Highland Scenic Highway
Highland Scenic Highway is a National Scenic Byway in West Virginia. Within West Virginia it covers roughly 50 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Highland Scenic Highway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
WV-150, the Highland Scenic Highway, climbs to over 4,500 feet across the Allegheny Highlands in the Monongahela National Forest, the highest major road in West Virginia. Four overlooks take in waves of forested mountains, and the route runs near the Cranberry Glades, a rare boreal bog more typical of Canada. Commercial traffic is banned, and the high road is cold and snowy well into spring.
- 4,500+ ft Allegheny Highlands
- Cranberry Glades bog
- mountain overlooks
- Monongahela National Forest
- WV-150
Designated for its natural qualities
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Places to stop along Highland Scenic Highway
Falls of Hills Creek
Three waterfalls in a narrow gorge, the tallest about 63 feet, reached by a trail of boardwalks and steep stairs.
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
The state's largest group of bogs, northern wetlands of orchids and carnivorous plants, crossed by a half-mile boardwalk.
Where to Stay along Highland Scenic Highway
2 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Highland Scenic Highway.
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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.