Talimena Scenic Drive
Getting to the Byway

Nearby Cities

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Little Rock, AR (146 miles / 233.6 km, 3 hours)
Start: City Marker I-30 westbound, Little Rock, AR
N 34.746° W 92.265° [?]
Directions:
  • 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.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of US-71 and Mena St., Mena, AR
N 34.583° W 94.235° [?]
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Tulsa, OK (140 miles / 224.0 km, 2 hours 32 minutes)
Start: City Marker I-40 southbound,Tulsa, OK
N 36.051° W 95.755° [?]
Directions:
  • 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.
Junction with byway: End Marker OK-1, Ouachita National Forest, OK
N 34.797° W 94.954° [?]