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Driving roads in Missouri
United States · Missouri

Missouri

Missouri’s most distinctive driving roads are concentrated in the Ozarks, where forested ridges, river valleys, limestone hills and frequent bends shape the southern half of the state. Elsewhere, scenic routes follow the Mississippi and Missouri river bluffs, while historic highways provide a more relaxed road-trip character.

12
Roads
827 km
Total Road Distance
32 /100
Avg. score

Driving Roads in Missouri

Explore scenic and exciting driving roads across Missouri.

Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway
United States
22 /100
35 kmUS
Cliff Drive
Cliff Drive
United States
100 /100
7 kmUS
Crowley's Ridge Parkway
Crowley's Ridge Parkway
United States
14 /100
24 kmUS
Glade Top Trail
Glade Top Trail
United States
60 /100
38 kmUS
Historic Route 66 - Missouri
Historic Route 66 - Missouri
United States
40 /100
612 kmUS
Old Trails Road
Old Trails Road
United States
11 /100
24 kmUS
Ozark Mountain Highroad
Ozark Mountain Highroad
United States
14 /100
12 kmUS
Ozark Mountain Parkway
Ozark Mountain Parkway
United States
38 /100
3 kmUS
Sho-Me Santa Fe Trail
Sho-Me Santa Fe Trail
United States
7 /100
15 kmUS
Spirit Of Kansas City
Spirit Of Kansas City
United States
30 /100
4 kmUS
Stars And Stripes Historical/Cultural Byway
Stars And Stripes Historical/Cultural Byway
United States
4 /100
10 kmUS
Sugar Camp Scenic Byway
Sugar Camp Scenic Byway
United States
46 /100
44 kmUS

Driving in Missouri

Southern Missouri offers the state’s greatest concentration of winding and scenic driving roads. The Ozark Plateau combines wooded hills, exposed rock cuts, clear streams and repeated elevation changes, particularly around the Mark Twain National Forest and Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Missouri Route 19 through the central Ozarks is a useful north–south example, connecting rolling forest country with the Current and Jacks Fork river area. Farther east, the St. Francois Mountains introduce older, rugged uplands and roads through some of Missouri’s highest terrain. In northeastern Missouri, Route 79 follows sections of the Mississippi River corridor between St. Louis and Hannibal, with bluff-top and river-valley scenery. Historic Route 66 crosses the state from the St. Louis area through the Ozarks toward Kansas, mixing surviving older alignments with towns and roadside landmarks. Missouri’s extensive secondary highway network also provides many quieter alternatives to the major interstates.