Talimena Scenic Drive

Travelers can exercise their legs on this pathway in the forest.

A carved wooden sign welcomes travelers on the Talimena Scenic Drive.

Visitors to the Talimena Scenic Byway can step onto this overlook and feel a part of the world around them.

Along with greeting visitors to Arkansas, this roadsign acknowledges the road as an Arkansas Scenic Byway.

Forests tipped with fall color spread over the hills on the Talimena Scenic Byway.

Informative plaques on the side of the road allow visitors to learn more about the Talimena Scenic Byway .

A sign on the roadside welcomes visitors the Arkansas, nicknamed the Natural State.

Stop by this informative plaque to learn more about the vegetation of the area.

This neatly stone-lined path near the Talimena Scenic Byway leads visitors to an overlook with interpretive kiosks.

A motorcyclist leads the way on Talimena Scenic Drive up Winding Stair Mountain.

Trees frame the gently sloping hills of the Rich Mountain Valley on Lover's Leap hiking trail, near the Queen Wilhelmina Lodge.

Both trucks and motorcycles find a home on the spacious Talimena Scenic Byway.

Set among the green of the Ouachita Forest, the visitor center is a great place to stretch your legs.

Weave along this amazing mighty dwarf oak on an interpretative trial at this vista.

A white hang glide sails over a green field beneath Panorama Vista.

This stone plaza is the hub for all the center's interpretive trails.

These interpretative signs greet visitors at this dual picnic site.

This stone sign and plaque commemorate the military road that extended 150 miles from Fort Smith to Fort Towson.

Travelers pass this sign made of wood and stone as they cross the border into Arkansas.

This trailhead leads into a forest of leaf-bereft trees.

Picnickers can appreciate Emerald Point's stunning vista while enjoying a mid-day meal.

Explore Talimena's geological history at Sunset Vista.

This is one of the last steam locomotives used on the Kansas City, Pittsburg, and Gulf rail line located north of Rich Mountain.

This five-foot iron marker delineates the historical boundaries between the State of Arkansas and the Choctaw Nation.

Visitors can spy the valley and the distant horizon at Sunset Vista.

Iron-rich water bubbling out through the pavement seems to turn red as the open air oxidizes the water on the surface.

This sign made of stone and wood heralds the West End Visitor Information Center.

Native plants complement the stone facings of the visitor information station outside in several areas.

Adorned with all shades of green, the Winding Stair Campground is a relaxing spot to pitch a tent or picnic.

Queen Wilhelmina Lake reflects the sun's light on hazy afternoon.

This steel structure dominates the skies around Rich Mountain.

The original Queen Wilhelmina Lodge stands beautifully in its heyday in 1898.

Two cars drive through glorious fall color on the Talimena Scenic Drive.

Near the pathway leading to the cemetery, an intrepretative sign introduces travelers to some Rich Mountain history.

The original Queen Wilhelmina Lodge stands in ruins after being open for only 12 years.

The Talimena Scenic Drive welcome sign greets visitors to the byway.

A lone vehicle winds its way around Winding Stair and Rich Mountains.

Visitors prepare to launch a canoe onto Cedar Lake.

The mountains surrounding Talimena Scenic Drive in the Ouachita National Forest pronounce their beauty with the fall foliage on a beautiful, sunny autumn day.