Cresting two passes that rise above 12,000 feet, this rough mountain road traverses around some of Colorado's most beautiful mountains.

This scenic route traces the history of Creede's silver mining district through the rugged high mountains of the San Juans. Interpretive signs and a guidebook relate much of the history of these storied mountain canyons.

This scenic byway follows the course of the Cache la Poudre River, a beautiful mountain waterway and Colorado's only National Wild and Scenic River.

Lazy grass prairie surrounded by snow-capped peaks make this drive one of the area's best short scenic drives.

This mountain road passes four historic ghost towns and some interesting geologic formations such as the Chalk Cliffs as it rises up into the central Rockies.

No matter where you begin your tour of the Collegiate Peaks Byway, you will be ushered into one of Colorado's most scenically spectacular, historically rich and recreationally diverse areas.

The Colorado River Headwaters Scenic Byway follows the beginnings of this major western river. Beginning at the west entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park, the byway and river head southwest past Grand Lake and Granby, before continuing east through Kremmling and State Bridge.

The Colorado River brings to mind images of a grand waterway essential to providing water for the Southwestern US, and the carver of the landmark Grand Canyon. While downstream debates ensue about water rights and massive reservoirs draw thousands of visitors to their banks, the Colorado River along...

This scenic route travels up and over the White River Plateau, with its endpoints in the small towns of Meeker and Yampa.

The Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway showcases the White River National Forest's long history of multiple-use land management, making the byway a paragon of pristine scenery and excellent wildlife viewing. Lying at the heart of Colorado's "rugged individualism," visitors to this byway can embark on thri...