Pick Your Scenic Drive
Scenic Drives
Name of Drive
Description
Highlights
Where It Begins and Ends
Length In Miles
Website
Silver Thread Scenic Byway
Weave through two historic districts in Lake City & Creede
Lake San Cristobal
Creede
South Fork
North Clear Creek Falls
South Fork To Lake City
75
719/658-2374
San Juan Scenic Byway
One of countries most beautiful mountain drives
Passes through historic mining towns of Ouray ,Silverton and Ridgeway
contains 25 mile stretch of Us 550 Between Silverton and Ouray called Million Dollar Highway
Durango through Placerville to Cortez
236
800/525-8855
Unaweep Tabequache Scenic Byway
Drive Snakes Through gorgeous red sandstone canyon
hanging flume
thimble rock
Whitewater to Placerville
133
800/962-2547
Colorado National Monument Rim Rock Drive
20,000 acres of steep walled red rock canyons
saddlehorn visitors center
grand drive w/glorious views for motoists & bicyclists
begins south of Fruita
25
970/858-3617
Mt Evans Scenic Byway
Highest paved road in North America
9000 foot elevation change through 5 climate zones
Echo lake & lodge
Summit lake
Idaho Springs to summit of Mt Evans
28
800/882-5278
Ghost Town Highway
Fascinating ghost towns
South Park City in Fairplay
St Elmo’s main street
Fairplay to St Elmo
94
719/836-2387
Sante Fe Trail Scenic Byway
historic route traversed by early frontiersmen
Trinadad
Comanche national grasslands
John Martin Reservoir State Park
Lamar Colorado to Sante Fe NM
565
719/336-3483
West Elk Loop
3 different mining communities
Crested Butte
Black canyon of the gunnison
Redstone Castle
Carbondale through Crested Butte to Gunnison
200
970/963-2266
Trail Ridge Road
stunning views along countries highest continuous road
Old Fall River Road
Alpine visitors center
Estes Park To Grand lake
48
970/586-1206
Grand Mesa Scenic Byway
drive across one of worlds largest mesas
Lands End Observatory
300 lakes
sweeping vistas
Mesa to Orchard City
63
970/856-3100
Pikes Peak Highway
Breathtaking scenery to summit
Crystal reservoir
Glen cove inn
Summit house
from Cascade just outside Colorado Springs
19
719/385-7325
Grand Vista Drive
beautiful drive past lakes and mesas
Grand Lake
Green Mountain Reservoir
Granby through Kremmling to Dillon
19
719/385-7325