List of Forest Service Byways
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The following roads have been designated by the U.S. Forest Service as scenic byways. Many are also National Scenic Byway
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National Scenic Byway
A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for its archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and/or scenic qualities. The program was established by Congress in 1991 to preserve and protect the nation's scenic but often...
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- Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway
- Angeles Crest Scenic Byway
- Apache Trail Historic Road
- Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway
- Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- Avenue of Pines
- Beartooth HighwayBeartooth HighwayThe Beartooth Highway is an All-American Road that has been called "the most beautiful drive in America," by late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt...
(also a NSB) - Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway
- Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- Bighorn Scenic Byway
- Bigfoot Scenic Byway
- Black River Scenic Byway
- Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
- Blue Mountain Scenic Byway
- Blue Ridge ParkwayBlue Ridge ParkwayThe Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. It runs for 469 miles , mostly along the famous Blue Ridge, a major mountain chain that is part of the Appalachian Mountains...
(also a NSB) - Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic BywayBuffalo Bill Cody Scenic BywayBuffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway is in the U.S. state of Wyoming and spans most of the distance from Cody, Wyoming to Yellowstone National Park. The scenic highway follows the north fork of the Shoshone River through the Wapiti Valley to Sylvan Pass and the eastern entrance to Yellowstone...
- Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic and Historic Byway
- Carson Pass Highway
- Cascade Lakes Scenic BywayCascade Lakes Scenic BywayThe Cascades Lakes Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in central Oregon in the United States. It runs for in the rugged country of Deschutes and Klamath counties on the east side of the Cascade Range. It offers particularly good views of Mount Bachelor and provides access to many...
(also a NSB) - Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway
- Cherohala SkywayCherohala SkywayThe Cherohala Skyway is a National Scenic Byway that connects Tellico Plains, Tennessee, to Robbinsville, North Carolina in the southeastern United States. Its name is a portmanteau of Cherokee and Nantahala, the two national forests through which it passes...
(also a NSB) - Chinook Scenic Byway (also a NSB)
- Cloud Peak Skyway
- Coronado Trail Scenic Byway (also a NSB)
- Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- Edge of the Wilderness (also a NSB)
- Elkhorn Scenic Byway
- Emigrant TrailEmigrant TrailThe Emigrant Trails were the northern networks of overland wagon trails throughout the American West, used by emigrants from the eastern United States to settle lands west of the Interior Plains during the overland migrations of the mid-19th century...
- Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- The Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic BywayThe Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic BywayThe Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the state of Utah. It spans approximately as it travels from Fairview through the Manti-La Sal National Forest southeast to Huntington via Huntington Canyon, and northeast to near Colton via Eccles Canyon.-Route...
(also a NSB) - Feather River Scenic Byway
- Fishlake Scenic Byway
- Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic BywayFlaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic BywayThe Flaming Gorge - Uintas Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the state of Utah. It spans approximately as it travels from Vernal, Utah northward through the Ashley National Forest and the Uintah Mountains to the area around Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area in the northeastern corner...
(also a NSB) - Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway
- Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
- Glade Top Trail
- Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic BywayGrand Mesa Scenic and Historic BywayGrand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway, also known at the Grand Mesa National Scenic and Historic Byway, runs North from Cedaredge along Highway 65, to the top of the Grand Mesa at more than 10,000 feet . It also includes Land's End Road to the Land's End Observatory from Highway 65...
(also a NSB) - Great Divide Highway
- Guanella Pass Road
- Hells Canyon Scenic BywayHells Canyon Scenic BywayHells Canyon Scenic Byway is a designated All-American Road in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located at the northeast corner of Oregon and comprises Oregon Route 82, Forest Roads 39 and 3365, and most of Oregon Route 86...
(also a NSB) - Heritage Drive
- Highland Scenic Highway (also a NSB)
- Highlands Scenic Byway
- Highway of Legends
- Historic Columbia River Highway (also a NSB)
- Jacinto Reyes Scenic Byway
- Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway (also a NSB)
- Kancamagus Scenic Byway (also a NSB)
- Kings Canyon Scenic Byway
- Kings Hill Scenic BywayKings Hill Scenic BywayThe Kings Hill Scenic Byway passes through the Little Belt Mountains in the Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana, United States.. The route is home to a wide variety of wildlife and provides many recreational opportunities for travelers on the route. The Byway is a 71 mile route that begins...
- Ladyslipper Scenic Byway
- Lake Koocanusa Scenic BywayLake Koocanusa Scenic BywayThe Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway is a 67 mile Byway in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. It follows the Kootenai River and the border of Lake Koocanusa on Highway 37, and starts in Libby Montana and proceeds on to Eureka, Montana. Lake Koocanusa is formed behind the Libby Dam and has a...
- Lamoille Canyon Road
- Lassen Scenic Byway
- Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway
- Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- Logan Canyon Scenic Byway (also a NSB)
- Longhouse Scenic Byway
- Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway
- Markagunt High Plateau Scenic Byway
- McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway (also a NSB)
- Medicine Wheel Passage
- Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
- Modoc Volcanic Scenic Byway
- Mount Baker Highway
- Mount Evans Scenic BywayMount Evans Scenic BywayThe Mount Evans Scenic Byway begins at the junction of Interstate 70 and State Highway 103 near Idaho Springs, Colorado and continues on State Highway 5 through the Mount Evans Wilderness where it ends near the summit of Mount Evans. The byway is in length and gains over of elevation...
