Wister

Wister is in the Choctaw Country of Oklahoma and near Wister Lake. The 2000 census population was 1,002.

Get in

 * US 271 runs east-west. From Heavener to the west or McAlester to the east of Wister.
 * US 270 runs north-south. Travel south from Poteau.

Get around

 * Driving, but Wister has one of those small town downtown areas that is nice to walk around in and see the older buildings and stores that have more history then the living.

Buy
Shop the Antique shops in town.

Go next



 * 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 midpoint can be accessed from Heavener by taking Hwy 59 south.