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Bureau of Land Management
Back Country Scenic Byways
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A view along the Smithsonian Butte Back Country Byway in Utah
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The Bureau of Land Management has designated many roads that are mostly on BLM property as Back Country Byways. Some of the roads are fully paved and can be driven in any normal city vehicle. Others require a good, 4WD high clearance vehicle in the hands of an experienced 4WD operator. And there's everything in between. These roads tend to be in the western states and they all have at least one thing in common: they travel through some exceptional countryside, usually in the middle of nowhere.
The list below is as complete as I can make it but there's no guarantee that I got everything (there's a lot to get out there...)
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Arizona
- Black Hills Back Country Byway
- Harquahala Mountain Back Country Byway
- Old Route 66 - Oatman Road
California
- Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
- Bradshaw Trail
- Buckhorn Back Country Byway
- Chimney Peak Back Country Byway
- Parker Dam Road
- Saline Valley Back Country Byway
Colorado
- Alpine Loop
- Gold Belt Tour Scenic & Historic Byway
- Los Caminos Antiguos
Idaho
- Lewis & Clark Back Country Byway
- Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
Montana
- Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- Big Sky Back Country Byway
- Garnet Back Country Byway
- Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
Nevada
- Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
- Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- Buckhorn Back Country Byway
- California Trail Back Country Byway
- Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- Lovelock Cave BackCountry Byway
- Lunar Crater Back Country Byway
- Mt. Wilson Back Country Byway
- Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
New Mexico
- Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
- Guadalupe Back Country Byway
- Lake Valley Back Country Byway
- Quebradas Back Country Byway
- Wild Rivers Back Country Byway
Oregon
- Christmas Valley Back Country Byway
- Cow Creek Tour Route
- Diamond Loop Back Country Byway
- Galice to Hellgate Back Country Byway
- Grave Creek to Marial Back Country Byway
- Lakeview to Steens Mountain Back Country Byway
- Lower Crooked River Back Country Byway
- Lower Deschutes River Back Country Byway
- Nestucca River Back Country Byway
- Quartzville Road Back Country Byway
- Snake River-Mormon Basin Back Country Byway
- South Fork-Alsea River Back Country Byway
- South Fork John Day River Back Country Byway
- Steens Mountain Back Country Byway
Utah
- Bull Creek Pass National Back Country Byway
- Nine Mile Canyon Backway
- Pony Express Trail National Back Country Byway
- Silver Island Mountain National Back Country Byway
- Smithsonian Butte National Back Country Byway
- Transcontinental Railroad Back Country Byway
Wyoming
- Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
- Seminoe to Alcova Scenic Backway
- South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
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Lake San Cristobal on the Alpine Loop in Colorado
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Photo from along the Smithsonian Butte Back Country Byway courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management
Photo of Lake San Cristobal courtesy of Sangres.com, CCA ShareAlike 3.0 License.
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