Heavener

Heavener is in the Choctaw Country of Oklahoma and near Poteau Mountain and the Runestone State Park.

• Heavener Runestone State Park, 18365 Runestone Rd (On Poteau Mountain), ☏ +1 918 653-2241, fax: +1 918 653-3435, runestone@allte.net. The park has a runestone believed to be engraved by Viking visitors to the area in the ninth century. It is believed the runes are the date November 11, 1012. 

• Green Country Inn-Heavener, 820 US-59, ☏ +1 918 653-7801. Quaint. (updated Sep 2021)

Talimena Drive in the fall

• Talimena Drive from Talihina, Oklahoma to Mena, Arkansas 54 Mile scenic drive in Oklahoma and Arkansas along the ridge of the Ouachita Mountains and the Ouachita National Forest. The drive has frequent turnouts so you can enjoy the scenery. Convenient access to the drive near the mid-point can be accessed from Heavener by taking Hwy 59 south.

Sallisaw ← Poteau ←	N  S	→ Mena → Texarkana
McAlester ← Wister ←	W  E	→ Mena → Hot Springs