Palisades Scenic Byway
Palisades Scenic Byway is a State Scenic Byway in New Jersey. Within New Jersey it covers roughly 30 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Palisades Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
This byway runs atop the Palisades, the sheer line of dark cliffs that rises hundreds of feet above the Hudson River across from New York City. Protected as the Palisades Interstate Park since the early 1900s, the route offers overlooks of the river, the George Washington Bridge, and the Manhattan skyline. Wooded paths drop from the cliff top down to the riverbank below.
- Palisades cliffs
- Hudson River overlooks
- George Washington Bridge
- Manhattan skyline
- Palisades Interstate Park
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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.