Below, listed in alphabetical order, are my favorite scenic byways and highways that I’ve traveled from across the United States. Those shown in bold would be at the top of my list. No freeways, toll roads, or interstate highways allowed on this list. States with the most appearances on this list include Colorado and New Mexico with five (5) routes each and then Michigan with three (3). Multiple other states have two (2) routes, including Arizona, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Virginia. Enjoy!
Acadia National Park All-American Road – Maine
Badlands Loop State Scenic Byway – South Dakota
Big Thompson River Scenic Corridor – Colorado (unbelievably not listed as a state or national scenic byway!)
Blue Ridge Parkway – North Carolina and Virginia
Collegiate Peaks Scenic Byway – Colorado
Colonial Parkway – Virginia
Colorado River Headwaters Scenic Byway – Colorado
Corrales Scenic Byway – New Mexico – added 10/18/21
El Camino Real National Scenic Byway – New Mexico
Flathead Valley Scenic Drive – Montana
Going to the Sun Road/Glacier National Park – Montana
Granville Scenic Byway – Ohio
High Road to Taos Scenic Byway – New Mexico – Added 8/11/22
Jemez Mountain Trail National Scenic Byway – New Mexico
M-22 Scenic Byway – Michigan
M-37/Old Mission Peninsula Scenic Byway – Michigan
Natchez Trace Parkway – Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee
Outer Banks National Scenic Byway – North Carolina
Peter Norbeck National Scenic Byway – South Dakota
Pierce Stock Drive/Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore – Michigan
Historic Route 66 Scenic Byway – multiple states (Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California)
Sedona/Oak Creek Road Scenic Byway – Arizona
Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway – Colorado
Trail Ridge Road/Rocky Mountain National Park – Colorado
M-119/Tunnel of Trees Scenic Byway – Michigan
Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway – New Mexico
White Pole Road Scenic Byway – Iowa
Wild Rivers Scenic Byway – New Mexico
Zion National Park Scenic Byway – Utah
SOURCES:
- personal experience
- https://www.scenic.org/visual-pollution-issues/scenic-byways/scenic-byway-maps-by-state/
- Individual state scenic byway websites
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