Forming a 49-mile "necklace" around the Albion Mountain Range, the City of Rocks Back Country Byway traverses historically significant rural landscapes that preserve numerous unique attributes of Western development. The City of Rocks area's historic and geological values, pristine scenic beauty, a...

See the first white settlement marked by the Fort Henry Monument, from which this byway gets its name. A new monument now replaces the old one at the original site. The old monument relocated in an adjoining field can be viewed from the original site. This route trails along BLM land, desert and mou...

Trace the historic route of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as they searched, at the request of President Thomas Jefferson, for a passage between the Missouri and Columbia Rivers. When you travel the beautiful Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, you will find the same sparkling rivers, deep canyons,...

The Owyhee Uplands Backcountry Byway is 103 miles of gravel andpaved roads which are suitable for passenger cars. This route providesaccess to one of the best remaining examples of the sagebrush-steppeecosystem. Visitors will also enjoy seeing the habitat of more than 180species of birds and mammals...

A drive along the Payette River Scenic Byway can be very distracting for motorists. Rather than watching the road, you may be more inclined to watch the river as it crashes and tumbles its way over the rocks through the narrow river valley. The best thing to do is take advantage of the occasional ...

Traveling through the shaded roads of the Salmon-Challis National Forest, the Ponderosa Pines Scenic Byway offers adventure, solitude and breathtaking scenery. From gold rush towns to rushing waters, there are hundreds of things to explore.Start the byway in Boise, which was named by French Explorer...

Experience the rich legacies of Idaho when you travel the Sacajawea Historic Byway. Discover fossils of the extinct North American (or Pleistocene) lion, view Native American rock art, and experience the stories of the Lemhi-Shoshone people, Lewis and Clark's expedition through Sacajawea's homeland,...

Enjoy a day exploring the backwoods of Idaho as you drive along the Sawtooth Scenic Byway. Taking you along the path of the Sawtooth Mountains and rolling through fertile agricultural lands, the byway carves its way through the rocks and woodlands of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Walk down ...

Driving through the Snake River Canyon on US 30 between Hagerman and Twin Falls, it's easy to see how the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway got its name. An abundance of natural springs gush from the steep canyon walls and cascade into the river below. The water source is the Snake River Plains Aquifer,...

From urban areas to small-town rural communities, through high deserts and deep canyons, the Western Heritage Historic Byway traverses some of the most impressive terrain in the state of Idaho. With the densest population of breeding raptors in North America, dramatically sculpted landscapes, recre...