State Scenic Byways
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All of the scenic byways listed below are state designated scenic byways, but some of them are also designated byways of the National Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and one or two Native American Nations. I'm pretty sure this is not a comprehensive list because as I go through the scenic byways listings offered by the various states, I am continually finding more.
State Scenic Byways
- Appalachian Highlands Trail
- Barbour County Governor's Trail
- Black Belt Nature & Heritage Trail
- Black Warrior River Scenic Byway
- Leeds Stagecoach Route
- Lookout Mountain Parkway
- Tensaw Parkway
- Alaska Railroad
- Copper River Highway
- Dalton Highway
- Kachemak Bay Route
- Prince of Wales Island Roads
- Richardson Highway
- Steese Highway
- Sterling Highway
- Taylor Highway
- Top-of-the-World Highway
- Walden Point Road
- Apache Trail Historic Road
- Dine'Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
- Dry Creek Scenic Road
- Fredonia-Vermilion Cliffs Scenic Road
- From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
- Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
- Jerome, Clarkdale and Cottonwood Historic Road
- Joshua Forest Scenic Byway
- Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road
- Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
- Naat'tsis'aan-Navajo Mountain Scenic Road
- Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
- San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road
- Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road
- Swift Trail Parkway
- Tse'nikani-Flat Mesa Rock Scenic Byway
- White Mountain Scenic Road
- White River Scenic Road
- Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway
- Angeles Crest Scenic Byway
- Carson Pass Highway
- Jacinto Reyes Scenic Byway
- Pacific Coast Highway
- Ramona Expressway
- Redwood Highway
- Route 116 - Sonoma County
- Route 125 - Lemon Grove
- Route 12 - Valley of the Moon Highway
- Route 140 - Mariposa County
- Route 151 - Shasta Dam Boulevard
- Route 152 - Pacheco Pass Road
- Route 154 - San Marcos Pass Road
- Route 156 - Monterey County
- Route 160 - River Road
- Route 163 - Cabrillo Freeway
- Route 24 - Alameda County
- Route 280 - Father Junipero Serra Freeway
- Route 35 - Skyline Boulevard
- Route 395 - Inyo County
- Route 395 - Mono County
- Route 50 - El Dorado County
- Route 580 - MacArthur Freeway
- Route 62 - Twentynine Palms Highway
- Route 680 - Alameda County
- Route 680 - Contra Costa County
- Route 68 - Monterey County
- Route 74
- Route 75 - San Diego-Coronado Bridge and Silver Strand Highway
- Route 78 - Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Road
- Route 89 - Monitor Pass & Luther Pass Highway & Lake Tahoe Road
- Route 91 - Riverside Freeway
- Route 9 - Saratoga - Los Gatos Road
- Routes 5 & 580 - West Side Freeway
- Yuba - Donner Scenic Byway
- Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic Byway
- Collegiate Peaks Scenic Byway
- Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway
- Guanella Pass Road
- Los Caminos Antiguos
- Mount Evans Scenic Byway
- Pawnee Pioneer Trails Scenic Byway
- Peak to Peak Scenic Byway
- Scenic Highway of Legends
- Silver Thread Scenic Byway
- South Platte River Trail
- Unaweep-Tabeguache Scenic Byway
- West Elk Loop Scenic Byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A
- Delaware's Bayshore Byway
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
- Historic Lewes Byway
- Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
- Western Sussex Byway
- Bradenton Beach Scenic Highway
- Courtney Campbell Causeway Scenic Highway
- Green Mountain Scenic Byway
- Heritage Crossroads: Miles of History Heritage Highway
- Lemon Bay-Myakka Trail
- Old Florida Heritage Highway
- Palma Sola Scenic Highway
- Pensacola Scenic Bluffs Highway
- The Ridge Scenic Highway
- Suncoast Scenic Parkway
- William Bartram Scenic & Historic Trail
- Altamaha Historic Scenic Byway
- Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway
- Interstate 185
- Meriwether-Pike Scenic Byway
- Millen-Jenkins County Scenic Byway
- Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway
- Ocmulgee-Piedmont Scenic Byway
- Ridge & Valley Scenic Byway
- South Fulton Scenic Byway
- Warren County-Piedmont Scenic Byway Extension
- Chain of Craters Road
- Mamalahoa Kona Heritage Corridor
- City of Rocks Back Country Byway
- Elk River Back Country Byway
- Fort Henry Historic Byway
- Gold Rush Historic Byway
- Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
- Lake Coeur d'Alene Scenic Byway
- Lost Gold Trails Loop
- Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
