National Forest Scenic Byway

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National Forest Scenic Byways
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National Forest Scenic Byways highlighted with green dots
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Formed1987 (1987) [1]
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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]

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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]

NameLength (mi)Length (km)State(s)National ForestSouthern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusDateDescriptionRef(s).
Alaska's Marine Highway 0.000 Alaska
Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway 3455July 13, 1992 [3]
Andrew Pickens Scenic Parkway 0.000
Angeles Crest Scenic Byway 66106 California Angeles October 5, 1990 [4]
Apache Trail Historic Road 0.000
Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway 31.550.7Follows 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 0.000
Beartooth Highway 68.7110.6Also a NSB
Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway 40.4865.15
Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway 19.9332.07
Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway 0.000
Bigfoot Scenic Byway 146.51235.78
Bighorn Scenic Byway 0.000
Black River Scenic Byway 11.3318.23 Michigan Ottawa CR 204 & CR 513 near Bessemer Black River HarborJune 20, 1992Runs parallel to the Black River in the Ottawa National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan [6]
Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway 0.000
Blue Mountain Scenic Byway 0.000
Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway 27.544.3
Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic and Historic Byway 0.000
Carson Pass Highway 122196
Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway 66106Also a NSB
Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway 2.544.09
Cherohala Skyway 4369Also a NSB
Chinook Scenic Byway 107.44172.91Also a NSB
Cloud Peak Skyway 0.000
Coronado Trail Scenic Byway 0.000Also a NSB
Covered Bridge Scenic Byway 0.000
Edge of the Wilderness 4776Also a NSB
Elkhorn Scenic Byway 0.000
Emigrant Trail 0.000
Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway 84135
The Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway 82.88133.38Also a NSB
Feather River Scenic Byway 0.000
Fishlake Scenic Byway 0.000
Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway 79.55128.02Also a NSB
Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway 0.000
Forest Heritage Scenic Byway 76.7123.4Consists 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 0.000
Glade Top Trail 0.000
Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway 0.000Also a NSB
Great Divide Highway 0.000
Guanella Pass Road 0.000
Hells Canyon Scenic Byway 0.000Also a NSB
Heritage Drive 0.000
Highland Scenic Highway 0.000Also a NSB
Highlands Scenic Byway 0.000
Highway of Legends 0.000
Historic Columbia River Highway 0.000Also a NSB
Jacinto Reyes Scenic Byway 0.000
Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway 0.000Also a NSB
Kancamagus Scenic Byway 0.000Also a NSB
Kings Canyon Scenic Byway 0.000
Kings Hill Scenic Byway 0.000
Ladyslipper Scenic Byway 0.000
Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway 0.000
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 0.000
Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway 0.000
Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway 0.000
Logan Canyon Scenic Byway 0.000Also a NSB
Longhouse Scenic Byway 0.000
Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway 0.000
Markagunt High Plateau Scenic Byway 0.000
McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway 0.000Also a NSB
Medicine Wheel Passage 0.000
Mesa Falls Scenic Byway 0.000
Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section 0.000
Modoc Volcanic Scenic Byway 0.000
Mount Baker Highway 5893 I-5 in Bellingham Artist Point, Mt. Baker Ski Area April 27, 1967Follows SR 542 toward Mount Baker [7] [8]
Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway 2845Summit of Mount Blue Sky I-70 in Idaho Springs, Colorado [9]
Mount Magazine Scenic Byway 0.000
Mount Rogers Scenic Byway 0.000
Mountain Loop Scenic Byway 0.000
Mountain Waters Scenic Byway 0.000
Nebo Loop Scenic Byway 0.000Also a NSB
North Cascades Scenic Highway 0.000
North Shore Scenic Drive 0.000Also a NSB
Ocoee Scenic Byway 0.000First Forest Service Byway
Ogden River Scenic Byway 0.000
Ohio River Scenic Byway 0.000
Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway 0.000
Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway 0.000
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon 0.000Also a NSB
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Washington 0.000
Pines to Palms Scenic Byway 0.000Sometimes incorrectly called the Palms to Pines Scenic Byway[ citation needed ]
Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway 0.000
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway 0.000Also a NSB
Pig Trail Scenic Byway 0.000
Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway 0.000
Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway 0.000
Rim of the World Scenic Byway 0.000
River Road Scenic Byway 23.4637.76 Michigan Huron M-65 and Rollways Road near Hale US 23 in Oscoda December 20, 1988Scenic drive through the Au Sable River Valley in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan; also a NSB [10]
Rogue-Coquille Scenic Byway 0.000
Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway 0.000Also a NSB
Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway 0.000Also a NSB
St. Francis Scenic Byway 0.000
St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway 0.000
San Juan Skyway 0.000Also a NSB
Sandia Crest Byway 0.000
Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway 0.000
Sawtooth Scenic Byway 0.000
Scenic Byway 12 0.000Also a NSB
Seward Highway 0.000Also a NSB
Sherman Pass National Forest Scenic Byway 3556 SR 21 in Republic US 395 in Kettle Falls Follows SR 20 through Sherman Pass [11]
Sierra Heritage Scenic Byway 0.000
Sierra Vista Scenic Byway 0.000
Silver Thread Scenic Byway 0.000
Sky Island Scenic Byway 0.000Also a NSB
Smith River Scenic Byway 0.000
Snowy Range Scenic Byway 0.000
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway 0.000
Spirit Lake Memorial Highway 0.000
State of Jefferson Scenic Byway 0.000
Stevens Pass Greenway 0.000Also a NSB
Sugar Camp Scenic Byway 0.000
Sunrise Scenic Byway 0.000
Sunspot Scenic Byway 0.000
Sylamore Scenic Byway 26.542.6 Arkansas Ozark FSR 1110 at Blanchard Springs Caverns AR 5 / AR 9 in Calico Rock February 8, 1989Byway in the Ozark National Forest to Blanchard Springs Caverns [12]
Talimena Scenic Drive 0.000Also a NSB
Talladega Scenic Drive 0.000Also a NSB
Teton Scenic Byway 0.000
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road 0.000Also a NSB
Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway 0.000Also a NSB
Trinity Scenic Byway 0.000
Trinity Heritage Scenic Byway 0.000
Turquoise Trail 0.000Also a NSB
Utah's Patchwork Parkway 0.000
West Cascades Scenic Byway 0.000Also a NSB
West Elk Loop 0.000
White Mountain Scenic Road 0.000
White Mountain Trail 0.000Also a NSB
White Pass Scenic Byway 0.000
Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway 27.1443.68 Michigan Hiawatha M-123 in Whitefish Township Lakeshore Drive in Bay Mills Township February 8, 1989Runs along Whitefish Bay in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan [13]
Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway 0.000
Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway 0.000
Zilpo Road 0.000

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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 from the original (PDF) 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. ↑ "Mount Blue Sky Recreation Area & Scenic Byway". Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee National Grassland - Mount Blue Sky Recreation Area & Scenic Byway. National Forest Service. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Sherman Pass Scenic Byway". Scenic Byways Program. Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 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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