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Utah Scenic Drives

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Scenic drives to consider in Utah are listed below. Click on any scenic byway or backway listed below for complete information.

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  • 1-1/2 hours
  • 44 miles oneway
  • Paved

Ogden River Scenic Byway (Hwy 39) runs up the narrow and winding Ogden Canyon along the Ogden River. It passes Pineview Reservoir and traverses lush Ogden Valley before it climbs easily into the modest, but pretty Monte Cristo range.

  • 1 hour
  • 10 mile roundtrip
  • Bentonite Clay - very slippery when wet

  • 1 hour
  • 34 miles oneway
  • Paved

This backway follows the original route of the Donner-Reed Expedition of 1846. It climbs through Emmigration Canyon east fo Salt Lake City and then descends to Hwy 65. It ends at popular 680 acre East Canyon Reservoir. .

  • 30 minutes
  • 12 miles oneway
  • Maintained Dirt/Gravel

  • 5 hours to drive the byway
  • 133 miles (214 km)

The Pony Express Trail National Back Country Byway traverses 133 miles through western Utah. Covering topography from barren desert mountains to wide basins, this route follows one of historical importance.In 1860 and 1861, Pony Express riders delivered mail, covering hundreds of miles of ground fro...

  • 1 hour
  • 40 miles oneway
  • Maintained Dirt/Gravel - single lane with turnouts

  • 2 hours
  • 34 mile roundtrip
  • Paved

Potash Scenic Byway (Hwy. 279) begins at Hwy 191 about 3 miles northwest of Moab and a short distance past the Colorado River. It follows the Colorado southeast for about 16 miles, ending at the Moab Salt Plant. The byway runs between high cliff walls on the west and the Colorado River on the east.

  • 1 hour
  • 17 miles (27 km)

The Moab area is known for its abundance of Indian rock art. This byway features several petroglyph panels, with many individual carvings depicting symbolic animals and anthropomorphs. Other ancient traces include a roadside display of dinosaur tracks and a number of delicate, naturally formed stone...

  • 45 minutes
  • 32 miles oneway
  • Paved

This 32 mile scenic byway begins in Provo and winds through pretty Provo Canyon along the Provo River, one of Utah's finest trout rivers. It ends at Heber City in the Heber Valley farming area just east of the Wasatch Mountains..

  • 2 hours
  • 45 miles oneway
  • Paved sections and dirt/gravel sections

The Red Cloud/Dry Fork Scenic Backway is a 45 mile loop through the eastern Uinta Mountains. It winds through attractive forests of aspen and pine, pleasant open meadows and tumbling mountain streams. The return through Dry Fork Canyon provides nice canyon scenery.

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