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Upper Marlboro

MD · 38.8160, -76.7530

Star-Spangled Banner Byway, Booth's Escape and Roots and Tides Byway are 3 of 8 signed byways within 30 miles of Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Upper Marlboro is the seat of government for Prince George's County. The town itself is relatively small, but it is embedded within a much larger unincorporated area collectively called Greater Upper Marlboro, which includes Marlboro Meadows, Brock Hall, Marlboro Village, Queenland and Croom. Visitors to the town itself are likely to come because of business with the county government, but the surrounding area has parks, activities and other destinations.
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8 scenic drives near Upper Marlboro

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

  1. 01

    George Washington Memorial Parkway

    All-American Road · 16 mi out

  2. 02

    Religious Freedom Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 22 mi out

  3. 03

    Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 26 mi out

  4. 04

    Star-Spangled Banner Byway

    State scenic byway · starts in town

  5. 05

    Booth's Escape

    State scenic byway · 8 mi out

  6. 06

    Roots and Tides Byway

    State scenic byway · 10 mi out

  7. 07

    Old Georgetown Pike

    State scenic byway · 23 mi out

  8. 08

    Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway

    State scenic byway · 28 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.

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Upper Marlboro?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Upper Marlboro: 4 h, 121 miles, 3 stops; and 8 h, 290 miles, 3 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

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

The 4 h loop stops at Show Place Arena, Crofton Go Kart Raceway and Fort Armistead. 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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