattle were driven along the Western Texas-Kansas trail which crossed the Red River at this point. Corwin Doan built a small adobe store here in 1881 to provide for the cowboy's needs. The building still stands today, along with a historical marker engraved with the brands of famous ranches around Texas.
- Lake Kemp, 25 miles south off route 183. This lake is popular for sport fishing.
Routes through Vernon |
Plainview ← Paducah ← | W E | → Jct W E → Ardmore → Hugo |
Clinton ← Snyder ← | N S | → Jct W E → Brownwood → Austin |
Sayre ← Altus ← | N S | → END |
Amarillo ← Quanah ← | N S | → Rest area → Wichita Falls → Fort Worth |