Byways in New Mexico
America's Byways Collection
- Billy the Kid National Scenic Byway
- El Camino Real National Scenic Byway
- Geronimo Trail National Scenic Byway
- Historic Route 66 – NM
- Jemez Mountain Trail National Scenic Byway
- Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway – NM
- Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway – NM
- Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway
- Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway
Additional Byways
- Abo Pass Trail
- Corrales Road Scenic Byway
- Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- Guadalupe Back Country Byway
- La Frontera Del Llano
- Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- Mesalands Scenic Byway
- Narrow Gauge Scenic Byway
- Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- Quebradas Back Country Byway
- Salt Missions Trail Byway
- Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- Socorro Historical District Scenic Byway
- Sunspot Scenic Byway
- The High Road to Taos Byway
- Tracks Across Borders Byway
- Wild Rivers Back Country 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.