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Driving roads in Idaho
United States · Idaho

Idaho

Idaho combines long river-canyon highways, forested mountain routes and high-country roads through the central Rockies with open desert and volcanic landscapes farther south. Drivers can expect everything from sweeping paved byways beside the Salmon and Clearwater rivers to tighter mountain sections around the Sawtooth Range and remote gravel backcountry roads.

30
Roads
3826 km
Total Road Distance
39 /100
Avg. score

Driving Roads in Idaho

Explore scenic and exciting driving roads across Idaho.

City Of Rocks Back Country Byway
City Of Rocks Back Country Byway
United States
38 /100
83 kmUS
Elk River Back Country Byway
Elk River Back Country Byway
United States
100 /100
87 kmUS
Fort Henry Historic Byway
Fort Henry Historic Byway
United States
28 /100
163 kmUS
Gold Rush Historic Byway
Gold Rush Historic Byway
United States
61 /100
68 kmUS
International Selkirk Scenic Loop
International Selkirk Scenic Loop
United States
17 /100
307 kmUS
Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
Lake Coeur D'Alene Scenic Byway
United States
63 /100
57 kmUS
Lewis And Clark Back Country Byway
Lewis And Clark Back Country Byway
United States
85 /100
60 kmUS
Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
Lower Payette River Heritage Scenic Byway
United States
15 /100
87 kmUS
Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
United States
20 /100
44 kmUS
Northwest Passage Scenic Byway
Northwest Passage Scenic Byway
United States
60 /100
325 kmUS
Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway
United States
61 /100
164 kmUS
Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
Panhandle Historic Rivers Passage
United States
7 /100
46 kmUS
Payette River Scenic Byway
Payette River Scenic Byway
United States
49 /100
178 kmUS
Peaks To Craters Scenic Byway
Peaks To Craters Scenic Byway
United States
29 /100
225 kmUS
Pend Oreille Scenic Byway
Pend Oreille Scenic Byway
United States
13 /100
53 kmUS
Pioneer Historic Byway
Pioneer Historic Byway
United States
34 /100
184 kmUS
Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
United States
66 /100
202 kmUS
Proposed Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
Proposed Snake River Canyon Scenic Byway
United States
17 /100
36 kmUS
Sacajawea Historic Byway
Sacajawea Historic Byway
United States
24 /100
218 kmUS
Salmon River Scenic Byway
Salmon River Scenic Byway
United States
47 /100
259 kmUS
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Driving in Idaho

Central Idaho provides much of the state's classic mountain driving, with routes crossing the Sawtooth, Boulder and Salmon River country and linking small communities through broad valleys, forested slopes and high passes. Idaho 75 on the Sawtooth Scenic Byway climbs through the Wood River Valley and over Galena Summit, while Idaho 21 approaches Stanley through the Boise and Sawtooth national forest areas. Farther north, U.S. 12 follows the Clearwater and Lochsa rivers toward the Montana border on the Northwest Passage Scenic Byway, offering an extended sequence of bends through a deep, wooded canyon. Western Idaho adds the Payette River corridor and roads toward Hells Canyon, while southern Idaho shifts to Snake River Plain scenery, basalt landscapes and agricultural valleys. For a more remote experience, designated backcountry byways such as the Owyhee Uplands use narrow gravel roads where surfaces, services and vehicle suitability differ substantially from the main paved scenic routes.