- Oregon Trail Back Country Byway
- Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
- Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
- Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- Sacajawea Historic Byway
- Salmon River Scenic Byway
- Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
- St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- Teton Scenic Byway
- Thousand Springs Scenic Byway
- White Pine Scenic Byway
- Wildhorse Trail Scenic Byway
- Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway
- River Road Scenic Byway
- Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway
- Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- Historic Hills Scenic Byway
- Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
- River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- Western Skies Scenic Byway
- Frontier Military Scenic Byway
- Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
- Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway
- Native Stone Scenic Byway
- Post Rock Scenic Byway
- Prairie Trail Scenic Byway
- Smoky Valley Scenic Byway
- Big Bone Lick Scenic Byway
- Boone Creek Scenic Byway
- Cordell Hull Highway
- Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- Midway-Versailles Road - US 62
- Old Frankfort Pike
- Old Kentucky Turnpike
- Pine Mountain Road
- Pisgah Pike Scenic Byway
- Riverboat Row Scenic Byway
- River Road
- Shakertown Road
- US 42
- US 68 Scenic Byway
- Attakapas-Coushatta Scenic Byway
- Bayou Teche Scenic Byway
- Bienville Trace Scenic Byway
- Colonial Trails Scenic Byway
- Jean Lafitte Scenic Byway
- Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway
- Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- Northwest Louisiana Scenic Byway
- Promised Land Scenic Byway
- The Real French Destination Scenic Byway
- River Road Scenic Byway
- San Bernardo Scenic Byway
- Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway
- Tunica Trace Scenic Byway
- Wetlands Cultural Trail
- Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway
- Blackwoods Byway
- Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
- Grindstone Scenic Byway
- Million Dollar View Scenic Byway
- Pequawket Trail Scenic Byway
- Seboomook Scenic Byway
- State Route 11
- State Route 27
- Antietam Campaign Byway
- Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- Booth's Escape
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Byway
- Falls Road
- Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- Mason and Dixon Byway
- Mountain Maryland Byway
- National Historic Seaport
- Old Main Streets
- Root and Tides Byway
- Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway
- Essex National Heritage Area Scenic Byway
- Jacob's Ladder Trail - Route 20
- Mohawk Trail
- Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- Old King's Highway - Route 6A
- Route 112 Scenic Byway
- Monroe Street (MI 125)
- Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- Avenue of Pines - TH 46
- Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
- Highway 75 - King of Trails Scenic Byway
- Lady Slipper Scenic Byway
- Lake Country Scenic Byway
- Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- Rushing Rapids Parkway
- Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
- Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- St. Croix Scenic Byway
- Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
- Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
- Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway
- Grand Gulf - Raymond Scenic Byway
- Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway
- Mississippi Delta Great River Road
- Cliff Drive
- Historic Route 66
- Old Trails Road
- Ozark Mountain Highroad
- Ozark Mountain Parkway
- Sho-Me Santa Fe Trails
- Spirit of Kansas City
- Stars and Stripes Historical/Cultural Byway
- Bridges to Buttes Byway
- Gold Rush Byway
- Heritage Highway
- Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
- Outlaw Trail
- Sandhills Journey
- Western Trails Scenic & Historic Byway
- Extraterrestrial Highway
- Great Basin Scenic Byway
- Lamoille Canyon Scenic Byway
- The Loneliest Road in America
- Mount Rose Highway
- Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
- Red Rock Canyon Scenic Byway
- Valley of Fire State Park Scenic Byway
- Amoskeag Millyard Scenic & Cultural Byway
- The Apple Way of Londonderry
- Branch River Valley Trail
- Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- Coastal Byway
- Currier & Ives Trail
- General John Stark Scenic Byway
- Independence Byway
- Lakes Region Tour
- Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
- Moose Path Trail
