Utah Byways

Scenic Byways are major roads, traveled regularly, but with some sharp curves and steep grades. Personal discretion is the key to a safe driving experience. The Byways are designated with the logo seen above and are indicated with dots on the Utah! Official Highway Map.

U211 Squaw Flat Scenic Byway

Beginning fourteen miles north of Monticello at the junction with US Highway 191, the route crosses a high sage plain before plunging through a series of tight turns to Newspaper Rock Recreation Site. Newspaper Rock is covered with petroglyphs inscribed by the people who inhabited this area hundreds of years ago. From this point, Squaw Flat Scenic Byway traverses beautiful Indian Creek Canyon. The road continues 23 miles to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. (35 miles long - approximately 1 1/2 hours driving time.)

U95 Bicentennial Scenic Byway

At its western terminus at Hanksville, the Byway skirts reminders of the gold rush era and Indian battles. At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area it snakes through magnificent red gorges on its approach to the blue of Lake Powell. It gives access to Hite Marina, Natural Bridges National Monument, and Grand Gulch Primitive Area. The Byway cuts through Comb Ridge, a sandstone monocline 1000 feet from the wash bottom to the top of the cliffs; it passes Butler Wash Indian Ruin, a small cliff dwelling at the end of a one mile hike; and finally joins US Highway 191 south of Blanding. From Hanksville to Blanding, allow 5 hours for this 140 mile drive with a stop at Natural Bridges, Mule Canyon, and Butler Wash.

US Highway 163 - Arizona Border to Bluff Scenic Byway

From the Arizona border, US 163 traverses stunning Monument Valley with old west desert scenery and red rock spires. Northeast of Monument Valley the route arrives at Mexican Hat, a small town named for the nearby sandstone formation that looks like an inverted sombrero. Here the Byway crosses the San Juan River on an historic bridge, and joins Utah Highway 276 which leads to Goosenecks State Park and Valley of the Gods. The Great Goosenecks of the San Juan River are visible from an overlook at the state park. Valley of the Gods is accessible via a native surface road suitable for high clearance vehicles and popular with mountain bike enthusiasts. Farther along, the Byway arrives in the historic community of Bluff. Allow 2 hours for the drive

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