Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway
Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway is a State Scenic Byway in Georgia. Within Georgia it covers roughly 60 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
The Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway covers 82 miles through Putnam and Hancock counties in central Georgia, linking the county seats of Eatonton and Sparta. Following State Highways 15, 16, and 77 along a former Native American trading path, the byway passes Rock Eagle and Rock Hawk, massive prehistoric effigy mounds built from thousands of quartz rocks thousands of years ago, along with antebellum homes like Glen Mary Plantation and the Uncle Remus Museum, honoring Eatonton native Joel Chandler Harris. The route crosses the Oconee and Ogeechee rivers and runs through the Oconee National Forest and rolling Piedmont farmland, with Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair providing boating and fishing access along the way. More than a dozen recreation areas sit along or near the byway, making it as much a recreational route as a historical one. It's one of the longer scenic byways in central Georgia and one of the few built around Native American effigy mounds as a centerpiece.
- 82 miles, Eatonton to Sparta
- Rock Eagle & Rock Hawk effigy mounds
- Uncle Remus Museum
- Oconee National Forest
- Lake Oconee & Lake Sinclair recreation
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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.
Where to Stay along Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway
No campgrounds are listed close to Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway yet, but there are rooms near the route.
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