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City of Rocks Backcountry Byway
Nearest Community: Almo
Region: South Central
Type: Scenic Byways
An interesting geologic area popular with climbers makes for a unique backcountry drive.
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Curlew National Grasslands Scenic Drive
Nearest Community: Malad City
Region: Southeastern
Type: Scenic Byways
47,000 acres of sagebrush and grasses comprise the only National Grassland in the intermountain west, providing habitat for a diversity of wildlife including upland game birds and waterfowl.
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East Shore Backcountry Drive
Nearest Community: Sandpoint
Region: Northern
Type: Scenic Byways
At Clark Fork, you can drive to Bayview via the unpaved east shore drive along beautiful Lake Pend Oreille and return via Hwy. 95 to Clark Fork.
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Elk City Wagon Road Backcountry Drive
Nearest Community: Elk City
Region: North Central
Type: Scenic Byways
An historic wagon road that served mining communities in the 1800s.
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Elk River Back Country Byway
Nearest Community: Elk River
Region: North Central
Type: Scenic Byways
On September 22, 2005 the Idaho Transportation Board approved the designation of the Elk River Back Country Byway. The 57-mile route begins in Orofino and travels across the Dent Bridge and follows a route to Elk River and ends at Bovill on SH-8. Travelers enter a vast evergreen forested landscape that draws one deeper and forward towards the horizon of the Clearwater Mountain range. Through a series of dips and turns the route reveals the diversity of landscapes in this backcountry region of Idaho.
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Emigrant Foothills Road Backcountry Drive
Nearest Community: Mountain Home
Region: Southwestern
Type: Scenic Byways
The Emigrant Foothills Road from Hwy. 20 runs along the Oregon Trail for about 25 miles. You can park off the road at several places and take short hikes. This is also a good loop drive from Boise.
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Fort Henry Historic Byway
Nearest Community: St. Anthony
Region: Eastern
Type: Scenic Byways
This 81-mile route takes you past herds of deer and elk and game bird habitat.
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Gold Rush Historic Byway
Nearest Community: Pierce
Region: North Central
Type: Scenic Byways
A scenic drive through gold rush country.
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Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
Nearest Community: Cambridge
Region: Southwestern
Type: Scenic Byways
This narrow, winding road provides impressive views of Hells Canyon Dam and the lower portion of Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America.
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International Selkirk Loop Scenic Drive
Nearest Community: Bonners Ferry
Region: Northern
Type: Scenic Byways
A 280-mile scenic roadway meandering between northern Idaho, northeastern Washington and British Columbia.
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