From here, the route heads east through a rural area to Mount George, where it meets Highway 28.

It leaves Centerville to the east, passing through the community of Liberty Hall before meeting Highway 155 in a farmed region.

Past Highway 155, the road dips south around Winthrop Rockefeller Lake, running through the communities of New Neely and Cotton Town before reaching the Conway County line at the Petit Jean River.

The highway leaves Pontoon to the east, following a crooked route into Petit Jean State Park.

After meeting Highway 155 for a second time, the road roughly parallels Cedar Creek eastward through the park.