Scenic Drives & Byways in California
California has 138 scenic drives and byways to explore — including 1 National Scenic Byway, 1 National Forest Scenic Byway, and 132 State Scenic Byways. Pick any road below to see it on the map, or plan a California trip in the Road Sorties route planner with scenic-road routing turned on.
All scenic roads in California
- 49 Mile Scenic Drive
- Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway (Route 168) 168
- Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 110
- Audubon Scenic Drive
- Bigfoot Scenic Byway
- Death Valley Scenic Byway
- Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway
- Emigrant Trail
- Feather River Scenic Byway
- Kings Canyon Scenic Byway
- Lassen Scenic Byway
- Lee Vining Canyon National Forest Scenic Byway
- Modoc Volcanic Scenic Byway
- Pacific Coast Highway - California's Route 1 1
- Palms to Pines Scenic Byway
- Ramona Expressway
- Rim of the World Scenic Byway
- Route 12--Valley of the Moon Highway 12
- Route 140--Mariposa County 140
- Route 151--Shasta Dam Boulevard 151
- Route 152--Pacheco Pass Road 152
- Route 154--San Marcos Pass Road 154
- Route 1 - Big Sur Coast Highway 1
- Route 1 - San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway 1
- Route 50 - El Dorado County 50
- Route 91--Riverside Freeway 91
- Routes 5 & 580--West Side Freeway
- Scenic County Road A18
- Scenic County Road G20
- Scenic Interstate 280
- Scenic Interstate 5
- Scenic Interstate 580
- Scenic Interstate 680
- Scenic Route 1 1
- Scenic Route 116 116
- Scenic Route 12 12
- Scenic Route 151 151
- Scenic Route 152 152
- Scenic Route 156 156
- Scenic Route 160 160
- Scenic Route 168 168
- Scenic Route 24 24
- Scenic Route 84 84
- Sierra Heritage Scenic Byway (Route 168) 168
- Sierra Vista Scenic Byway
- Skyline Boulevard (Route 35) 35
- Smith River Scenic Byway
- State of Jefferson Scenic Byway
- State Scenic Highway 101 101
- State Scenic Highway 108 108
- State Scenic Highway 111 111
- State Scenic Highway 118 118
- State Scenic Highway 120 120
- State Scenic Highway 121 121
- State Scenic Highway 125 125
- State Scenic Highway 126 126
- State Scenic Highway 127 127
- State Scenic Highway 128 128
- State Scenic Highway 13 13
- State Scenic Highway 138 138
- State Scenic Highway 139 139
- State Scenic Highway 14 14
- State Scenic Highway 140 140
- State Scenic Highway 142 142
- State Scenic Highway 146 146
- State Scenic Highway 15 15
- State Scenic Highway 150 150
- State Scenic Highway 158 158
- State Scenic Highway 16 16
- State Scenic Highway 161 161
- State Scenic Highway 163 163
- State Scenic Highway 166 166
- State Scenic Highway 17 17
- State Scenic Highway 173 173
- State Scenic Highway 174 174
- State Scenic Highway 178 178
- State Scenic Highway 18 18
- State Scenic Highway 180 180
- State Scenic Highway 197 197
- State Scenic Highway 198 198
- State Scenic Highway 199 199
- State Scenic Highway 2 2
- State Scenic Highway 20 20
- State Scenic Highway 203 203
- State Scenic Highway 210 210
- State Scenic Highway 215 215
- State Scenic Highway 221 221
- State Scenic Highway 236 236
- State Scenic Highway 243 243
- State Scenic Highway 247 247
- State Scenic Highway 25 25
- State Scenic Highway 254 254
- State Scenic Highway 266 266
- State Scenic Highway 27 27
- State Scenic Highway 28 28
- State Scenic Highway 29 29
- State Scenic Highway 299 299
- State Scenic Highway 3 3
- State Scenic Highway 33 33
- State Scenic Highway 330 330
- State Scenic Highway 36 36
- State Scenic Highway 37 37
- State Scenic Highway 38 38
- State Scenic Highway 39 39
- State Scenic Highway 395 395
- State Scenic Highway 4 4
- State Scenic Highway 40 40
- State Scenic Highway 44 44
- State Scenic Highway 46 46
- State Scenic Highway 49 49
- State Scenic Highway 52 52
- State Scenic Highway 53 53
- State Scenic Highway 57 57
- State Scenic Highway 58 58
- State Scenic Highway 62 62
- State Scenic Highway 68 68
- State Scenic Highway 70 70
- State Scenic Highway 71 71
- State Scenic Highway 74 74
- State Scenic Highway 75 75
- State Scenic Highway 76 76
- State Scenic Highway 78 78
- State Scenic Highway 79 79
- State Scenic Highway 8 8
- State Scenic Highway 88 88
- State Scenic Highway 89 89
- State Scenic Highway 9 9
- State Scenic Highway 91 91
- State Scenic Highway 92 92
- State Scenic Highway 94 94
- State Scenic Highway 96 96
- State Scenic Highway 97 97
- Sunrise Scenic Byway
- Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road
- Trinity Heritage Scenic Byway
- Trinity Scenic Byway
- Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway - California
- Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway
Types of scenic byways in California
- National Scenic Byway 1
- National Scenic Byways are roads recognized at the federal level for at least one outstanding quality — scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational — that gives travelers a reason to seek them out rather than just pass through.
- National Forest Scenic Byway 1
- National Forest Scenic Byways are routes designated by the U.S. Forest Service that thread through the mountains, canyons and old growth of America's national forests and grasslands.
- State Scenic Byway 132
- 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.
Featured road trips in California
- Angeles Crest Highway: LA to the High Desert
66 miles of mountain curves rising from the LA basin to 7,900 feet — a motorcyclist's escape from the city.
- Pacific Coast Highway: San Francisco to Los Angeles
600 miles of rugged California coastline on the most iconic drive in North America.
- Route 66 West: Amarillo to Santa Monica
1,150 miles of desert, neon, and pure Western highway from the Texas Panhandle to the Pacific.