Visit flat plains, mountains, the grave of the Apache Indian leader, Geronimo, open land with grazing buffalo and Texas longhorn, and a prairie dog town.
For a panoramic view of the Wichita Mountains in southwestern Oklahoma, travel I-44 to Route 49 west just outside Medicine Park. Six miles down the lane you will go through the 59,000-acre Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge. The turn-off for Mount Scott is several miles past the entrance. Here you can drive up the mountain and watch the flat plains. Read more . . .
The Talimena Scenic Byway is a 54-mile drive from Talihina, Okla. to Mena, Ark. The 2-lane highway was constructed specifically for sightseeing through the 1.6 million-acre Ouachita National Forest. This trip starts at the Visitors Information Station 7 miles northeast of Talihina at U.S. 271 and Route One. Just past the information station, you can see the dark blue hills and gorgeous valleys from Choctaw Vista on the west end of Winding Stair Mountain.