Rush Springs, OK Road Trips
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Longest Drive
166.5 mi
Tulsa, OK
Quickest Drive
2h 57m
Tulsa, OK
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Rush Springs, OK by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
1,230
Median Income
$42,198
Median Home Value
$80,300
Median Age
37.2
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Rush Springs, OK at a Glance
Founded
1898
Elevation
1,355 ft
Area
1 mi²
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Traveler Guide to Rush Springs, OK
Chickasha is a city in the Frontier Country region of Oklahoma.
Grady County Farm Tours. (updated Aug 2015) Muscle Car Ranch. (updated Aug 2015)
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. (updated Aug 2015) 2 Annual Chickasha Rodeo, The Grady County Fairgrounds. 3rd weekend in June. Established in 1939. Parade, calf-roping, broncos, wild cow milking, bull riding. (updated Nov 2025) Chief Drive-In, Ninneka. Built in 1949, this classic drive-in theater is one of the last and longest-standing drive-ins in Oklahoma. (updated Aug 2015) 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. (updated Nov 2025)
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. (updated Aug 2015) 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. (updated Nov 2025)
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. Regency Inn, 702 S 4th St, ☏ +1 405-224-3911. (updated Aug 2015)
Travel tips adapted from Chickasha on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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