Mount Evans Scenic Byway

Details

  • DesignationState Byway, Forest Service Byway (1993)
  • LocationCO
  • Length49 miles
Dedicated Byway Visitor Information
Mount Evans Scenic Byway
Statewide Byway Partners
Colorado Department of Transportation
Colorado Tourism
Mount Evans Scenic Byway

Overview

Mount Evans is not only the highest Colorado scenic byway, but is also home to the highest-paved road in North America! Climb more than 7,000 feet, reaching an altitude of 14,130 feet along this route. Although Mount Evans feels like a national park, it is actually a wilderness area. This is due to laws enforcing roadless and non-motorized zones in the 1950s, which would become the Wilderness Act of 1964. By that time, the road to Mount Evens was already partially built and became grandfathered in.

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