Talimena State Park Explained

Talimena State Park
Map:Oklahoma
Map Alt:A map of Oklahoma showing the location of Talimena State Park
Location:Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest City:Talihina, OK
Coordinates:34.7843°N -94.9536°W
Area:20 acres
Visitation Num:22,546
Visitation Year:2021
Visitation Ref:[1]
Governing Body:Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
Url:http://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.7645

Talimena State Park is an Oklahoma state park located in LeFlore County in eastern Oklahoma. The 20acres park is at the Oklahoma entrance to Talimena Scenic Drive, about 7miles north of Talihina, Oklahoma.[2] and 20miles south of Wister. It offers opportunities for camping, hiking, biking, and wildlife watching.[3]

The park is the western end of the Ouachita National Recreation Trail, which travels 223miles through the Ouachita Mountains from Talimena State Park to Pinnacle Mountain State Park, just west of Little Rock, Arkansas.[4]

In 2010, this park entertained about 7,600 visitors and earned $28,400 from activity fees. The operating cost was $11,800. It was called one of the five least expensive Oklahoma state parks.[5] Despite threat of closure for budgetary reasons in 2018, Talimena State Park remains open in 2022.[6]

The park is 1 of 7 Oklahoma State Parks that are in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with 1 minute and 37 seconds of totality.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 31, 2022 . Evaluation of Oklahoma’s State Parks . Oklahoma Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT).
  2. http://www.shopoklahoma.com/talimena.htm Shop Oklahoma. Talimena State Park
  3. Web site: Talimena State Park . Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department . January 6, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130125071331/http://www.travelok.com/listings/view.profile/id.7645 . live . January 25, 2013.
  4. http://www.exploretheozarksonline.com/ Explore the Ozarks. "Talimena State Park."
  5. http://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/2011/09/20/the-five-least-expensive-state-parks-in-oklahoma/ Wertz, Joe. "The Five Least Expensive State Parks in Oklahoma."
  6. Web site: Talimena State Park . TravelOK.com . July 2, 2020.
  7. Web site: R . Mike . 2021-07-01 . Oklahoma 2024 State Park Eclipse Resources . 2022-10-03 . CosmosPNW . en-US.