Talimena Scenic Drive Ouachita National Forest Scenic Byway Camping Hiking Picnicking
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Talimena Scenic Drive Ouachita National Forest Scenic Byway Camping Hiking Picnicking Welcome to the 54-mile Talimena Scenic Drive which spans Visitor Information: one of the highest mountain ranges between the Appalachians •Hodgen and Mena Offices SOUTHERN REGION and the Rockies. One breathtaking panorama follows another •East End Visitor Center NATIONAL FORESTS as this national forest scenic byway winds along the crests of Picnicking: The U.S. Department of Ag- forested mountains between Mena, AR and Talihina, OK. No •Old Military Road riculture (USDA) prohibits dis- matter what your preferred recreational activity is, the Scenic •Horsethief Springs crimination in all its programs Drive and the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area •Emerald Vista and activities on the basis of are sure to please every visitor. •Kerr Nature Center race, color, national origin, •State Line Historical Monument age, disability, and where Attractions: •Rich Mountain Fire Tower applicable, sex, marital status, SCENIC DRIVE TALIMENA Enjoy a number of historic sites such as Rich Mountain Fire •Queen Wilhelmina State Park familial status, parental status, Tower, the highest peak (2,681 feet) on the Ouachita National •East End Visitor Information Station religion, sexual orientation, Forest, Horsethief Springs, Old Military Road, and the Choctaw genetic information, political Nation/State Line Historical Monument. Camping: beliefs, reprisal, or because •Winding Stair Campground all or a part of an individual's Visit the Kerr Nature Center and walk one of the self-guided •Queen Wilhelmina State Park income is derived from any nature trails. Check out the visitor center on the east end of the •Billy Creek Recreation Area public assistance program. drive, which offers a variety of nature study materials for sale as •Cedar Lake Recreation Area (Not all prohibited bases apply well as free handouts. to all programs.) Persons The Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area and six Trails: with disabilities who require al- •Ouachita National Recreation Trail ternative means for communi- other congressionally designated areas in Oklahoma offer a full cation of program information range of recreational and educational opportunities. •Old Military Road Trail •Horsethief Springs Trail (Braille, large print, audiotape, Visit Queen Wilhelmina State Park, operated by the •Boardstand Trail etc.) should contact USDA's Arkansas Department Parks and Tourism Department. Guest •Kerr Trails TARGET Center at (202) accommodations include a restaurant, meeting room and hotel. 720-2600 (voice and TDD). •Billy Creek Trail To file a complaint of For more information on the Arkansas Department of Parks and •Cedar Lake Equestrian Trails Tourism, call 1-800-628-8725 or visit www.arkansas.com. discrimination write to USDA, •Orchard Interpretive Trail Director, Office of Civil Be sure to pack it in, pack it out! •Earthquake Ridge Trail Rights, 1400 Independence •Dwarf Oak Trail Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) FOR MORE INFORMATION: Restrooms: 795-3272 (voice) or (202) •Old Military Road Oklahoma Ranger District Mena Ranger District 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an 52175 U.S. Highway 59 1603 Hwy. 71 N. •Horsethief Springs equal opportunity provider Hodgen, OK 74939 Mena, AR 71953 •Winding Staiir Campground and employer. •Kerr Nature Center (918) 653-2991 (479) 394-2382 •Queen Wilhelmina State Park •East End Visitor Information Station OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST • P.O. Box 1270 • Hot Springs, AR 71902 • 501.321.5202 • https://www.fs.usda.gov/ouachita/ RA-09 Revised Sept. 2019 Talimena Scenic Drive Ouachita National Forest Poteau (15 miles) Waldron (25 miles) 59 10 9 271 112 Danville 7 1030 Booneville Poteau 71 Perryville 60 Heavener 128 60 270 59 60 270 271 128 248 Waldron28 7 1030 271 1039 Heavener 27 9 71 59 270 Talihina 270 270 298 Jessieville Holson Valley RD 1030 Mena 5 Old 88 Hodgen Office 59 Oden 270 70 Military N 71 Oklahoma Districts 8 Mt.Ida Hot Road 8 1040 70 7 59 Springs 1 3 270 4 30 Talimena Cedar Lake 70 Glenwood OKLAHOMA State 4 5 Recreation Area ARKANSAS Park 2 6 Smith (72 miles) Fort Arkansas 271 Winding Stair Oklahoma Campground 6022 8 Talihina 7 9 6010 Horsethief 10 259 Springs Page 270 Stateline 71 Kerr Monument 270 11 Nature 17 272 63 Pipe Springs 15 Center 1 88 12 18 19 Muse 6022 16 Billy 14 20 Creek 13 Queen Wilhelmina 259 59 Campground State Park 22 270 N Rich Acorn Big Cedar 63 Mountain 21 Tower 23 24 25 59 Three Sticks 25 71 Monument 26 Hot Springs (77 miles) 6025 259 East End 8 Visitor Center 88 Broken Bow Mena Mena (48 miles) Office 259 U. S. Highway 6025 59 71 63 State Highway 1 88 Talimena Scenic Drive 1C0246 1008 County Road Dequeen (50 miles) 6010 Forest Road 1 - Choctaw Vista 10 - Emerald Vista 19 - Pioneer Cemetary 2 - Potato Hills Vista 11 - Big Cedar Vista 20 - Lake Wilhelmina Vista Trail 3 - Holson Valley Vista 12 - Sunset Point Vista 21 - Grandview Vista # Scenic Picnic Area 4 - Panorama Vista 13 - Kiamichi Valley Vista 22 - Eagleton Vista Turnouts 5 - Deadman Vista 14 - Chaha Vista 23 - Round Mountain Vista District Ranger Office 6 - Sugarloaf Vista 15 - Castle Rock 24 - Acorn Vista Approximate Scale Campground 7 - Lenox Vista 16 - Pine Mountain Vista 25 - Blue Haze Vista 1 in = 7 miles 8 - Cedar Lake Vista 17 - Choctaw Nation/Stateline 26 - Earthquake Ridge Approximate Scale Visitor Center 1" = 3.3 miles 9 - Shawnee Vista 18 - Mountain Fork Vista.