Byways in Minnesota
America's Byways Collection
- Edge of Wilderness National Scenic Byway
- Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway
- Great River Road – MN*
- Gunflint Trail National Scenic Byway
- Historic Bluff Country National Scenic Byway
- Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway
- North Shore Scenic Drive*
- Paul Bunyan National Scenic Byway
Additional Byways
- Apple Blossom Drive Scenic Byway
- Avenue of Pines Scenic Byway
- Glacial Ridge Trail
- Historic Highway 75 “King of Trails”
- Lady Slipper Scenic Byway
- Lake Country Scenic Byway
- Lake Mille Lacs Scenic Byway
- Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- Saint Croix Scenic Byway
- Shooting Star Scenic Byway
- Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
- Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
- Waters of the Dancing Sky 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.