Scenic route
Talimena National Scenic Byway
The byway rides the crest of Rich and Winding Stair Mountains across the Ouachita National Forest — a rare east-west range — with overlook after overlook of forested ridgelines.
Why drive it
A ridgetop run across the Ouachitas.
A hidden gem for fall color in the South-Central states, with almost no traffic. Stop at the Robert S. Kerr Arboretum and time it for late October leaves.
States on this route
The signature stops
What to pull over for.
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