Loess Hills National Scenic Byway: Sawmill Hollow Run
Loess Hills National Scenic Byway: Sawmill Hollow Run is a National Scenic Byway in Iowa. Within Iowa it covers roughly 11 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Loess Hills National Scenic Byway: Sawmill Hollow Run with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
Sawmill Hollow Run detours through the Sawmill Hollow Wildlife Area in Iowa's Harrison County, a 155-acre pocket of woodland and ridgetop prairie. It's reached by a well-marked minimum-maintenance road off County Road L20. The wildlife area centers on Sawmill Hollow Pond and draws hunters after deer, turkey, pheasant, rabbit, and squirrel, along with birders working through the Loess Hills Bird Conservation Area that overlaps this stretch of the county. Spring visitors also come for morel mushroom hunting in the timbered draws. The B-road access, like others in Harrison County, is unpaved and narrow enough to warrant caution, especially after rain, and the full detour takes about 20 minutes to drive. It's one of three loops branching off the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway in Harrison County, alongside Fountainbleu and Orchard Ridge, and among the better options for wildlife-watching rather than overlook views.
- Sawmill Hollow Wildlife Area, 155 acres
- Harrison County, off County Road L20
- Loess Hills Bird Conservation Area
- morel mushroom hunting
- deer, turkey & pheasant hunting
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What is a National Scenic Byway?
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.
Where to Stay along Loess Hills National Scenic Byway: Sawmill Hollow Run
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