Scenic Drives & Byways in Oregon
Oregon has 23 scenic drives and byways to explore — including 1 National Scenic Byway and 22 State Scenic Byways. Pick any road below to see it on the map, or plan a Oregon trip in the Road Sorties route planner with scenic-road routing turned on.
All scenic roads in Oregon
- Blue Mountain Scenic Byway
- Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway
- Elkhorn Scenic Byway
- Emigrant Trail
- Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
- High Desert Discovery Scenic Byway
- Historic Columbia River Highway
- Journey Through Time Scenic Byway
- Marys Peak to Pacific Scenic Byway
- McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway
- McKenzie River Scenic Byway
- Mount Hood Scenic Byway
- Oregon Outback Scenic Byway
- Outback Scenic Byway
- Over The Rivers And Through The Woods Scenic Byway
- Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon
- Rogue-Coquille Scenic Byway
- Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway
- State of Jefferson Scenic Byway
- Trees to Sea Scenic Byway
- Umpqua River Scenic Byway
- Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway - Oregon
- West Cascades Scenic Byway
Types of scenic byways in Oregon
- 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.
- State Scenic Byway 22
- 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 Oregon
- Columbia River Gorge Scenic Highway
74 miles of historic highway through a waterfall corridor — America's first National Scenic Area.