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Byway_logoThe beaten path.  It gets you there.  But for those to whom the reward is in the journey, there are paths less trodden.  Panoramas reserved for the adventurous, worlds away from the mainstream. 
List of America's Byways in Utah - Designated as National Scenic Byway

Utah State Byway location mapDinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway
Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway
Highway 12-A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
  Highway 12 Website
Logan Canyon Scenic Byway
Nebo Loop Scenic Byway
The Energy Loop: Huntington & Eccles Canyons Scenic Byways

Utah's Byways

Logan_Canyon_sm2Some Utah! scenic byways have been designated as National Scenic Byways or USFS byways, an icon will indicate which have been designated. (Mouse-over the icon to view details.) For your convenience in travel planning, nearby related byways or backways may be mentioned after the name.

Bear Lake Scenic Byway
   Logan Canyon Scenic Byway shares corners with this byway in Garden City, going north and west while Laketown Byway goes south.

Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway (U-153)

Bicentennial-Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway (Hwy 95)
Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway meets this byway in Bluff and continues southwest through Monument Valley to the Arizona border.
Trail of the Ancients joins this byway at the Utah-Colorado border, continuing on into Colorado

Big_Cottonwood_Canyon2 Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway

Brian Head-Panguitch Lake Scenic Byway (U-143)

Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway
Highway 12 - A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway intersects with this byway, going south from a t-stop near Torrey, Utah.

Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway (U-148)
Markaguant High Plateau Scenic Byway (U-14) meets and continues past the southernmost end of this byway in a t-stop junction near the summit of U-14.

Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway is east of this byway on US-191 near Arches National Park.

Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway Designated as National Scenic BywayDinosaur_Diamond_Prehistoric_Hwysm1
   Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway (U-128) follows a portion of this byway from just outside of Cisco to just north of Moab on U-128.

  Indian Canyon Scenic Byway follows a portion of this byway, running from Helper to Duchesne on US-191.
   Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway is north of this byway on US-191 beginning in Vernal.
   Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway is located west of this byway on U-313 near Arches National Park.
   Nine Mile Canyon Backway is south of Myron, UT.

Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway (U-264)
  The Energy Loop: Huntington & Eccles Canyons Scenic Byways includes this byway, along with Huntington Canyon Scenic Byway.

Fishlake Scenic Byway (U-25)

Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway Designated as National Scenic Byway
Flaming Gorge - Green River Basin Scenic Byway continues this byway into Wyoming atHwy_12_scenic_bywaysm2 two points. Its WY 530 leg joins this byway's UT 43 leg. US-191 forms the other leg.
   Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway is located south of this byway on US-40 and passes through Vernal.

Highway 12-A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway Designated as National Scenic Byway  Designated as USFS Scenic Byway
   Capitol Reef Country Scenic Byway intersects with this byway in Torrey at a t-stop, going east and west.
   Mt. Carmel Scenic Byway meets this byway at the Hwy 12/US 89 junction south of Panguitch, and proceeds south

Huntington Canyon Scenic Byway
   The Energy Loop: Huntington & Eccles Canyons Scenic Byways includes this byway, along with Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway.

Indian Canyon Scenic Byway
   The Energy Loop: Huntington & Eccles Canyons Scenic Byways starts one fork at Colton on US-6 10 miles from this byway and starts another fork in Huntington 25 miles from this byway.
   Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway follows this byway for its entire length.

Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway Great_Salt_Lakesm2

Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway

Kolob Reservoir Road

Legacy Byway (currently under construction)

Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway

Logan Canyon Scenic Byway Designated as National Scenic Byway  Designated as USFS Scenic Byway
   Oregon Trail-Bear Lake Scenic Byway meets this byway at the Utah-Idaho border, continuing north into Idaho.
   Bear Lake Scenic Byway shares corners with Logan Canyon Scenic Byway in Garden City, going south while Logan Canyon Byway goes north and west.

Markaguant High Plateau Scenic Byway (U-14)
   Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway (U-148) joins and proceeds north from a t-stop junction nearMt._Carmel_Hwy_-_Zion_NP2 the summit of this byway
   Mt. Carmel Scenic Byway meets this byway at a t-stop in Long Valley Junction, continuing north and south on Hwy 89.

Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
   Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - Wyoming continues this byway north into Wyoming

Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway
   Bicentennial-Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway (Hwy 95) meets this byway in Bluff, continuing on east to the Utah-Colorado border

Mt. Carmel Scenic Byway
   Zion Park Scenic Byway (U-9) meets this byway at the Mt. Carmel Junction, continuing on west through Zion Park National Park
   Markaguant High Plateau Scenic Byway (U-14) meets this byway at Long Valley Junction, continuing west through plateau country to end in Cedar City
   Highway 12-A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway joins this byway at the Hwy 12/US 89 junction south of Panguitch, and proceeds west.

Nebo_Loop2Nebo Loop Scenic Byway Designated as National Scenic Byway  Designated as a USFS Scenic Byway

Nine Mile Canyon Backway Designated as BLM Back Country Byway
   Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway is north of the backway on US-191.

Ogden River Scenic Byway

Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway (U-279)
   Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway (U-128) starts just across the river from this byway (about 1 mile east.)

Provo Canyon Scenic Byway

The Energy Loop: Huntington & Eccles Canyons Scenic Byways Designated as National Scenic Byway  Designated as USFS Scenic Byway
  Huntington Canyon Scenic Byway is included in this byway (U-31)
   Eccles Canyon Scenic Byway (U-264) is included in this byway (U-96, U-264)
  Indian Canyon Scenic Byway starts at the junction of US-6 and US 191, just 10 miles from Colton on US-6 where one fork of The Energy Loop begins.

Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway (U-128)
   Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway (U-279) starts just across the Colorado River from this byway (about 1 mile west.)
   Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway follows this byway for itsZion_NP entire length.

Zion Park Scenic Byway (U-9)
  Mt. Carmel Scenic Byway meets this byway at a t-stop in Mt. Carmel Junction, continuing north and south on Hwy 89

Federal Highway Administration - Utah Scenic Byway