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Camden

NJ · 39.9258, -75.1197

Blue Route, Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway and Bayshore Heritage Byway are 3 of 8 signed byways within 30 miles of Camden, New Jersey.

Nearly all attractions in Camden are found along the Camden waterfront, which offers family-friendly activities and scenic views of Philadelphia across the Delaware River. The downtown area contains the Rutgers University-Camden campus and the city's small central business district. The Camden waterfront and downtown areas are considered safe and are patrolled by police. Although the rest of Camden is plagued by urban blight, poverty, and gang-related drug violence, you will be safe as long as you stay in the waterfront and downtown areas and take sensible precautions.
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8 scenic drives near Camden

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Camden. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 25 mi out

  2. 02

    Bayshore Heritage Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 26 mi out

  3. 03

    Pine Barrens Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 26 mi out

  4. 04

    Delaware Bayshore Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 26 mi out

  5. 05

    Delaware River Scenic Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 27 mi out

  6. 06

    Blue Route

    State scenic byway · 12 mi out

  7. 07

    Exton Bypass

    State scenic byway · 26 mi out

  8. 08

    Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 29 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 68 mi

3 h 57 loop · 5 stops · back by 7:56 PM. Incorporates Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway.

  1. Commandant's Quarters · 10 min
  2. Fort Christina Memorial · 30 min
  3. Fort Christina National Historic Landmark · 45 min
  4. One Liberty Observation Deck · 10 min
  5. Carnegie Library · 30 min

Touches Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, Bayshore Heritage Byway, Delaware Bayshore Byway

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Camden?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Camden: 4 h, 68 miles, 5 stops; and 8 h, 236 miles, 5 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Camden?

The 4 h loop stops at Commandant's Quarters, Fort Christina Memorial, Fort Christina National Historic Landmark, One Liberty Observation Deck and Carnegie Library. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

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