National Forest Scenic Byway

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]

National Forest Scenic Byways
National Forest Scenic Byways highlighted with green dots
System information
Formed1987 (1987)[1]
Highway names
InterstatesInterstate nn (I-nn)
US HighwaysUS Highway nn, US Route nn (US nn)
StateVaries by state
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List

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

Name Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Date Description Ref(s).
Alaska's Marine Highway 00
Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway 3455 July 13, 1992[3]
Andrew Pickens Scenic Parkway 00
Angeles Crest Scenic Byway 66106 October 5, 1990[4]
Apache Trail Historic Road 00
Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway 31.550.7 Follows SR 65, CR 379 and SR 12 through Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida Panhandle [5]
Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway 297.27478.41
Avenue of Pines 00
Beartooth Highway 68.7110.6 Also a NSB
Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway 40.4865.15
Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway 19.9332.07
Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway 00
Bigfoot Scenic Byway 146.51235.78
Bighorn Scenic Byway 00
Black River Scenic Byway 11.3318.23 CR 204 & CR 513 near Bessemer Black River Harbor June 20, 1992 Runs parallel to the Black River in the Ottawa National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan [6]
Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway 00
Blue Mountain Scenic Byway 00
Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway 27.544.3
Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic and Historic Byway 00
Carson Pass Highway 122196
Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway 66106 Also a NSB
Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway 2.544.09
Cherohala Skyway 4369 Also a NSB
Chinook Scenic Byway 107.44172.91 Also a NSB
Cloud Peak Skyway 00
Coronado Trail Scenic Byway 00 Also a NSB
Covered Bridge Scenic Byway 00
Edge of the Wilderness 4776 Also a NSB
Elkhorn Scenic Byway 00
Emigrant Trail 00
Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway 84135
The Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway 82.88133.38 Also a NSB
Feather River Scenic Byway 00
Fishlake Scenic Byway 00
Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway 79.55128.02 Also a NSB
Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway 00
Forest Heritage Scenic Byway 76.7123.4 Consists of NC 215, US 276, and US 64 through Pisgah National Forest; also a NSB and NCSB
From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road 00
Glade Top Trail 00
Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway 00 Also a NSB
Great Divide Highway 00
Guanella Pass Road 00
Hells Canyon Scenic Byway 00 Also a NSB
Heritage Drive 00
Highland Scenic Highway 00 Also a NSB
Highlands Scenic Byway 00
Highway of Legends 00
Historic Columbia River Highway 00 Also a NSB
Jacinto Reyes Scenic Byway 00
Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway 00 Also a NSB
Kancamagus Scenic Byway 00 Also a NSB
Kings Canyon Scenic Byway 00
Kings Hill Scenic Byway 00
Ladyslipper Scenic Byway 00
Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway 00
Lamoille Canyon Road 12.119.5 Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail SR 227 in Lamoille, Nevada Traverses Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains
Lassen Scenic Byway 00
Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway 00
Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway 00
Logan Canyon Scenic Byway 00 Also a NSB
Longhouse Scenic Byway 00
Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway 00
Markagunt High Plateau Scenic Byway 00
McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway 00 Also a NSB
Medicine Wheel Passage 00
Mesa Falls Scenic Byway 00
Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section 00
Modoc Volcanic Scenic Byway 00
Mount Baker Highway 5893 I-5 in Bellingham Artist Point, Mt. Baker Ski Area April 27, 1967 Follows SR 542 toward Mount Baker [7][8]
Mount Evans Scenic Byway 00
Mount Magazine Scenic Byway 00
Mount Rogers Scenic Byway 00
Mountain Loop Scenic Byway 00
Mountain Waters Scenic Byway 00
Nebo Loop Scenic Byway 00 Also a NSB
North Cascades Scenic Highway 00
North Shore Scenic Drive 00 Also a NSB
Ocoee Scenic Byway 00 First Forest Service Byway
Ogden River Scenic Byway 00
Ohio River Scenic Byway 00
Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway 00
Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway 00
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon 00 Also a NSB
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Washington 00
Pines to Palms Scenic Byway 00 Sometimes incorrectly called the Palms to Pines Scenic Byway
Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway 00
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway 00 Also a NSB
Pig Trail Scenic Byway 00
Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway 00
Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway 00
Rim of the World Scenic Byway 00
River Road Scenic Byway 23.4637.76 M-65 and Rollways Road near Hale, Michigan US 23 in Oscoda, Michigan December 20, 1988 Scenic drive through the Au Sable River Valley in the Huron National Forest in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan; also a NSB [9]
Rogue-Coquille Scenic Byway 00
Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway 00 Also a NSB
Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway 00 Also a NSB
St. Francis Scenic Byway 00
St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway 00
San Juan Skyway 00 Also a NSB
Sandia Crest Byway 00
Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway 00
Sawtooth Scenic Byway 00
Scenic Byway 12 00 Also a NSB
Seward Highway 00 Also a NSB
Sherman Pass National Forest Scenic Byway 3556 SR 21 in Republic US 395 in Kettle Falls Follows SR 20 through Sherman Pass [10]
Sierra Heritage Scenic Byway 00
Sierra Vista Scenic Byway 00
Silver Thread Scenic Byway 00
Sky Island Scenic Byway 00 Also a NSB
Smith River Scenic Byway 00
Snowy Range Scenic Byway 00
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway 00
Spirit Lake Memorial Highway 00
State of Jefferson Scenic Byway 00
Stevens Pass Greenway 00 Also a NSB
Sugar Camp Scenic Byway 00
Sunrise Scenic Byway 00
Sunspot Scenic Byway 00
Sylamore Scenic Byway 26.542.6 FSR 1110 at Blanchard Springs Caverns AR 5 / AR 9 in Calico Rock February 8, 1989 Byway in the Ozark National Forest to Blanchard Springs Caverns [11]
Talimena Scenic Drive 00 Also a NSB
Talladega Scenic Drive 00 Also a NSB
Teton Scenic Byway 00
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road 00 Also a NSB
Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway 00 Also a NSB
Trinity Scenic Byway 00
Trinity Heritage Scenic Byway 00
Turquoise Trail 00 Also a NSB
Utah's Patchwork Parkway 00
West Cascades Scenic Byway 00 Also a NSB
West Elk Loop 00
White Mountain Scenic Road 00
White Mountain Trail 00 Also a NSB
White Pass Scenic Byway 00
Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway 27.1443.68 M-123 in Whitefish Township, Michigan Lakeshore Drive in Bay Mills Township, Michigan February 8, 1989 Runs along Whitefish Bay in the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan [12]
Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway 00
Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway 00
Zilpo Road 00

