Talimena Scenic Drive
Map
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Note: Highlighted byway routes shown on maps of All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways correspond to designations made by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. State designations may differ.
Getting to the Byway
Arkansas Section
From Little Rock, AR
- Get on I-30 west.
- Stay on I-30 west until the intersection with US-70 west.
- Follow US-70 west until you merge onto US-270 west.
- Travel on US-270 and turn to the left when it becomes US-270/US-71.
- Follow US-71 until you reach the city of Mena where the byway begins.
From Fort Smith, AR
- Take US-71 south to Mena, AR.
- Get onto AR-88 to enter the Arkansas section of the byway.
Oklahoma Section
From Tulsa, OK
- Take the Muskogee Turnpike southeast to I-40.
- Go east on I-40 to Exit 307.
- Turn south on U.S. 59.
- Just past Poteau, turn onto U.S. 271 toward Wister.
- In the Ouachita National Forest turn east on State Route 1, the beginning of the Talimena Scenic Byway in Oklahoma.
