Great River Road - Wisconsin
Great River Road - Wisconsin is a State Scenic Byway in Wisconsin. Within Wisconsin it covers roughly 250 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Great River Road - Wisconsin with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
The Wisconsin leg of the Great River Road runs along the Mississippi beneath towering wooded bluffs, part of the ten-state route tracing the river to the Gulf. It passes river towns like Pepin, Alma, and Prairie du Chien, lock-and-dam overlooks, and bluff-top vistas over the wide, island-braided river. The corridor is a major flyway, busy with eagles and migrating waterfowl.
- Mississippi River bluffs
- river towns & lock-and-dams
- bald eagles
- the Great River Road
- wide braided river
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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 Great River Road - Wisconsin
8 campgrounds and RV parks sit within about 5 miles of Great River Road - Wisconsin.
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