Arkansas
Talimena Scenic Drive
Talimena Scenic Drive
The drive offers spectacular
views and fascinating glimpses
of frontier history as it passes
through the Ouachita Mountains.
The drive offers spectacular
views and fascinating glimpses
of frontier history as it passes
through the Ouachita Mountains.
Native American History
The drive area is rich in Native
American history. Stops, like this
one at the Arkansas/Oklahoma
state line, offer interpretive
displays to help visitors as they
explore a beautiful and intriguing
region.
The drive area is rich in Native
American history. Stops, like this
one at the Arkansas/Oklahoma
state line, offer interpretive
displays to help visitors as they
explore a beautiful and intriguing
region.
| The Talimena Scenic Drive winds across the top of the Ouachita Mountains from Mena, Arkansas to Talihina, Oklahoma. |
Historic sites dot the landscape along
the Talimena Scenic Drive as it winds
across the mountaintops from Mena,
Arkansas, to Talihina, Oklahoma.
The drive crosses some of the tallest
mountains between the Smokies and
the Rockies, offering outstanding
views and well-marked historic sites.
Among these are Queen Wilhelmina
State Park, home of Arkansas' "Castle
in the Sky," the nearby Rich Mountain
Pioneer Cemetery (click above) and
an excellent display at the Oklahoma
line which tells the story of the Trail of
Tears and a well-documented survey
"mistake" that cost the Choctaw
nation thousands of acres of land.
Once the drive crosses the Oklahoma
line, it enters the "old West." There
you will find landmarks associated
with the Choctaw nation, frontier
outlaws and even a supposed
"Viking" carving just off the drive in
Heavener, Oklahoma.
the Talimena Scenic Drive as it winds
across the mountaintops from Mena,
Arkansas, to Talihina, Oklahoma.
The drive crosses some of the tallest
mountains between the Smokies and
the Rockies, offering outstanding
views and well-marked historic sites.
Among these are Queen Wilhelmina
State Park, home of Arkansas' "Castle
in the Sky," the nearby Rich Mountain
Pioneer Cemetery (click above) and
an excellent display at the Oklahoma
line which tells the story of the Trail of
Tears and a well-documented survey
"mistake" that cost the Choctaw
nation thousands of acres of land.
Once the drive crosses the Oklahoma
line, it enters the "old West." There
you will find landmarks associated
with the Choctaw nation, frontier
outlaws and even a supposed
"Viking" carving just off the drive in
Heavener, Oklahoma.
The Talimena Scene Drive can be accessed
from Mena, Arkansas, or near Queen
Wilhelmina State Park off State Highways
270 and 272.
There are numerous pull-offs and vistas, as
well as trails and historic sites. Queen
Wilhelmina State Park offers lodging, a
restaurant, campgrounds, picnic areas, a
native plant and wildlife center and even
rides on a miniature train.
from Mena, Arkansas, or near Queen
Wilhelmina State Park off State Highways
270 and 272.
There are numerous pull-offs and vistas, as
well as trails and historic sites. Queen
Wilhelmina State Park offers lodging, a
restaurant, campgrounds, picnic areas, a
native plant and wildlife center and even
rides on a miniature train.
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