Bernice is located 15 miles south of the Arkansas state line in Union Parish. The business district is bisected by US Highway167, North and South, and Louisiana Highway 2, East and West. Bernice is also 20 miles from Interstate 20 at Ruston, Louisiana.

Bernice is in the heart of a recreational area, bounded by 20,000 acres of lakes, including Lake D'Arbonne, Lake Claiborne and Corney Lake. Bernice also offers an 18 hole golf course and clubhouse with swimming pool that was built by a group of local people in 1984.

The area is known as the "big woods" for its large stands of huge virgin pine, which Captain C.C. Henderson planned to take advantage of by means of his Arkansas Southern Railroad, the first railway in the parish. A railroad depot was built soon after, and today it has been restored and houses the Depot Museum with a collection of Bernice memorabilia.

Bernice extends the invitation to come and personally visit the Depot Museum and the Capt. Henderson Caboose Museum. Also, stop by the Town Hall to visit and have a cup of coffee. The Tourist Center is located directly beside the Town Hall.

Bernice has much to see and offer!