Scenic Drives & Byways in Minnesota
Minnesota has 23 scenic drives and byways to explore — including 1 National Scenic Byway, 1 National Forest Scenic Byway, and 18 State Scenic Byways. Pick any road below to see it on the map, or plan a Minnesota trip in the Road Sorties route planner with scenic-road routing turned on.
All scenic roads in Minnesota
- Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- Avenue of Pines - TH 46, Deer River to Northome
- Edge of the Wilderness
- Glacial Ridge Trail
- Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
- Grand Rounds Scenic Byway
- Great River Road
- Great River Road (Minnesota - National Route)
- Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway
- Highway 75 King of Trails Scenic Byway 75
- Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway
- Lady Slipper Scenic Byway
- Lake Country Scenic Byway
- Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway
- North Shore Scenic Drive
- Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway
- Saint Croix Scenic Byway
- Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
- Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
- Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
- Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway
Types of scenic byways in Minnesota
- 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 18
- 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.