Byways in California
America's Byways Collection
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway – Route 110
- Big Sur Coast Highway – Route 1*
- California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow National Scenic Byway
- Death Valley Scenic Byway
- Ebbetts Pass National Scenic Byway
- The Route 1 San Luis Obispo North Coast Scenic Byway Corridor*
- Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road
- Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway*
Additional Byways
- Alameda County – Route 24
- Alameda County – Route 680
- Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway – Route 168
- Angeles Crest Scenic Byway – Route 2
- Anza Borrego Desert State Park Road – Route 78
- Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
- Bigfoot Scenic Byway California 96
- Black Canyon
- Bradshaw Trail
- Buckhorn Back Country Byway
- Cabrillo Freeway – Route 163
- Canyon Pass Highway
- Carson Pass Highway – Route 88
- Carson Pass Scenic Byway – Route 88
- Cedar Canyon
- Chimney Peak Back Country Byway
- Cima
- Contra Costa County- Route 680
- Eastern Sierra National Forest Scenic Byway
- El Dorado County – Route 50
- Emigrant Trail
- Essex Byway
- Father Junipero Serra Freeway – Route 280
- Feather River Scenic Byway – Route 70
- Inyo County – Route 395
- Jacinto Reyes Scenic Byway – Route 33
- Kelbaker
- Kelso-Cima
- Kings Canyon Scenic Byway
- Kings Canyon Scenic Byway – Route 180
- Lake Tahoe/Eastshore Scenic Drive
- Lanfair-Ivanpah
- Lassen Scenic Byway – Route 89
- Lee Vining Scenic Byway – Route 120
- Lemon Grove – Route 125
- MacArthur Freeway – Route 580
- Mariposa County – Route 140
- Modoc Volcanic Scenic Byway
- Monitor Pass/Luther Pass/Lake Tahoe Road – Route 89
- Mono County – Route 395
- Monterey County – Route 156
- Monterey County – Route 68
- Owen Valley – Death Valley
- Pacheco Pass Road – Route 152
- Palms to PInes Scenic Byway – Route 74/243
- Parker Dam Road
- Ramona Expressway
- Redwood Highway – Route 101
- Rim of the World Scenic Byway – Route 138/18/38
- River Road – Route 160
- Riverside Freeway – Route 91
- Route 74
- Saline Valley
- San Marcos Pass Road – Route 154
- Saratoga-Los Gatos – Road Route 9
- Shasta Dam Boulevard – Route 151
- Sierra Heritage Scenic Byway – Route 168
- Sierra Vista Scenic Byway
- Silver Strand Highway/San Diego Coronado Bridge – Route 75
- Skyline Boulevard – Route 35
- Smith River Scenic Byway – Route 199
- Sonoma County – Route 116
- State of Jefferson Scenic Byway – Route 96/263
- Sunrise Scenic – Route S1
- Trinity Heritage Scenic Byway – Route 3
- Trinity Scenic Byway – Route 299
- Twentynine Palms Scenic Highway – Route 62
- Valley of the Moon Highway – Route 12
- West Side Freeway – Route 5/580
- Wild Horse Canyon Scenic Backcountry Byway
- Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway
Information
National Scenic Byways and All-American Roads are designated by the Federal Department of Transportation and become part of the America’s Byways® collection. To become an official National Scenic Byways, qualifying roads must have one of the following six “intrinsic qualities”: 1. Scenic, 2. Historic, 3. Archeological, 4. Recreational, 5. Cultural, or 6. Natural. To become an All-American Road, two or more of these unique intrinsic qualities must be present (along with a more comprehensive “corridor management plan”). State-level byways are most frequently designated by the State Department of Transportation (DOT), but can also be designated by federal agencies (at the state level) such as the US Forest Service, NPS, BLM, USACE, US Fish & Wildlife, as well as by tribal organizations.
*Byways in the America’s Byways collection with an asterisk are All-American Roads.