Trail of the Ancients
National Scenic Byway The Colorado stretch (106 mi) of a 332 mi national scenic byway that also runs through Utah.
About the Trail of the Ancients
Explore the long and intriguing occupation of the Four Corners region by Native American peoples. Travel through the archaeological heartland of America while crossing the beautiful and diverse landscapes of the Colorado Plateau. World-renowned Mesa Verde National Park, Monument Valley Tribal Park, and Four Corners Monument are highlights on the trail.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, Utah State Scenic Byway, Utah State Scenic Backway.
Camping along the byway
- on the roadSleeping Ute RV Park · Tribal · reservable
- 1.0 mi offMcphee Recreation Complex · Forest Service · 97 sites · reservable
- 2.7 mi offMorefield Campground · National Park Service · 267 sites · reservable
- 2.8 mi offHouse Creek · Forest Service · 49 sites · reservable
- 3.1 mi offHovenweep Campground · National Park Service · 31 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.
The same byway in other states
- Trail of the Ancients in Utah · 225 mi
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.