California

Every scenic byway, national park and public-land unit in California, and the measured connections between them.

scenic byways

national parks

public-land units

lookouts

845

miles of byway

Scenic byways

National parks

Public land

Connections

Measured to each protected area’s official boundary, not its centre point.

Death Valley Scenic Byway runs through Death Valley National Park · inside
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road runs through Yosemite National Park · inside
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes near Yosemite National Park · within 26 mi
Death Valley Scenic Byway passes near Alabama Hills National Scenic Area · within 29 mi
Alabama Hills National Scenic Area passes near Sequoia National Park · within 3 mi
Alabama Hills National Scenic Area passes near Kings Canyon National Park · within 9 mi
Alabama Hills National Scenic Area passes near Death Valley National Park · within 14 mi
Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes near Angeles National Forest · within 4 mi
California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes near Angeles National Forest · within 25 mi
California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes near Avi Kwa Ame · within 11 mi
San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 runs through California Coastal National Monument · inside
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes near California Coastal National Monument · within 8 mi
California Coastal National Monument passes near Redwood National and State Parks · within 5 mi
Chuckwalla National Monument adjoins Joshua Tree National Park · inside
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes near Eldorado National Forest · within 1 mi
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes near Fort Ord National Monument · within 3 mi
Fort Ord National Monument passes near Pinnacles National Park · within 25 mi
Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes near Fremont-Winema National Forest · within 8 mi
Headwaters Forest Reserve passes near Redwood National and State Parks · within 28 mi
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway runs through Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · inside
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes near Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · within 9 mi
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest adjoins Yosemite National Park · inside
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest passes near Death Valley National Park · within 15 mi
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road runs through Inyo National Forest · inside
Death Valley Scenic Byway passes near Inyo National Forest · within 23 mi
Inyo National Forest adjoins Death Valley National Park · inside
Inyo National Forest adjoins Kings Canyon National Park · inside
Inyo National Forest adjoins Sequoia National Park · inside
Inyo National Forest adjoins Yosemite National Park · inside
Klamath National Forest passes near Redwood National and State Parks · within 15 mi
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes near Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · within 11 mi
Lassen National Forest adjoins Lassen Volcanic National Park · inside
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 runs through Los Padres National Forest · inside
San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 runs through Los Padres National Forest · inside
Los Padres National Forest passes near Channel Islands National Park · within 12 mi
Los Padres National Forest passes near Pinnacles National Park · within 13 mi
Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes near Modoc National Forest · within 6 mi
Buckhorn Back Country Byway passes near Modoc National Forest · within 17 mi
Modoc National Forest passes near Lassen Volcanic National Park · within 24 mi
California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway runs through Mojave Trails National Monument · inside
Mojave Trails National Monument adjoins Joshua Tree National Park · inside
San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 runs through Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area · inside
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes near Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area · within 9 mi
Plumas National Forest passes near Lassen Volcanic National Park · within 17 mi
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests passes near Redwood National and State Parks · within 11 mi
California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes near San Bernardino National Forest · within 22 mi
Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes near San Bernardino National Forest · within 28 mi
San Bernardino National Forest passes near Joshua Tree National Park · within 12 mi
Sand to Snow National Monument adjoins Joshua Tree National Park · inside
Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument passes near Joshua Tree National Park · within 10 mi
Death Valley Scenic Byway passes near Sequoia National Forest · within 30 mi
Sequoia National Forest adjoins Kings Canyon National Park · inside
Sequoia National Forest adjoins Sequoia National Park · inside
Sequoia National Forest passes near Death Valley National Park · within 30 mi
Shasta-Trinity National Forest passes near Redwood National and State Parks · within 20 mi
Shasta-Trinity National Forest passes near Lassen Volcanic National Park · within 28 mi
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes near Sierra National Forest · within 5 mi
Sierra National Forest adjoins Kings Canyon National Park · inside
Sierra National Forest adjoins Yosemite National Park · inside
Sierra National Forest passes near Sequoia National Park · within 10 mi
Six Rivers National Forest adjoins Redwood National and State Parks · inside
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway runs through Stanislaus National Forest · inside
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road runs through Stanislaus National Forest · inside
Stanislaus National Forest adjoins Yosemite National Park · inside

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