- Presidential Range Tour
- River Heritage Tour
- Woodland Heritage Trail
- Bayshore Heritage Byway
- Palisades Interstate Parkway
- Pine Barrens Byway
- Route 57
- Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- Abo Pass Trail
- Corrales Road
- Dry Cimarron Scenic Byway
- Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- Guadalupe Back Country Byway
- High Road to Taos
- La Frontera del Llano Scenic Byway
- Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- Mesalands Scenic Byway
- Narrow Gauge Scenic Byway
- Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- Quebradas Back Country Byway
- Salt Missions Trail
- Sandia Crest Scenic Byway
- Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- Sunspot Scenic Byway
- Trail of the Ancients
- Wild Rivers Back Country Byway
- Adirondack Trail
- Black River Trail
- Bronx River Parkway
- Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- Central Adirondack Trail
- Dude Ranch Trail
- High Peaks Scenic Byway - SR 73
- Military Trail
- North Fork Trail
- Olympic Trail
- Revolutionary Trail
- Roosevelt - Marcy Trail
- Route 20 Scenic Byway
- Scenic Route 90
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- Southern Adirondack Trail
- Upper Delaware Scenic Byway
- Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
- Alligator River Route
- Appalachian Medley
- Birkhead Wilderness Route
- Black Mountain Rag
- Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
- Brunswick Town Road
- Cape Fear Historic Byway
- Colonial Heritage Byway
- Crowders Mountain Drive
- Devil's Stompin' Ground Road
- Drovers Road
- Edenton-Windsor Loop
- Flint Hill Ramble
- Football Road
- Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- French Broad Overview
- Grassy Island Crossing
- Green Swamp Byway
- Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- Indian Heritage Trail
- Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- Lafayette's Tour
- Little Parkway
- Meteor Lakes Byway
- Millbridge Scenic Byway
- Mission Crossing
- Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- Nantahala Byway
- New River Valley Byway
- North Durham Country Byway
- Pacolet River Byway
- Pamlico Scenic Byway
- Pee Dee Valley Drive
- Perquiman's Crossing
- Pottery Road
- Roanoke Voyages Corridor
- Rolling Kansas Byway
- Sandhills Scenic Drive
- South Mountain Scenery
- Tar Heel Trace
- Upper Yadkin Way
- Uwharrie Scenic Road
- Waterfall Byway
- Whitewater Way
- Chan SanSan Scenic Byway
- Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge Scenic Backway
- Killdeer Mountain Four Bears Scenic Byway
- Old Red Old Ten Scenic Byway
- Rendezvous Region Scenic Byway
- Sakakawea Scenic Byway
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Unit Scenic Byway
- Turtle Mountain Scenic Byway
- Accommodation Line Scenic Byway
- Covered Bridge Scenic Byway
- Drovers' Trail Scenic Byway
- Gateway to Amish Country
- Heritage Corridors of Bath
- Hocking Hills Scenic Byway
- Jefferson County Scenic Byway
- Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
- Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches Scenic Byway
- Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway
- Maumee Valley Scenic Byway
- Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway
- Morgan County Scenic Byway
- Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- Old Mill Stream Scenic Byway
- Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor
- Tappan-Moravian Trail Scenic Byway
- Wally Road Scenic Byway
- Welsh Scenic Byway
- Mountain Gateway Scenic Drive
- Mountain Pass Scenic Drive
- Osage Nation Heritage Trail Byway
- Blue Mountain Scenic Byway
- Charleston-Bandon Loop Tour Route
- Cottage Grove Covered Bridge Tour Route
- Cow Creek Tour Route
- East Steens Tour Route
- Elkhorn Scenic Byway
- Grand Tour Route
- High Desert Discovery Scenic Byway
- Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- Myrtle Creek-Canyonville Tour Route
- Over the Rivers - Through the Woods Scenic Byway
- Silver Falls Tour Route
- Steens Loop Tour Route
- Blue Route
- Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway
- Bucktail Trail
- Delaware River Valley
- Exton Bypass
- Gateway to the Endless Mountains
- Governor Casey Byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway
- Kinzua Bridge Byway
- Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
- Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- Longhouse Scenic Byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway
- Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- Ministerial Road
- Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- Route 114 and High Street
- Shannock Road
- Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- Andrew Pickens Scenic Parkway
- Bohicket Road Scenic Highway
- Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
- Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
- Hilton Head Scenic Highway
- James Edwin McTeer Bridge & The Causways Scenic Highway
- Long Point Road Scenic Highway
- Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- Old Sheldon Church Road Scenic Highway
- Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
- S-13 Scenic Highway
- S-163 Scenic Highway
- SC-170 Scenic Highway
- SC-46 Scenic Highway
- US-21 Scenic Highway
- US-278 Scenic Highway
- Badlands Loop Scenic Byway
- Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
- Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway
- Texas Brazos Trail
- Texas Forest Trail
- Texas Forts Trail
- Texas Hill Country Trail
- Texas Independence Trail
- Texas Lakes Trail
- Texas Mountain Trail
- Texas Pecos Trail
- Texas Plains Trail
- Texas Tropical Trail
- Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway (U-153)
- Bicentennial Highway
- Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- Bull Creek Pass Back Country Byway
- Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
- Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway (U-148)
- Dead Horse Mesa Scenic Byway
- Fishlake Scenic Byway (U-25)
- Great Salt Lake Legacy Parkway
- Indian Canyon Scenic Byway
- Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway
- Kolob Fingers Scenic Road
- Kolob Reservoir Scenic Road
- Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- Markagunt High Plateau Scenic Byway (U-14)
- Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
- Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway
- Mt. Carmel Scenic Byway
- Ninemile Canyon Backway
- Ogden River Scenic Byway
- Pony Express Trail Back Country Byway
- Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway (U-279)
- Provo Canyon Scenic Byway
- Silver Island Mountains Back Country Byway
- Smithsonian Butte Back Country Byway
- The Energy Loop: Huntington-Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway
- Transcontinental Railroad Back Country Byway
- Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway (U-128)
- Zion Park Scenic Byway (U-9)
- Green Mountain Byway
- Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- Mad River Byway
- Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- Route 108, The Smugglers Notch Road - Scenic Route
- Route 125, The Middlebury Gap Road - Scenic Route
- Route 131, Cavendish Road - Scenic Route
- Stone Valley Byway
- Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- Highlands Scenic Byway
- Lee's Retreat
- Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- Old Georgetown Pike
- Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- Cape Flattery Tribal Scenic Byway
- Cascade Loop
- Cascade Valleys Heritage Corridor
- Chuckanut Drive
- Columbia River Gorge Scenic Byway - Washington
- Cranberry Coast Scenic Byway
- Lewis and Clark Trail Highway
- Mountain Loop Scenic Byway
- Mount Baker Highway (Route 542)
- North Cascades Scenic Highway
- North Pend Oreille Scenic Byway
- Okanogan Trails Scenic Byway
- Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Washington
- Palouse Scenic Byway
- Pend Oreille Valley Scenic Byway
- Sherman Pass Scenic Byway
- Spirit Lake Memorial Highway
- Swift Water Corridor
- U.S. 12 Snake River Bridge to Walla Walla Scenic Byway
- Whidbey Island Scenic Byway
- Yakama Scenic Byway
- Yakima River Canyon
- Back Mountain Backway
- Camp Allegheny Backway
- Cheat Mountain Backway
- Cheat River Byway
- Farm Heritage Road
- Little Kanawha Parkway
- Northwestern Turnpike
- Old Route 7 Byway
- Rich Mountain Backway
- Great Divide Highway
- Heritage Drive
- Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
- Battle Pass Scenic Byway
- Bighorn Scenic Byway
- Big Spring Scenic Backway
- Black Hills Scenic Byway
- Bridger Valley Historic Byway
- Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
- Chief Joseph Scenic Byway
- Centennial Scenic Byway
- Cloud Peak Skyway
- Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway
- Medicine Wheel Passage
- Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - WY Section
- Muddy Creek Historic Backway
- Oregon Trail Historic Byway
- Red Gulch-Alkali Scenic Backway
- Seminoe to Alcova Back Country Byway
- Snowy Range Scenic Byway
- South Big Horn-Red Wall Scenic Backway
- Star Valley Scenic Byway
- Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway
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Silver Thread Scenic Byway, Colorado
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