Byways in New York
America's Byways Collection
- Great Lakes Seaway Trail – NY
- Lakes to Locks Passage*
- Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway – NY
Additional Byways
- Adirondack Trail
- Bronx River Parkway
- Catskill Mountain Scenic Byway
- Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- Central Adirondack Trail
- Durham Valley Scenic Byway
- First Wilderness Scenic Byway
- High Peaks Scenic Byway
- Maple Traditions
- Mountain Cloves
- North Country Scenic Byway
- North Fork Trail
- Olympic Trail
- Revolutionary Trail
- Roosevelt-Marcy Byway
- Route 20 Scenic Byway
- Scenic Route 90
- Select Historic Long Island Scenic Parkway
- Seneca Lake Byway
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- Southern Adirondack Trail
- Taconic Parkway
- The Black River Trail
- Upper Delaware Scenic Byway
- Western New York Southtowns 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.