Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area in the Ouachita National Forest. State Highway 1, known as the Talimena Scenic Byway in this area, bisects the recreation area. U. S. Highway 271 loops up through the summit.
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If solitude and vast forest is what you crave then this is the place for you. From the turn-off on the west end to the entrance to the state park on the AR side, I did not pass more than a half dozen vehicles going the opposite direction. Hiking several miles of trails, I saw not a single other person. With a perfect end to the day, the sunset vista cannot be any better anywhere else...
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Deserted during Covid, probably other times too. Picturesque tree-laden views abound, offering great contrast in May with light green for deciduous oak and dark for cedar. A few turnoffs offer views of the surrounding plains and more distant Ouachita subranges. Nice to cool off a few degrees as well as the road tops...
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It was an early morning after a night of slow drizzle and mist, cloudy and still dark when we started on the Winding Stairway. When atop that Road#1, it felt like I was riding my Harley "Joy" into and thru the clouds we were so HIGH. I make it 'my 4-day weekend trip' whenever I can. The place we live in is truly a...
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