El Reno-Kingfisher trip offers festivals, history

 
BY AUSTIN TACKETT
Published: November 15, 2009

The stretch of U.S. 81 from El Reno to Kingfisher is a subtly beautiful road, rolling for miles amid hilly farmland. The relatively quiet drive is bookended by two incredibly charming towns and provides the blueprint to a perfect road trip any time of the year.

El Reno is perhaps best known for its Fried Onion Burger Day Festival. Every May, townspeople cook what is claimed to be the world’s largest fried ...


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