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Le Flore County is in the northeast corner of Kiamichi Country in Oklahoma.

[edit] Regions

[edit] Cities

• Poteau - the county seat and home of the World's Highest Hill.
• Arkoma - on the border of Arkansas and Fort Smith.
• Bokoshe
• Cameron
• Fort Coffee
• Heavener - near Runestone State Park. You can see runestones believed to be left by Vikings in the 11th century.
• Howe
• Le Flore
• Muse - very small unincorporated community near Heavener. Great deer hunting area.
• Panama
• Pocola
• Rock Island
• Shady Point
• Spiro
• Talihina - gateway to Talimena Drive.
• Wister - a small town near Wister Lake.

[edit] Other destinations

• Talimena Drive [1] from Talihina, Oklahoma to Mena, Arkansas 54 Mile scenic drive in Oklahoma and Arkansas and a National Scenic Byway along the ridge of the Ouachita Mountains and the Ouachita National Forest.

[edit] Understand

The county is a very rural area with all the towns having a population under 10,000. But, the area is rich in scenic areas, lakes, forests and mountains for the traveler. This area of Oklahoma is know as Little Dixie.

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[edit] Get in

The county is just west of Fort Smith, Arkansas and if you follow Interstate 540 south, it will enter Oklahoma and Le Flore County at the northeast corner and U.S Highway 271 at Pocola.

[edit] Get around

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• Heavener Runestone State Park, Runestone Rd., Heavener, Oklahoma, ☎ 1 (918) 653-2241 (Heavener@OklahomaParks.com, fax: 1 (918) 653-3435), [2]. day-use. This is a real mystery. On the side of Poteau Mountain near Heavener is a state park with a beautiful view of the countryside and in the park on a vertical stone there is engraved Viking runes from the 11th century. The mysterious hieroglyphics have been decrypted to be the date "November 11, 1012". This is a day-use park with picnic tables, outdoor grills, playground, gift shop, hiking, nature trail and exploring.  edit
• Cedar Lake Nationa Recreation Center.  edit
• Robert S. Kerr Museum & Kerr Conference Center.  edit
• Peter Conser Historic House.  edit

[edit] Itineraries

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• Mountain Gateway Scenic Drive. take a drive for 22 miles along U.S. Hwy 59/270 as it weaves through the valleys of Ouachita Mountains and the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area from Heavener to the Arkansas state line.  edit
• Lake Wister State Park, Wister, Oklahoma.  edit

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