List of Scenic Roads

This page contains an inventory and highlighted descriptions of scenic roads throughout the state. They are located in five marketing regions delineated by the Arizona Office of Tourism.

Arizona's West Coast:

Covers the western part of the state and includes the counties of Mohave, La Paz and Yuma

Historic Route 66 All-American Road (Topock to Ash Fork)

Roadway: Mohave County Highway, Oatman Road, State Route 66, Yavapai County Highway
Length: 152 miles
Points of Interest:

Oatman
Powerhouse Museum (Kingman)
Mohave Museum of History and Art (Kingman)
Keepers of the Wild Nature Park (Valentine)
Grand Canyon Caverns

North Central:

Covers the north central part of the state to the New Mexico state line and includes the counties of Yavapai, Gila, Graham and Greenlee

Coronado Trail National Scenic Byway

Roadway: US 191 and 180
Length: 103 miles
Points of Interest:

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Nelson Reservoir
Hannagan Meadow
Morenci Open Pit Copper Mine
Casa Malpais Indian Ruins and Archaeological Park (Springerville)

Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road

Roadway: State Route 288
Length: 74 miles
Points of Interest:

Tonto Natural Bridge State Park (Payson)
Pleasant Valley Cemetery (Young)

Dry Creek Scenic Road

Roadway: State Route 89A
Length: 7 miles
Points of Interest:

Red Rock State Park (Sedona)
Page Springs Hatchery

Jerome-Clarkdale-Cottonwood Historic Road

Roadway: State Route 89A
Length: 10 miles
Points of Interest:

Jerome Historic District
Historic Downtown Clarkdale
Old Town Cottonwood Historic District
Tuzigoot National Monument (Clarkdale)
Dead Horse Ranch State Park (Cottonwood)
Verde Canyon Railroad (Clarkdale)
Sycamore Canyon Wilderness

Joshua Forest Scenic Road (Wikieup to Wickenburg)

Roadway: US 93
Length: 54 miles
Points of Interest:

Hassayampa River Preserve
Desert Caballeros Western Museum (Wickenburg)
Historic Wickenburg
Wikieup Trading Post (Wikieup)

Mingus Mountain Scenic Road

Roadway: State Route 89A
Length: 12 miles
Points of Interest:

Prescott National Forest
The Phippen Museum (Prescott)
Granite Dells
Mingus Mountain Recreation Area

Red Rock All-American Road

Roadway: State Route 179
Length: 8 miles
Points of Interest:

Bell Rock / Courthouse Butte / Spaceship Rock
Cathedral Rock
Chapel of the Holy Cross

Swift Trail Parkway

Roadway: State Route 366
Length: 25 miles
Points of Interest:

Discovery Park (Safford)
Mount Graham Observatory
Angle Orchard (Mount Graham)
Roper Lake State Park (Safford)
Riggs Flat Lake

Northern:

Covers the northern part of the state to the Utah state line and includes the counties of Coconino, Navajo and Apache

Diné Tah (Among the People) Scenic Road

Roadway: Navajo Routes 12 and 64
Length: 100 miles
Points of Interest:

Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Chinle)
Window Rock Tribal Park (Window Rock)
Navajo Nation Tribal Headquarters (Window Rock)
Navajo Nation Museum (Window Rock)
Ned A. Hatathli Museum (Tsaile)

Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road

Roadway: US 89A
Length: 82 miles
Points of Interest:

Vermillion Cliffs National Monument
Kaibab National Forest
Navajo Historic Bridge and Interpretive Center
House Rock Wildlife Area
Lees Ferry Historic Site

Historic Route 66 All-American Road (Ash Fork to Lupton)

Roadway: B 40, US 89 and 180, Flagstaff City Highway, Coconino County Highway
Length: 30 miles
Points of Interest:

Grand Canyon Railway (Williams)
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Wupatki National Monument
Meteor Crater
La Posada Hotel (Winslow)
Native American Dances (Holbrook)
Petrified Forest National Park and Painted Desert

Kaibab Plateau-North Rim National Scenic Byway

Roadway: State Route 67
Length: 30 miles
Points of Interest:

North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Lodge
Kaibab Plateau Visitors Center

Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road

Roadway: US 163
Length: 28 miles
Points of Interest:

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
Navajo National Monument / Betatakin Ruins
Goulding's Lodge, Museum and Trading Post

Naat'tsis'aan-Navajo Mountain Scenic Road

Roadway: State Route 98
Length: 66 miles
Points of Interest:

Antelope Canyon-Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park (Page)
Antelope Point Marina (Lake Powell)
Navajo Mountain
Shonto Trading Post

San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road

Roadway: US 180
Length:
Points of Interest:

Coconino National Forest (Flagstaff)
Lowell Observatory (Flagstaff)
Snowbowl Ski Area (Flagstaff)
Museum of Northern Arizona (Flagstaff)
Lava River Cave

Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road

Roadway: State Route 89A
Length: 15 miles
Points of Interest:

Oak Creek Vista
Grasshopper Point
Slide Rock State Park
Downtown Sedona
Sedona Heritage Museum

Tse'nikani-Flat Mesa Rock Scenic Road

Roadway: US 191
Length: 45 miles

White Mountain Scenic Road

Roadway: State Route 260
Length: 67 miles
Points of Interest:

Sunrise Ski Resort, Lake and Chairlift
Hawley Lake
Town of Greer
Little House Museum

White River Scenic Road

Roadway: State Route 73
Length: 11 miles
Points of Interest:

Alchesay / Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery Complex
White Mountain Apache Cultural Center (Fort Apache)
Kinishba Ruin

Phoenix and Central:

Covers the area west of metropolitan Phoenix and includes the counties of Maricopa and Pinal

Apache Trail Historic Road

Roadway: State Route 88
Length: 40 miles
Points of Interest:

Goldfield Ghost Town
Lost Dutchman State Park (Apache Junction)
Tonto National Monument

Copper Corridor Scenic Road (SR 77)

Roadway: State Route 77
Length: 35 miles
Points of Interest:

Aravaipa Canyon Preserve
Biosphere 2 (Oracle)

Copper Corridor Scenic Road (SR 177)

Roadway: State Route 177
Length: 20 miles
Points of Interest:

Aravaipa Canyon Preserve
Biosphere 2 (Oracle)

Gila-Pinal Scenic Road

Roadway: US 60
Length: 35 miles
Points of Interest:

Boyce Thompson Arboretum (Superior)
Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park

Tucson and Southern:

Covers the area west and south of metropolitan Tucson and includes the counties of Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise

Organ Pipe Cactus Parkway

Roadway: State Route 85
Length: 25 miles
Points of Interest:

Ajo
Organ Pipe National Monument

Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road

Roadway: State Routes 82 and 83
Length: 57 miles
Points of Interest:

Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve
Empire-Cienega Resource Conservation Area
Arizona Southern Wine Trail
Patagonia Lake State Park (Patagonia)
Pete's Kitchens Outpost (Nogales)
Imperial Alta Historical Society Museum (Nogales)
Kentucky Camp Historic Site (Sonoita)

Sky Island Parkway (Catalina Highway) National Scenic Byway

Roadway: Forest Service 833, 10 and 11
Length: 27 miles
Points of Interest:

Coronado National Forest
Mount Lemmon Ski Valley