Destinations · Tennessee
Johnson City
TN · 36.3133, -82.3536
Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail and Mission Crossing are 2 of 3 signed byways within 30 miles of Johnson City, Tennessee.
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Greyhound 137 W Market St.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
3 scenic drives near Johnson City
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Johnson City. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
State scenic byway · 23 mi out
Runs through George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.
- 02
Mission Crossing
State scenic byway · 24 mi out
Runs through Cherokee National Forest and National Forests in North Carolina.
- 03
Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
State scenic byway · 27 mi out
Runs through Cherokee National Forest and National Forests in North Carolina.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Johnson City are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
Public land
- Cherokee National Forest · 1 mi
- National Forests in North Carolina · 13 mi
Campgrounds
- Rock Creek Recreation Area · 12 mi
- Cardens Bluff Campground · 13 mi
- Dennis Cove Recreation Area · 14 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area · 22 mi
- Little Oak Campground · 22 mi
- Old Forge Recreation Area · 24 mi
- Jacobs Creek Recreation Area · 26 mi
Named places
- Founders Park · 0 mi
- Spring Street Park · 0 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway · 0 mi
- Majestic Park · 0 mi
- Johnson City Sign · 0 mi
- King Commons Park · 0 mi
- Powell Square Park · 0 mi
- Veterans Park · 0 mi
A day out of Johnson City, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to Johnson City.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.
More day-trip bases nearby
- Elizabethton · 7 mi
- Kingsport · 19 mi
- Bristol · 22 mi