- Mount Magazine Scenic Byway
- Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- Mountain Loop Scenic Byway
- Mountain Waters Scenic BywayMountain Waters Scenic BywayThe Mountain Waters Scenic Byway is a two-lane highway in North Carolina, which travels through the Nantahala National Forest in Macon and Swain County, North Carolina counties. The first part of this byway follows the combined route of U.S...
- Natchez Trace ParkwayNatchez Trace ParkwayThe Natchez Trace Parkway is a National Park Service unit in the southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Old Natchez Trace and preserves sections of the original trail....
(also a NSB) - Nebo Loop Scenic Byway (also a NSB)
- North Cascades Scenic Highway
- North Shore Scenic Drive (also a NSB)
- Ocoee Scenic BywayOcoee Scenic BywayThe Ocoee Scenic Byway is a National Forest Scenic Byway in Tennessee, United States. This 26 mile historic byway follows U.S. Highway 64 through the Cherokee National Forest and was the first to be designated as a National Forest Scenic Byway in the United States....
(first Forest Service Byway) - Ogden River Scenic Byway
- Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
- Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon (also a NSB)
- Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Washington
- Palms to Pines Scenic Byway
- Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway
- Peter Norbeck Scenic BywayPeter Norbeck Scenic BywayThe Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota, USA. It is a loop which is composed of portions of U.S. Route 16A, South Dakota Highway 244, South Dakota Highway 87, and South Dakota Highway 89. Parts of the byway enter Black Hills...
(also a NSB) - Pig Trail Scenic Byway
- Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
- Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
- Rim of the World Scenic Byway
- River Road Scenic BywayRiver Road Scenic BywayThe River Road is a National Scenic Byway in the US state of Michigan. This byway follows M-65 and River Road; it extends eastward into the Huron National Forest and ends in the historic community of Oscoda near Lake Huron. The road parallels the historic Riviere aux Sable...
(also a NSB) - Rogue-Coquille Scenic Byway
- Rogue-Umpqua Scenic BywayRogue-Umpqua Scenic BywayThe Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the U.S. state of Oregon. It provides a tour of the environs of the North Umpqua River, the High Cascades, and the Upper Rogue River.- Route description :...
(also a NSB) - Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway (also a NSB)
- St. Francis Scenic Byway
- St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
- San Juan Skyway (also a NSB)
- Sandia Crest Byway
- Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- Scenic Byway 12 (also a NSB)
- Seward HighwaySeward HighwayThe Seward Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends 127 miles from Seward to Anchorage. It was completed in 1951 and runs through the scenic Kenai Peninsula and Turnagain Arm, for which it was designated an All-American Road by the U.S...
(also a NSB) - Sherman Pass Scenic Byway
- Sierra Heritage Scenic Byway
- Sierra Vista Scenic BywaySierra Vista Scenic BywayThe Sierra Vista Scenic Byway is an route through the Sierra National Forest in the U.S. state of California. Many examples of the Sierra’s most distinctive granite domes, meadows and glacial valleys can be seen along the way...
- Silver Thread Scenic Byway
- Sky Island Scenic Byway (also a NSB)
- Smith River Scenic Byway
- Snowy Range Scenic Byway
- Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
- Spirit Lake Memorial Highway
- State of Jefferson Scenic Byway
- Stevens Pass Greenway (also a NSB)
- Sugar Camp Scenic Byway
- Sunrise Scenic Byway
- Sunspot Scenic Byway
- Sylamore Scenic BywaySylamore Scenic BywayThe Sylamore Scenic Byway is one of ten Arkansas Scenic Byways. The route runs through the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest in Arkansas for , almost all in Stone County. It passes through undeveloped forest land as a scenic route to Blanchard Springs Caverns....
- Talimena Scenic DriveTalimena Scenic DriveThe Talimena Scenic Drive is a National Scenic Byway in southeastern Oklahoma and extreme western Arkansas spanning a stretch of Oklahoma State Highway 1 and Arkansas Highway 88 from Talihina, Oklahoma, to Mena, Arkansas....
(also a NSB) - Talladega Scenic Drive (also a NSB)
- Teton Scenic Byway
- Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road (also a NSB)
- Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway (also a NSB)
- Trinity Scenic Byway
- Trinity Heritage Scenic Byway
- Turquoise Trail (also a NSB)
- Utah's Patchwork Parkway
- West Cascades Scenic BywayWest Cascades Scenic BywayThe West Cascades Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the U.S. state of Oregon. The route is designed to provide a tour on the west side of the Cascade Range along the east side of the Willamette Valley.-Route description:...
(also a NSB) - West Elk Loop
- White Mountain Scenic Road
- White Mountain TrailWhite Mountain TrailThe White Mountain Trail is a National Scenic Byway in New Hampshire. It runs through the heart of the White Mountains crossing three major mountain passes. The Trail designates sections of US 3 and US 302, between Lincoln and Conway, connecting at both ends with the Kancamagus Highway...
(also a NSB) - White Pass Scenic Byway
- Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
- Wyoming Centennial Scenic BywayWyoming Centennial Scenic BywayWyoming Centennial Scenic Byway is in the U.S. state of Wyoming and extends from Dubois, Wyoming for to Pinedale, Wyoming. The scenic byway passes through both Shoshone and Bridger-Teton National Forests as well as Grand Teton National Park. Jackson, Wyoming is the largest town on the route which...
- Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway
- Zilpo RoadZilpo RoadZilpo Road is a National Forest Scenic Byway in the forested hills of eastern Kentucky, United States. The nine mile byway starts south of Morehead, Kentucky and can be accessed by U.S. Highway 60. The byway travels through the Daniel Boone National Forest and ends on the western shore of Cave Run...