National Forest Scenic Byway Explained

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National Forest Scenic Byways
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The National Forest Scenic Byways are roads that have been designated by the U.S. Forest Service as scenic byways. Many are also National Scenic Byways (NSB). The program was initiated in 1987.[1] __TOC__

List

The following roadways were listed by the Federal Highway Administration as National Forest Scenic Byways as of August 2013:[2]

NameLength (mi)Length (km)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusDateDescription
Alaska's Marine Highway0miles
Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway34milesJuly 13, 1992[3]
Andrew Pickens Scenic Parkway0miles
Angeles Crest Scenic Byway66milesOctober 5, 1990[4]
Apache Trail Historic Road0miles
Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway31.5milesFollows SR 65, CR 379 and SR 12 through Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida Panhandle[5]
Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway297.27miles
Avenue of Pines0miles
Beartooth Highway68.7milesAlso a NSB
Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway40.48miles
Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway19.93miles
Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway0miles
Bigfoot Scenic Byway146.51miles
Bighorn Scenic Byway0miles
Black River Scenic Byway11.33milesCR 204 & CR 513 near BessemerBlack River HarborRuns parallel to the Black River in the Ottawa National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan[6]
Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway0miles
Blue Mountain Scenic Byway0miles
Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway27.5miles
Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic and Historic Byway0miles
Carson Pass Highway122miles
Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway66milesAlso a NSB
Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway2.54miles
Cherohala Skyway43milesAlso a NSB
Chinook Scenic Byway107.44milesAlso a NSB
Cloud Peak Skyway0miles
Coronado Trail Scenic Byway0milesAlso a NSB
Covered Bridge Scenic Byway0miles
Edge of the Wilderness47milesAlso a NSB
Elkhorn Scenic Byway0miles
Emigrant Trail0miles
Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway84miles
82.88milesAlso a NSB
Feather River Scenic Byway0miles
Fishlake Scenic Byway0miles
Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway79.55milesAlso a NSB
Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway0miles
Forest Heritage Scenic Byway76.7milesConsists of NC 215, US 276, and US 64 through Pisgah National Forest; also a NSB and NCSB
From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road0miles
Glade Top Trail0miles
Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway0milesAlso a NSB
Great Divide Highway0miles
Guanella Pass Road0miles
Hells Canyon Scenic Byway0milesAlso a NSB
Heritage Drive0miles
Highland Scenic Highway0milesAlso a NSB
Highlands Scenic Byway0miles
Highway of Legends0miles
Historic Columbia River Highway0milesAlso a NSB
Jacinto Reyes Scenic Byway0miles
Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway0milesAlso a NSB
Kancamagus Scenic Byway0milesAlso a NSB
Kings Canyon Scenic Byway0miles
Kings Hill Scenic Byway0miles
Ladyslipper Scenic Byway0miles
Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway0miles
Lamoille Canyon Road12.1milesRuby Crest National Recreation TrailSR 227 in Lamoille, NevadaTraverses Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains
Lassen Scenic Byway0miles
Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway0miles
Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway0miles
Logan Canyon Scenic Byway0milesAlso a NSB
Longhouse Scenic Byway0miles
Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway0miles
Markagunt High Plateau Scenic Byway0miles
McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway0milesAlso a NSB
Medicine Wheel Passage0miles
Mesa Falls Scenic Byway0miles
Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section0miles
Modoc Volcanic Scenic Byway0miles
Mount Baker Highway58milesI-5 in BellinghamArtist Point, Mt. Baker Ski AreaFollows SR 542 toward Mount Baker[7] [8]
Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway28milesSummit of Mount Blue SkyI-70 in Idaho Springs, Colorado[9]
Mount Magazine Scenic Byway0miles
Mount Rogers Scenic Byway0miles
Mountain Loop Scenic Byway0miles
Mountain Waters Scenic Byway0miles
Nebo Loop Scenic Byway0milesAlso a NSB
North Cascades Scenic Highway0miles
North Shore Scenic Drive0milesAlso a NSB
Ocoee Scenic Byway0milesFirst Forest Service Byway
Ogden River Scenic Byway0miles
Ohio River Scenic Byway0miles
Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway0miles
Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway0miles
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon0milesAlso a NSB
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Washington0miles
Pines to Palms Scenic Byway0milesSometimes incorrectly called the Palms to Pines Scenic Byway
Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway0miles
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway0milesAlso a NSB
Pig Trail Scenic Byway0miles
Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway0miles
Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway0miles
Rim of the World Scenic Byway0miles
River Road Scenic Byway23.46milesM-65 and Rollways Road near Hale, MichiganUS 23 in Oscoda, MichiganScenic drive through the Au Sable River Valley in the Huron National Forest in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan; also a NSB[10]
Rogue-Coquille Scenic Byway0miles
Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway0milesAlso a NSB
Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway0milesAlso a NSB
St. Francis Scenic Byway0miles
St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway0miles
San Juan Skyway0milesAlso a NSB
Sandia Crest Byway0miles
Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway0miles
Sawtooth Scenic Byway0miles
Scenic Byway 120milesAlso a NSB
Seward Highway0milesAlso a NSB
Sherman Pass National Forest Scenic Byway35milesSR 21 in RepublicUS 395 in Kettle FallsFollows SR 20 through Sherman Pass[11]
Sierra Heritage Scenic Byway0miles
Sierra Vista Scenic Byway0miles
Silver Thread Scenic Byway0miles
Sky Island Scenic Byway0milesAlso a NSB
Smith River Scenic Byway0miles
Snowy Range Scenic Byway0miles
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway0miles
Spirit Lake Memorial Highway0miles
State of Jefferson Scenic Byway0miles
Stevens Pass Greenway0milesAlso a NSB
Sugar Camp Scenic Byway0miles
Sunrise Scenic Byway0miles
Sunspot Scenic Byway0miles
Sylamore Scenic Byway26.5milesFSR 1110 at Blanchard Springs CavernsAR 5 / AR 9 in Calico RockByway in the Ozark National Forest to Blanchard Springs Caverns[12]
Talimena Scenic Drive0milesAlso a NSB
Talladega Scenic Drive0milesAlso a NSB
Teton Scenic Byway0miles
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road0milesAlso a NSB
Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway0milesAlso a NSB
Trinity Scenic Byway0miles
Trinity Heritage Scenic Byway0miles
Turquoise Trail0milesAlso a NSB
Utah's Patchwork Parkway0miles
West Cascades Scenic Byway0milesAlso a NSB
West Elk Loop0miles
White Mountain Scenic Road0miles
White Mountain Trail0milesAlso a NSB
White Pass Scenic Byway0miles
Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway27.14milesM-123 in Whitefish Township, MichiganLakeshore Drive in Bay Mills Township, MichiganRuns along Whitefish Bay in the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan[13]
Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway0miles
Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway0miles
Zilpo Road0miles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States Forest Service . United States Forest Service . n.d. . Tour US: National Forest Scenic Byways Program . PDF . United States Forest Service . 2 . April 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111017215803/http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/tourism/TourUS.pdf . October 17, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Federal Highway Administration . Federal Highway Administration . n.d. . National Forest Service Byways . American's Byways . Federal Highway Administration . August 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130825215019/http://byways.org/explore/byways/other/usfs . August 25, 2013 .
  3. Web site: Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway . Sierra Nevada Geotourism . September 18, 2022 . en . September 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171023/https://sierranevadageotourism.org/entries/ancient-bristlecone-scenic-byway/d61bd820-ccf6-475b-9cf8-ab013289ee37 . live .
  4. Book: n.d. . Angeles Crest Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan . September 18, 2022 . United States Forest Service . September 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171403/https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev3_019912.pdf . live .
  5. Web site: Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway: Driving Directions . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701200641/http://byways.org/explore/byways/55330/directions.html . July 1, 2013 . National Scenic Byways Program .
  6. News: Margaret . Levra . September 21, 1992 . Scenic Byway Dedicated . . 1, 12 . August 11, 2018 . 10890811 . .
  7. Book: Washington State Legislature . Washington State Legislature . Kramer . A. Ludlow . April 27, 1967 . Chapter 85: Scenic and Recreational Highway System . 1967 Session Laws of the State of Washington Extraordinary Session, Fortieth Legislature . . Session Laws of the State of Washington . 1967 . Olympia, Washington . Washington State Legislature . 1772–1781 . 42336168 . October 16, 2014 . September 6, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906081616/http://leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/documents/sessionlaw/1967pam2.pdf . live .
  8. Web site: Mt Baker Scenic Byway . Scenic Byways Program . Washington State Department of Transportation . October 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141013152517/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/LocalPrograms/ScenicByways/MtBaker.htm . October 13, 2014 . dead .
  9. Web site: Mount Blue Sky Recreation Area & Scenic Byway . Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee National Grassland - Mount Blue Sky Recreation Area & Scenic Byway . National Forest Service . 8 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Federal Highway Administration . River Road Scenic Byway: Official Designations . America's Byways . Federal Highway Administration . n.d. . April 6, 2011 . June 21, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130621203802/http://byways.org/explore/byways/10781/designation.html . live .
  11. Web site: Sherman Pass Scenic Byway . Scenic Byways Program . Washington State Department of Transportation . July 21, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018191703/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/LocalPrograms/ScenicByways/ShermanPass.htm . October 18, 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: Federal Highway Administration . America's Byways . Sylamore Scenic Byway: Official Designations . https://web.archive.org/web/20110806214635/http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2159/designation.html . August 6, 2011 . Federal Highway Administration . September 11, 2011 .
  13. Web site: Federal Highway Administration . Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway: Official Designations . America's Byways . Federal Highway Administration . April 9, 2012 . December 17, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101217015432/http://byways.org/explore/byways/10782/designation.html . live .

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