Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic Byway
Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic Byway is a State Scenic Byway in Colorado. Within Colorado it covers roughly 150 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
"The Ancient Roads" crosses the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado, a high desert basin ringed by the Sangre de Cristo and San Juan mountains. It passes Great Sand Dunes National Park, where the tallest dunes in North America pile against the mountains, and San Luis, the oldest continuously settled town in Colorado. The route is steeped in Hispano and railroad history, including the Cumbres & Toltec steam line near Antonito.
- Great Sand Dunes
- San Luis (oldest CO town)
- San Luis Valley
- Cumbres & Toltec railroad
- Sangre de Cristo views
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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.