Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway
National Scenic Byway 133 mi in Colorado.
About the Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway
The Gold Belt Tour follows historic railroad and stagecoach routes leading to North America's greatest gold camp, three world-class fossil sites, and numerous historic sites. The Shelf and Phantom Canyon Roads cut along unpaved routes through winding canyons. Five byway communities allow a glimpse into this area's rich heritage.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: BLM Back Country Byway, National Scenic Byway, Colorado Scenic & Historic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- on the roadThe Bank Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 35 sites · reservable
- on the roadSand Gulch Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 31 sites · reservable
- 1.2 mi offRed Canyon Park Camping Areas · City, county or regional park · reservable
- 1.8 mi offEast Ridge Campground at Royal Gorge Park · City, county or regional park · 23 sites
- 4.0 mi offBlue Mountain · Forest Service · 21 sites · reservable
- 4.7 mi offRiverside (Co) · Forest Service · 19 sites · reservable
- 4.8 mi offMueller State Park · State park · 136 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, nearest the road first (this stretch is in several separate pieces); 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.