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Oatman

AZ · 35.0264, -114.3836

Old Route 66 - Oatman Road and Historic Route 66 are 2 of 3 signed byways within 30 miles of Oatman, Arizona.

Understand

Oatman was named posthumously for Olive Oatman (1837-1903). History tells that she was a young Illinois girl kidnapped by (presumably) Yavapai Indians and forced to work for them as a slave. Later, she was traded to Mohave Indians who adopted her as a daughter, had her face tattooed in the custom of the tribe, and eventually released her in 1855 near the current site of the town.
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The drives · Designated roads lead.

3 scenic drives near Oatman

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

  1. 01

    Historic Route 66

    All-American Road · 9 mi out

  2. 02

    California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 18 mi out

    Runs through Mojave Trails National Monument.

  3. 03

    Old Route 66 - Oatman Road

    State scenic byway · starts in town

Day-trip loops

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Within reach

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

Scenic byways

Public land

Lookouts

Named places

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