National Forest Scenic Byway

National Forest Scenic Byways

Highway marker

National Forest Scenic Byways highlighted with green dots

System information
Formed| 1987 (1987)[1]
Highway names
Interstates| Interstate nn (I-nn)
US Highways| US Highway nn, US Route nn (US nn)
State| Varies by state
System links

* Scenic Byways

* National
* National Forest
* BLM
* NPS

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]

## List

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

This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2017)

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Name  | Length (mi)  | Length (km)  | State(s)  | National Forest  | Southern or western terminus  | Northern or eastern terminus  | Date  | Description  | Ref(s).

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Alaska's Marine Highway | 0.00  | 0  | Alaska |  |  |  |  |  |
Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway | 34  | 55  |  |  |  |  | July 13, 1992[3] |  |
Andrew Pickens Scenic Parkway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Angeles Crest Scenic Byway | 66  | 106  | California | Angeles |  |  | October 5, 1990[4] |  |
Apache Trail Historic Road | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway | 31.5  | 50.7  |  |  |  |  |  | Follows SR 65, CR 379 and SR 12 through Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida Panhandle  | [5]
Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway | 297.27  | 478.41  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Avenue of Pines | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beartooth Highway | 68.7  | 110.6  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway | 40.48  | 65.15  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway | 19.93  | 32.07  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bigfoot Scenic Byway | 146.51  | 235.78  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bighorn Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Black River Scenic Byway | 11.33  | 18.23  | Michigan | Ottawa | 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 | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Blue Mountain Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway | 27.5  | 44.3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic and Historic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carson Pass Highway | 122  | 196  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway | 66  | 106  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway | 2.54  | 4.09  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cherohala Skyway | 43  | 69  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Chinook Scenic Byway | 107.44  | 172.91  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Cloud Peak Skyway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Coronado Trail Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Covered Bridge Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Edge of the Wilderness | 47  | 76  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Elkhorn Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Emigrant Trail | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway | 84  | 135  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway | 82.88  | 133.38  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Feather River Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fishlake Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway | 79.55  | 128.02  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forest Heritage Scenic Byway | 76.7  | 123.4  |  |  |  |  |  | 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 | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Glade Top Trail | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Great Divide Highway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guanella Pass Road | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hells Canyon Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Heritage Drive | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Highland Scenic Highway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Highlands Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Highway of Legends | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Historic Columbia River Highway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Jacinto Reyes Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Kancamagus Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Kings Canyon Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kings Hill Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ladyslipper Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lamoille Canyon Road | 12.1  | 19.5  |  |  | Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail | SR 227 in Lamoille, Nevada |  | Traverses Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains |
Lassen Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Logan Canyon Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Longhouse Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Markagunt High Plateau Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Medicine Wheel Passage | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mesa Falls Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Modoc Volcanic Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mount Baker Highway | 58  | 93  |  |  | I-5 in Bellingham | Artist Point, Mt. Baker Ski Area | April 27, 1967 | Follows SR 542 toward Mount Baker | [7][8]
Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway | 28  | 45  |  |  | Summit of Mount Blue Sky | I-70 in Idaho Springs, Colorado |  |  | [9]
Mount Magazine Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mount Rogers Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mountain Loop Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mountain Waters Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nebo Loop Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
North Cascades Scenic Highway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North Shore Scenic Drive | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Ocoee Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | First Forest Service Byway  |
Ogden River Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ohio River Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Washington | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pines to Palms Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Sometimes incorrectly called the Palms to Pines Scenic Byway[citation needed] |
Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Pig Trail Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rim of the World Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
River Road Scenic Byway | 23.46  | 37.76  | Michigan | Huron | M-65 and Rollways Road near Hale | US 23 in Oscoda | December 20, 1988 | Scenic drive through the Au Sable River Valley in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan; also a NSB  | [10]
Rogue-Coquille Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
St. Francis Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
San Juan Skyway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Sandia Crest Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sawtooth Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scenic Byway 12 | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Seward Highway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Sherman Pass National Forest Scenic Byway | 35  | 56  |  |  | SR 21 in Republic | US 395 in Kettle Falls |  | Follows SR 20 through Sherman Pass | [11]
Sierra Heritage Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sierra Vista Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Silver Thread Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sky Island Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Smith River Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Snowy Range Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spirit Lake Memorial Highway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State of Jefferson Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stevens Pass Greenway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Sugar Camp Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sunrise Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sunspot Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sylamore Scenic Byway | 26.5  | 42.6  | Arkansas | Ozark | 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  | [12]
Talimena Scenic Drive | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Talladega Scenic Drive | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Teton Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Trinity Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trinity Heritage Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turquoise Trail | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
Utah's Patchwork Parkway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
West Cascades Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
West Elk Loop | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
White Mountain Scenic Road | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
White Mountain Trail | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | Also a NSB  |
White Pass Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway | 27.14  | 43.68  | Michigan | Hiawatha | M-123 in Whitefish Township | Lakeshore Drive in Bay Mills Township | February 8, 1989 | Runs along Whitefish Bay in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan | [13]
Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Zilpo Road | 0.00  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## See also

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* U.S. Roads portal

## References

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1. ^ a b 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.

## External links

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* Media related to National Forest Scenic Byways at Wikimedia Commons

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