See also

References

  1. United States Forest Service (n.d.). "Tour US: National Forest Scenic Byways Program" (PDF). United States Forest Service. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  2. Federal Highway Administration (n.d.). "National Forest Service Byways". American's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  3. "Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway". Sierra Nevada Geotourism. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  4. Angeles Crest Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan (PDF). United States Forest Service. n.d. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  5. "Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway: Driving Directions". National Scenic Byways Program. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013.
  6. Levra, Margaret (September 21, 1992). "Scenic Byway Dedicated". Ironwood Daily Globe. pp. 1, 12. OCLC 10890811. Retrieved August 11, 2018 via NewspaperArchive.com.
  7. Washington State Legislature (April 27, 1967). "Chapter 85: Scenic and Recreational Highway System". In Kramer, A. Ludlow (ed.). 1967 Session Laws of the State of Washington Extraordinary Session, Fortieth Legislature (PDF). Session Laws of the State of Washington (1967 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 1772–1781. OCLC 42336168. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  8. "Mt Baker Scenic Byway". Scenic Byways Program. Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  9. Federal Highway Administration (n.d.). "River Road Scenic Byway: Official Designations". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  10. "Sherman Pass Scenic Byway". Scenic Byways Program. Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  11. Federal Highway Administration. "Sylamore Scenic Byway: Official Designations". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  12. Federal Highway Administration. "Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway: Official Designations". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
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