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    Elmer Thomas Park - A fun time with lots of activities in Lawton's Elmer Thomas park. Christmas lights during the holiday season.

    Elmer Thomas Park

    4.3(13 reviews)
    55.1 mi

    Elmer Thomas Park in Lawton, OK is not the most fascinating park ever…read more It was good enough for us back on July 26, 2025. My dog certainly appreciated it. We didn't stay here super long as I started getting anxious about the long drive back home. It's a public park. Free parking. There was a playground. A decent sized lake. Walking/running path. I stopped here mainly because the Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center is just a few hundred yards away. Go touch grass! Your brain and heart will thank you.

    Don't get too excited about this area. Not much to see when it comes to scenery no matter what…read moreseason of the year it is. But I do have to say that at least they attempt to do something seasonally and on holidays. It can be better though. PROS: - Walking/ Running cemented and dirt trail around the park. - A huge, but not well kept playground near the pond. - Pond you can fish and small boat but hardly anything to fish. - Splash park (not very well maintained bc some fountain play equipment are stained and looks like build up algae) and some are not operational. - Seasonal / Holiday attractions (I.e. Christmas lights, Small pop up flea market and tents, drive thru seasonal/ holiday attractions. Etc) - Two Museums near park - Small dog walk CONS: - Ponds is filled will turtles so fishing is hard and not stocked - Minor attractions that could be more - Pricey when it comes to asking to establish an event of some sort - Maintenance on the parks and facility around the park aren't maintained well

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    Elmer Thomas Park - Fountain in the lake

    Fountain in the lake

    Elmer Thomas Park - 7.26.2025

    7.26.2025

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    Ardmore Regional Park - This is our 133rd dog park, I think, I'm losing track - July 2021.

    Ardmore Regional Park

    5.0(1 review)
    25.0 mi

    This is our 135th dog park, if memory serves. Yes we travel…read more What this very nice dog park has: Small section Large dog section Water Trash cans Bags provided Excellent parking everything needed and easily found (just keep driving, it's at the end). Freeway visible from the park. It's a little isolated, but that doesn't bother me. Nice staff taking trash out! Nice patrons with their dogs. People are friendly and talk to you. In both sections there are dig marks under the far tractor gates (opposite parking lot) where dogs can get out. I would fix that if it were me. It appears that big dogs go in the small dog section as is evidenced by lack of picking up dog poop. It's not terrible, but the 3-4 big piles I picked up in a small area speaks. It's not hard people, pick up after your dogs. Since my dog wrote a book on dog parks (it's a funny, yet practical guide) I figure I should leave the owners of a park something they could improve on. Sooooo...... One comment on something that should get fixed (#1 issue at a lot of dog parks so this park is not alone): If you are going to allow pools for dogs (they are not always allowed due to disease, and people waste water) throw large, course rocks down in the pool drainage area. With grass nearby you might need to section it off. It's easy, it's cheap. Why do it? Stagnant water spreads disease, it's messy, someone could slip if it's not easily visible. Example. Right now the small dog section is very wet, but you can't see it. Slip hazard. Big section it is an all out pond. If it were my dog park, and if you insist on pools, I would only allow small pools that can only fill 1-2 inches. A 75 year old person should be able to dump the pool themselves to get clean water! If they can't it's too big. Break out the drill and make holes up higher so it can't fill much. The dogs just need their pads to wet to cool off, and they can still roll in it if you want that. Small dog section could get away with a hot water heater aluminum drainage pan!! That's my 2 cents.

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    Ardmore Regional Park - This is our 133rd dog park, I think, I'm losing track - July 2021.

    This is our 133rd dog park, I think, I'm losing track - July 2021.

    Ardmore Regional Park - One of the most common issues in dig park is stagnant water from swimming pools like this.  Maybe a percolator pond! Rocks people.

    One of the most common issues in dig park is stagnant water from swimming pools like this. Maybe a percolator pond! Rocks people.

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