Reviews of Talimena State Park (Tourist Attraction)

Katie K.

Love this state park! The park ranger and office volunteer were very helpful. The State Park store featured unique items; I purchased a bandana that has the part of the Ouachita National Recreation Trail on it (Talimena to Queen Wilhelmina). Trail is very nice and mostly well-marked.

Greg

Great location, small park. Add more camping sites for that last star.

Keith Pugh

Had to find a cool place

William David Schmidt

I ride the single track trails here once or twice a year. I wish I could go more often as the trails are challenging with some beautiful scenery. The couple who maintains the park are so friendly and accommodating! With clean bathrooms a hot shower and running water these trails have everything an Enduro rider could ask for.

Don Musgrove

Enjoyed our time at the park although it rained most of the time. The rain was therapeutic and a stress reliever.

Jordan Southern

My wife and I loved this place. Camping grounds were clean, secluded and quiet. Perfect place to stop when passing through Oklahoma!

Terry Taylor

Small. Quite rv park. Friendly hosts.

Pamela Cooke

Loved it

Matthew Taylor

Parking in tent sites where tight but the people running the camp where really nice

Lori Zeigenbein

Excellent camping .

Weiche Li

For those who are fan of Nature, I believe it’s best time to visit in fall when you can experience the golden color scenery.

keyser soze

Excellent for spring or fall. Been here a few times and never seems to be too busy, which makes it nice. Several hiking trails along the route.

Cory McDonald

Stay here quite a bit when coming through town. There is always a hot shower and clean bathroom every time. The folks who take care of the park are friendly and care about the facility and have been for years. Great trails all around this place as well.

TJ Tipton

Awesome and remarkable place. The camp hosts are the best I have ever seen. Over 200 miles of ATV trails.

Ola J Pyle

Nice place, clean bathrooms, showers, but I think they're closed in winter not sure

Sheryl Kinney

Such a beautiful park. Great for motorcycles, car ride, hiking, photography, history.

Evelyn L.

Hike trails are awesome but too much rocks, need stronger hiking shoes for it

Stacey Morris

Nice

Twyla Fletcher

Trails need a lot of work. They are so rough they are dangerous to your machine. The campsites and location are great.

Kenya Diaz

Beautiful

T Scheidler

Just spent four days riding and clearing the cnt. A lot of trees have fallen across the trail so bring a saw or axe. If you are looking for some extreme atv trail riding this is the place. The trail starts at the campground and you can ride right from your camp site. The park was neat and clean, the park staff were very helpful and knowledgeable about the trail system.

pat caviness

Awesome park

forrest brandt

This state park was really neat. It had accessible playground and accessible toilet facilities.In addition it was located right on the entrance to a hiking pants which traversed the Talihina mountain ridges. I guess what you call them. It felt very Arkansas-ish, Ozark-ish even in southeast Oklahoma-ish, and I enjoyed it. What is more I am planning a trip to return and to hike the trail and perhaps even do some camping at the state park good job Oklahoma on your state parks.

Dawn C

Very very nice park, the staff are extremely friendly and helpful. However we had to cut our trip short due to their tick infestation.

Sticky Fluff

Beautiful little park with lots of picinic areas in a scenic area. There are restrooms/showers, rv sites, hiking trails and a quaint gift shop/store.

Jesus Olivera

(Translated by Google) A wonderful place (Original) Un lugar maravilloso

Sathish Babu

Had a good drive through the park with green surroundings and cozy weather.

Claudia Aita Costa

One of the smaller OK state parks. It's usually clean, with plenty of free wood for the firerings. Heated bathrooms with showers, open all year. A good amount of trails, and some wildlife.

Baird Carr

Very happy with the park. Great trails, pretty good facilities and showers.

Jessie Phillips

Good place to camp

Liebe Dich

Good campground, but the woman who works and loves here has a very bad attitude. Not friendly at all. Once you get past her, then it will be a great experience.

Serena Evins

Very quiet lovely good campsites nicely managed clean. Will be comming back next weekend

Jason Allen

Small park that has what you need, downside it is close to the highway very annoying when camping. Overall great. Free split firewood. Great loving staff. This park is great for hiking but mostly ATVs. Goes with the traffic.

