Scenic Drives & Byways in New Mexico
New Mexico has 20 scenic drives and byways to explore — including 1 National Scenic Byway, 1 National Forest Scenic Byway, and 15 State Scenic Byways. Pick any road below to see it on the map, or plan a New Mexico trip in the Road Sorties route planner with scenic-road routing turned on.
All scenic roads in New Mexico
- Abo Pass Trail
- Billy the Kid Trail
- Corrales Road
- El Camino Real
- Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
- Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway
- High Road to Taos Byway
- Historic Route 66 - New Mexico 66
- Jemez Mountain Trail
- La Frontera Del Llano Byway
- Puye Cliffs Scenic Byway
- Salt Missions Trail
- Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway
- Santa Fe Trail
- Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway
- Socorro Historic District Byway
- Sunspot Scenic Byway
- Tracks Across Borders Byway - New Mexico
- Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway
- Turquoise Trail
Types of scenic byways in New Mexico
- 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 15
- 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.
Featured road trips in New Mexico
- Route 66 West: Amarillo to Santa Monica
1,150 miles of desert, neon, and pure Western highway from the Texas Panhandle to the Pacific.