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The Talimena Scenic Byway is well known for it's scenic beauty. It's a 55-mile route that bridges the distance between Mena, Ark. and Talihina, Ok. The byway was a cooperative effort of the Ouachita National Forest and the highway departments of the two states. It passes over Rich Mountain, the second highest point in Arkansas, as well as Winding Stair Mountain in Oklahoma. Queen Wilhelmina State Park, with its skyscraping lodge, lies beside the byway at the summit of Rich Mountain. Frequent viewpoints along the route provide spectacular views of the color change in the Ouachita National Forest. A portion of the 225-mile-long Ouachita National Recreation Trail parallels the drive on much of this route. Auto Tour Map There are 22 designated stops or Vistas, some with interpretive signs, along the Talimena Scenic Drive. You can click here for an interactive, point by point, auto tour map with descriptions of the vistas and historic markers. Wheelock Academy Near Millerton, in McCurtain County, Oklahoma,
are the major, surviving components of the once flourishing Wheelock
Academy, a unique symbol of almost two centuries of the Choctaw
Nation’s commitment to education.
The area surrounding the Talimena Scenic Drive has now spawned two new Oklahoma Scenic Drives, The Mountain Gateway and Mountain Pass. [Click here for more...]
Talimena National Scenic Byway
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