Joe Cool

This is a great state park run by a couple that really cares about the park！The facilities are well kept and clean, and our scout troop was able to work on helping keep the campground clean in exchange for a discount in the camping fee. We worked on our hiking and cooking merit badge while we camped here for a long weekend. I’ve camped in many parks all over the country. While some have outstanding facilities, this one really was well cared for. The shower was cleaned early in the morning, so that one could enjoy a morning hot shower in a fresh bathroom. Reasonable priced, clean, well cared for, and the great on-sight caretaker (and you really should go and meet them!). It’s at the trailhead for the Ouachita Trails, so you could camp and/or hike at this park. There are RV hookup here, and the RV people I’ve met here are all friendly.

Robert Noah

Beautiful hidden jem. Book early as spot are limited.

Duane Carter

Wonderful peaceful drive

Anton Yastrebov

Nice small state park strategically located to be the base camp for some of the best hikes, rides and overall outdoor adventures. The guy who runs it is top notch!

Chris M

Great camp site and if you are Hammock camping ask for the Overflow camp site it is perfect for 3-6 people with Hammocks! The onsite staff was super helpful. The firewood was free on site as well.

Stacey Kanaugh

We decided to take the scenic drive home through the park, and we are very happy we did. It's a beautiful drive.

Ryan Petty

Cool place

Russ Martin

We hiked the short old military road trail (2 miles). Very nice trail. We plan to go back and hike dead man's pass later.

Cody

Beautiful state park!

Doris Franklin

Great place to visit...beautiful.

FL Smith

A lovely, peaceful park, nice play area for the children.

Curtis Pace

Trails not marked well. Some trails with boulders and trees blocking exit. Because of this it took 10 hours for a 4 hour trip.

Kenneth Richerson

In just a few hours we will be Enjoyin all of the many summits

Dallanta plunkett

This is a really nice place to camp and hike. I did it in early spring before all the crowds and we had the place mostly to ourselves. High up in the hills you have really good views. The hiking can be a little rough if you do not like hills. Primitive camping, bring what you need.

Renee Morris

The CNT and other trails have proved to be a lot of fun the last couple days. Today is our fourth and final day here this time but I know we will be returning. The camp host is a very friendly guy and does a great job maintaining the park and being up to date about information on trails and local flora and fauna. It has truly been a great stay.

Agnes DeHart

Peace of mind and clean showers

Randy Lee

Beautiful and peaceful

Bluzman 54

Love this little town and this park! There's nothing to do here but rest and recreate. There is a long off road trail into the woods you can access right from the park. You MUST eat at Pam's diner in Talihena~ it's just what you do when you come here. :) The park is cozy and small, and next to the highway, but it's a cool place. The park manager is a very nice man, and even offered to loan us towels for showering. The bathroom is nice, but the shower itself was very moldy on the last trip in October. I hope they have cleaned that since then. Otherwise, it's a fabulous place to spend a night or a week.

Rick Deaton

Very quiet and laid back great hiking, the very best camp Host, he works his butt off to make the park better.

Derek Shoptaw

Nice clean place.

gypsy rose

Beautiful year round.

Wen Guo

I went to the park on the first weekend in November， it is such a beautiful place! Really great park for escape from DFW,it worth 3 hour driving

Mahfuzul Hasan

Beautiful and children will enjoy the small train journey to see the whole park around.

Rey quiroz

Lo ve it it das so mucho fun

Cowboy Szymanski

Great staff, clean, great trails

Danielle Brissette

Beautiful! And such helpful camp hosts!

M R Noneya

A fantastic state park comprising the Talimena scenic drive. It's a gorgeous drive at any time of year.

Anderson Adventures

Harold is a great, informative man. Gave my wife and I a ride in a time of need.

Steve Collins

Very friendly campground run by some really charming folks. Trail access and decent camping amenities.

Janet Keith

An absolutely lovely place! Great place to camp!

