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The McKenzie Pass–Santiam Pass Scenic Byway is an 82-mile-long (132 km) National Scenic Byway in the U.S. state of Oregon. The route is a loop designed to provide a tour of the high Cascade Range northwest of Bend , passing over both McKenzie Pass and Santiam Pass .
Oregon Route 242, known as a portion of the McKenzie Highway, is an Oregon state highway that runs from Belknap Springs, Oregon through McKenzie Pass in the Oregon Cascades, to Sisters, Oregon, in the United States. The McKenzie Highway was added to the National Register of Historic Places in February, 2011. [4]
The highway is part of the McKenzie-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway. McKenzie Pass is 5,325 feet (1,623 m) above sea level, and winter snow and the narrow road surface requires McKenzie Pass to be closed to motor vehicles from November to July each year. [2] [3] It is at times accessible to cyclists when the road is closed to vehicles. [4]
The Red River Gorge Scenic Byway takes a 45-mile route over several highways and state roads from Stanton to the historic Nada Tunnel. The main attraction is, of course, the Red River Gorge, a ...
Salmon River Scenic Byway, Idaho. A line of golden aspens festoons a hillside in the Sawtooth Mountains in Stanley, Idaho, above Redfish Lake. - Anna Gorin/Moment RF/Getty Images
OR 126 continues east as McKenzie Highway No. 15 and the McKenzie River Scenic Byway, [10] flanking the McKenzie River for most of its length from Springfield into the Cascade Range. It turns north at Belknap Springs and follows the Clear Lake–Belknap Springs Highway No. 215 , passing the eponymous Clear Lake .
To give you some seasonal travel inspiration, here are 25 road trips to take this fall, no matter where you are in the country. It’s been named America’s Favorite Drive and is one of the most ...
This is a list of state scenic byways in Oregon. [1] The byways are divided into two types: state scenic byways and touring routes. [2] In addition to the state-designated byways, Oregon has ten National Scenic Byways, of which four are All-American Roads. [3]