A WHOLE COUNTRY OF REASONS TO GO

Scenic Roads

Discover the places, landscapes and connections that make a journey memorable.
Scenic header: The Teton Range in the fall. · NPS Photo/Tobiason · Photo credits

Introduction

All-American Roads

Antonito, Colorado to Chama, New Mexico

Arkansas State Road 7 through the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains and National Forests

Asheville, North Carolina to Marietta, Ohio

Autumn Foliage

Beartooth Highway, Wyoming and Montana

Bicentennial Highway - Utah State Road 95

Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee

Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee - picture (25KB)

British Columbia Road 5A

Byways

California State Road 2 Over The San Gabriel Mountains

Chama, New Mexico to Antonito, Colorado

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Delmarva and Virginia

Colorado State Road 17/New Mexico State Road 17 Between Antonito, Colorado and Chama, New Mexico

Colorado State Road 65 (US50/Delta to I-70/US6 over Grand Mesa)

Colorado State Road 67 (Victor to Cañon City)

Colorado State Road 67 (south of Cañon City)

Colorado State Road 69 (south of Cañon City)

Colorado State Road 82 (US24 to Aspen over Independence Pass)

Colorado State Road 96 (south of Cañon City)

Colorado State Road 115 (Colorado Springs to Cañon City)

Colorado State Road 149 (US160/South Fork to US50/Gunnison over Slumgullion Pass)

Columbia River, Oregon and Washington State

David Thompson Highway, Alberta

Fall Foliage

Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana

Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park - picture (1) (28KB)

Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park - picture (2) (31KB)

Grand Mesa Byway, Colorado

Great River Road, Mississippi River states

Gunflint Trail, Minnesota

Highest Roads in North America

Icefields Parkway, Banff to Jasper, Alberta

Icefields Parkway, Banff to Jasper, Alberta - picture (29KB)

Independence Pass, Colorado

Interstate 15, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho and Montana

Interstate 15 Crossing the Mojave Desert, California - picture (25KB)

Jackson to Rock Springs, Wyoming (US191)

Kancamagus Highway, New Hampshire

Kicking Horse Pass, Alberta and British Columbia - picture (29KB)

Lake Superior Shoreline, Minnesota

Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico

Logan Pass, Glacier National Park, Montana

Logan Pass, Glacier National Park - picture (1) (28KB)

Logan Pass, Glacier National Park - picture (2) (31KB)

Marietta, Ohio to Asheville, North Carolina

Million Dollar Highway, Colorado - picture (34KB)

Monument Valley, Arizona and Utah

Monument Valley, Arizona and Utah - picture (23KB)

Natchez Trace Parkway, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi

National Scenic Byways

New Mexico State Road 17/Colorado State Road 17 Between Chama, New Mexico and Antonito, Colorado

Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona

Overseas Highway, Florida Keys

Pacific Coast Highway, British Columbia, California, Oregon and Washington State

Rock Springs to Jackson, Wyoming (US191)

San Gabriel Mountains, California

San Juan Skyway, Colorado

"Scenic 7" - Arkansas State Road 7 through the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains and National Forests

Scenic Byways

Shenandoah Valley, Virginia: US340 Between Front Royal and Waynesboro

Silver Thread Byway, Colorado

Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Slumgullion Pass, Colorado

Teton Pass, Wyoming and the Nearby Area of Idaho

Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, California

Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

US191 From Rock Springs to Jackson, Wyoming

US550 Between Durango and Silverton, Colorado - the "Million Dollar Highway" - picture (34KB)

Utah State Road 12

Utah State Road 95 - The Bicentennial Highway

Vallecito Reservoir, Colorado (near Durango)

Where The Plains Meet The Mountains - Colorado State Road 115 (Colorado Springs to Cañon City)

Yellowhead Highway, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Bridges

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Places & useful connections

Before you set out

Confirm current access, opening arrangements, reservations and the suitability of your planned roads and walks. Photographs may show earlier conditions.