Cape Flattery Tribal Scenic Byway
Cape Flattery Tribal Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in Washington. Within Washington it covers roughly 35 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Cape Flattery Tribal Scenic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
Cape Flattery Tribal Scenic Byway is a 12-mile scenic drive on US Route 112 across the Makah Indian Reservation, ending at Cape Flattery, the northwesternmost point in the contiguous United States. Though the official designated stretch is just 12 miles, the full remote drive out to the cape winds and curves for closer to 36 miles through land the Makah Tribe has called home for thousands of years. It became the first tribal-owned road in the country to receive National Scenic Byway status, a recognition of both its landscape and its cultural significance. Along the way the byway passes within sight of the Strait of Juan de Fuca on one side and the open Pacific on the other, with stops including the Makah Cultural and Research Center, the working Makah fishing village of Neah Bay, and trail access to Shi Shi Beach. The road ends near the Cape Flattery Lighthouse, from which a short trail leads to dramatic sea-cliff views over the cape itself — a fitting finish for the shortest, and one of the most singular, scenic byways in Washington.
- US Route 112
- 12 miles (designated)
- Makah Indian Reservation
- Cape Flattery (northwesternmost point, Lower 48)
- Makah Cultural and Research Center
- Shi Shi Beach
- first tribal National Scenic Byway
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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.
Where to Stay along Cape Flattery Tribal Scenic Byway
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