St. Francis Scenic Byway
National Forest Scenic Byway 24 mi in Arkansas.
About the St. Francis Scenic Byway
The St. Francis Scenic Byway is located between the cities of Mariana and Helena/West Helena. This scenic byway travels along the crest of Crowley’s Ridge for over 21 miles and is designated as the Great River Road. It passes two lakes, the 625-acre Bear Creek Lake and the 420-acre Storm Creek Lake. Significant landmarks along this road include views of the Mississippi and St. Francis River Valleys. Visitors should keep in mind that approximately fourteen miles of the St. Francis Scenic Byway (Forest Service Road 1900) remain graveled between Bear Creek Lake and Storm Creek Lake Recreation Areas.
US Forest Service's own description, in its words. Byway page on fs.usda.gov.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 7 · on the roadLone Pine Cg · Forest Service
- Mile 8 · on the roadBeech Point Cg · Forest Service
- Mile 8 · on the roadMississippi River State Park · State park · 45 sites · reservable
- Mile 8 · on the roadMaple Flat Cg · Forest Service
- Mile 19 · on the roadStorm Creek Lake Cg · 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.