La Frontera Del Llano Byway
La Frontera Del Llano Byway is a State Scenic Byway in New Mexico. Within New Mexico it covers roughly 95 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along La Frontera Del Llano Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
La Frontera del Llano Scenic Byway is a 94-mile drive across northeastern New Mexico, running from Abbott to Logan where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains. Most of the route follows NM 39 through Harding County, one of the least populated counties in the country, where cattle outnumber people roughly seven to one. The northern stretch crosses the Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands, part of the Cibola National Forest, before reaching the small town of Roy, once a stop on the Dawson Railroad. Farther south, a scattering of small mission churches between Solano and Gallegos reflects the byway's Hispanic settlement history, and the route passes near Mosquero, close to a stretch of the historic Goodnight-Loving cattle trail used to drive Texas cattle north to the railheads. The byway ends at Logan, on Ute Lake State Park along the Canadian River, where boating, fishing, and camping give travelers a reason to stop before heading on. It's a quiet, little-driven route through genuine New Mexico ranch country.
- Abbott to Logan
- 94 miles (mostly NM 39)
- Kiowa & Rita Blanca National Grasslands
- Roy (Dawson Railroad)
- Goodnight-Loving Trail near Mosquero
- Ute Lake State Park
- Harding County ranchland
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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 La Frontera Del Llano Byway
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