Scenic byways in Georgia

Meriwether-Pike Scenic Byway

Georgia Scenic Byway 61 mi in Georgia.

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About the Meriwether-Pike Scenic Byway

This 55-mile route begins at Warm Springs, Georgia on SR 85. It continues north to Gay and then moves west on the SR 109 spur back to Gay. From Gay, the route extends eastbound along Flat Shoals Road across the Flint River and turns southwest on SR 18 to Molena. The route follows SR 18 back to SR 85 south of Woodbury to Manchester and proceeds to follow SR 190 back to Warm Springs.

The Meriwether-Pike Scenic Byway celebrates the unique legacy of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. During the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, President Roosevelt came to Warm Springs in hopes that the therapeutic warm springs would help improve his polio-stricken legs. He built a home in Warm Springs, the Little White House, which is now operated as a state historic site.

The Meriwether-Pike Scenic Byway offers several other attractions including the Red Oak Covered Bridge, the Oakland Baptist Church, and Jones Mill, where a large grist mill and mill pond are the only reminders of a once-thriving farm community. In May and October, the Cotton Pickin' Fair and the Great Gay Marketplace attract thousands from around the Southeast.

Georgia Department of Transportation's own description, in its words. Scenic byways on dot.ga.gov.

Camping along the byway

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.

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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.