Gary Stone

Excellent

Ken Stoltz

Good Place for Day Hikes

tom pomelow

Have been camping here the last several years, ideal location for hiking and exploring the local Vistas. The camp hosts always keep this older state park in exceptionally clean condition and have lots of information about distances and approximate time to get to a point and back. Always a #1 destination for me.

Karen Pierce

Clean and beautiful.

Keela Hamilton

The couple that takes care of it are wonderful amazing people! Very friendly!

Eddie Lozano

How you reserved a campsite online cuz i sont see a no information how to reserved

Mnk Dna

Nice place to be there at around the end of October.make sure to check weather as last time when I was there I could only enjoy Mist and nothing .On sunny day of October 27-November 5 you can enjoy the Fall foliage with vibrant colors

Kimberly Noble

A nice park with hiking and ATV trails. Campground doesn't have many sites, but there was no one there when we're visiting. Campground was really close to the highway so you'll get lots of highway noise.

emily stallsmith

Beautiful facility and wonderful gracious hosts! It is an older park and the bathrooms and office could use some updating. But it does a lot with a little. Come in the fall to see the beautiful foliage!

Robert Laird

This is a very pretty state park, but very small. It has only 10 RV sites, but quite a few other tent sites. The Ouachita Trail, originating in the park, is really good and highly recommended. The park hosts were very nice and helpful. RV sites have electricity and water, but no sewer. There is a convenient dump station.

Dewayne Adams

The drive was nice, but it was overgrown.

Screw Glue

Fantastic bike ride !

S Sharp

Great camping area, campsites are spread out. Clean restroom. Great hiking trails in area, one trailhead is in the park.

Ryan Hamilton

Didn't spend much time here, but offered info for the drive and had campsites and RV sites.

rohan thomas

Amazing place

Makarand Gogate

A worth drive for fall season

Terrence Thompson

Beautiful and clean camping grounds, everyone's friendly, smiles on faces. The drive alone the 100% breath-taking. Most people tend to go during the fall, but this place is golden all year. Beautiful overlooks, the animals aren't as afraid than most, which is perfect for taking pictures. I loved the history and side faces at most stops. Don't forget to gas up that the nearest gas station before the drive...it's a long walk if you dont'!

David Bowden

Great portal to the Ouachita National Forest. The staff has been very helpful!

Kaila Kirchner

Well maintained facilities, friendly rangers, nice tent sites. Went out to hike part of the Ouachita Trail and were able to leave our vehicle in the parking lot. The bathrooms had a shower and were much cleaner than we excepted which was very welcome after three days of hiking. The trail is gorgeous although we would have like to know there was a boulder field! Great weekend and will definitely be returning.

Janee Baker

This park is well-maintained and run by a terrific couple. Great dirtbike trail out of here as well.

Ginger Massey

Stopped here for a picnic. Very pretty. Tall trees. Lots of camping spots. Kinda hard to maneuver as the roads are narrow.

David Long

Nice, out of the way park. Quiet, clean and a very helpful host!

Madhusekar A.C

The drive in byway was awesome and reminded us of scenic drive between Bodi and Bodimettu in India.

Marie Schorsack

Pretty

Tomi Kirkpatrick

Most awesome State Park I’ve ever been. Love the camp host, Harold! He is so helpful and friendly!

LANCE BRUCE

Very nice park.

Mike Connery

Great park. Quiet with nice spots for camping.

Derek Brown

Very nice, clean restrooms! Great quite place to stay.

Mark Rice

Clean and well kept. Good toilet paper. RV pads are great . Road noise is audibel but the traffic is low.

Michael Duran

Parked the car here for my overnight hike around the Boardstand / Old Military Trail loop. The park hosts where very friendly and helpful. It was great to end at the park where the bathrooms are very clean and plenty of hot water to wash off the trail dust.

Darin Craven

Nice spot just a few miles outside of town. Very reasonably priced and close to a great scenic byway.

Curtis Fields

Nice little place

Chris Weed

We LOVE this campground. It's in a gorgeous location, close to the Talimena Scenic Byway, and trailhead. The facilities are clean and well kept, and the staff is very helpful. I would highly highly recommend this campground!

Paul Fritz

Awesome place. Also the beginning of the Ouachita Trail is here.