Destinations · Nevada
NV · 39.5275, -119.8135
Mount Rose Highway, Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive and Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Reno, Nevada.
Understand
Reno is steeped in a rich, diverse, and rugged history. This is where the historic Johnson-Jeffries fight happened. This is where Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable made The Misfits in 1961—the last completed film for both (Gable died in 1960, after shooting was complete but before release; Monroe died in 1962). It is where the railroad tumbles down out of the mountains from California to cross the Truckee River and begin the long journey east. It's difficult to walk the streets of Reno without seeing the history in this dynamic city.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Reno. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
National Scenic Byway · 21 mi out
Runs through Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and Tahoe National Forest.
National Scenic Byway · 27 mi out
State scenic byway · 9 mi out
Runs through Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and Tahoe National Forest.
State scenic byway · 22 mi out
Runs through Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
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 · 8 h window · 164 mi
7 h 47 loop · 6 stops · back by 4:47 PM. Incorporates Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive.
Byway's engine bakes one loop from Reno: 8 h, 164 miles, 6 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
The 8 h loop stops at Carson Raceway, Ross Gold Park, Burnt Cedar Beach, Rowton, Bill & Flora's Point and Benches Viewpoint. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.