Altus is in the Great Plains Country region of southwest Oklahoma and is a military town with the presence of Altus Air Force Base nearby. In the beginning, it served as a trading post for the Great Western Cattle Trail.

See

• Museum of the Western Prairie, 1100 Memorial Dr, ☏ +1 580-482-1044. Tu-Sa 11AM-5PM. Little whips and buggies and things. $7 adults, $5 child/senior. 
• 1 Great Western Cattle Trail (on US Hwy 62 a few miles east of Altus, on north side). A marker commemorating the Great Western Cattle Trail, which stretched from the southern tip of Texas to Ogallala prior to the opening of the land to settlement. You can also observe planes doing maneuvers from the base nearby here. (updated Dec 2021)

Do

You can take a walk around 1 Altus Lake (Reservoir). Granted it's not one of Oklahoma's top ten or anything in terms of attractions, but a road circumnavigates the body of water the entire way, which makes for a relatively peaceful place to walk.

Eat

• Val's. Great shrimp quesadillas. Give 'em a try. The pulled pork sandwich is amazing. 

Drink

• Salt Fork Drafthouse, 2101 E Broadway St, ☏ +1 580-301-6634. Lagers and stouts and lots of deep fried foods to enjoy. 
• Trader Toms. Down the street from Scooter's. 

Sleep

• Microtel Inn, 3210 North Main, ☏ +1 580 379-9400. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Free Local and Long Distance. Complimentary continental breakfast. 
• Quartz Mountain Resort Arts and Craft Center (17 miles north of Altus in the Wichita Mountains of southwestern Oklahoma near the Texas border). 

Go next

Routes through Altus

Lubbock ← Childress ←	W  E	→ Snyder → Lawton
Sayre ← Mangum ←	N  S	→ Vernon → I-20 - Brady