Coronado Trail Scenic Byway
Coronado Trail Scenic Byway is a State Scenic Byway in Arizona. Within Arizona it covers roughly 110 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Coronado Trail Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
US-191 between Clifton and Springerville is one of the curviest paved roads in the country, climbing from the desert past the enormous Morenci copper mine into the cool conifer forests of the White Mountains. The byway loosely follows the route Coronado's expedition took north in 1540. With hundreds of tight turns, very little traffic, and few services, it's a favorite among motorcyclists.
- hundreds of curves
- Morenci copper mine
- White Mountains forest
- Coronado's 1540 route
- US-191
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.