Talladega Scenic Drive
National Scenic Byway 26 mi in Alabama.
About the Talladega Scenic Drive
Talladega Drive offers a bird s-eye view of scenic mountains, rock outcroppings, and small rural settlements within the Talladega National Forest. Heading towards Cheaha State Park and Alabama's highest peak, with an elevation of 2,407 feet, travel the backbone of Horseblock and Cheaha Mountains, the southernmost extension of the Appalachian Mountains.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, Alabama State Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 20 · 0.6 mi offCheaha State Park · State park · 136 sites · reservable
- Mile 22 · on the roadTurnipseed Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 23 · 2.2 mi offLake Chinnabee Recreation Area · Forest Service
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.