Energy Loop: Huntington and Eccles Canyons National Scenic Byway
Energy Loop: Huntington and Eccles Canyons National Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in Utah. Within Utah it covers roughly 80 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Energy Loop: Huntington and Eccles Canyons National Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
The Energy Loop climbs over the Wasatch Plateau on State Routes 31, 264, and 96, linking Huntington and Eccles canyons in the coal country of central Utah. The byway rises into high alpine forest and meadow near 10,000 feet, passing Scofield Reservoir and Cleveland Reservoir and connecting to the long dirt Skyline Drive along the plateau crest. Its name nods to the coal mines and power plants of the surrounding valleys.
- Wasatch Plateau (~10,000 ft)
- Huntington & Eccles canyons
- Scofield Reservoir
- Skyline Drive access
- coal-country history
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What is a National Scenic Byway?
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.